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Old 15-10-13, 13:04
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I am wondering how I work out which person is the right one here...

I know for a fact Agatha Sawrey is ours. Baptised 18th March 1746 Hawkshead, daughter of Anthony.

Now...Anthony could possibly be the son of William Sawrey, a weaver from Hill. This Anthony was baptised 1722.

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Anthony Sawrey baptized 1720. His father was Henry Sawrey, a shoemaker from Dixon Ground.

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Anthony Sawrey baptized 1697, son of Myles from Coniston Water.

I also have the will of Agatha's husband, David Kirkby, where he owns Coniston Water, Dixon Ground and Hill Head.

Any ideas if there is anywhere else I can look to sort them?
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Old 15-10-13, 13:30
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Do you have your Anthony's marriage, and does it specify his abode?
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I know you have loads of Myles's later on, so could this Myles Sawrey be the reason for that, or do you have the name on another line going back?
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I don't think Myles was a particularly uncommon name in Lancs at the time, though.
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It might be worth asking the Lancs Record Office if there are any settlement or removal orders for the family.
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Cannot find any marriage for Anthony.

Myles is a family name, but then every Lancs family of that era had at least one Myles.
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Agatha's family's abode is given as Waterhead in 1746, which appears to be between Coniston village and Coniston Water (the lake) - at least there's a Waterhead hotel there now, so it may not be the same place.

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Dixon Ground's the opposite side of Coniston village from Waterhead:

https://maps.google.co.uk/

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Does Agatha's husband own Coniston Water in its entirety? That's a sizeable drop of water. I would imagine her father would be equally wealthy.
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Agatha married David Kirkby. He was seriously wealthy. Not sure about the Sawrey lot. There are lots of wills around but I am not sure which ones to buy.
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