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Here lies the Body of Mary
Wife of J. Bickersteth of Burton
who departed this life Decomr. 29.
1759 aged 45.

Baptized June 14
1741 Elizth Bickerstaff
who was buried Novr. 13. 1775

Buried April 22. 1776 Jas Bickersteth
Buried June 6. 1796 Ann Bickersteth

Here lies the Body of Mary
Wife of J. Bickersteth of Burton
who departed this life Decomr. 29.
1759 aged 45.

Also of their Daughter Elizabeth
who died — 1775 aged 34;

Also of the said J. Bickersteth who
(after upwards of — years respectable
practice in his profession of surgeon)

Wm Batty Register from Kirkby
Liz the Daughter of Wm Dixon Mercer Grace his [wife]
was Baptized January 17 1721

John Bickersteth of Liverpool — married Margaret Fryar of Overthick
Parish November 4th 1736

James Bickersteth of Preston in Westmorland — married Mary Shuttleworth
of Overthick — August 12th 1736.

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Family of James & Mary Bickersteth

1759. Mary, wife of James Bickersteth, died Dec. 29th 1759, buried Dec. 31.

Children

1737
Alice, daughter of James Bickersteth, born Aug. 2d 1737,
bapt. [in parish of Lancaster] Aug. 13th
(was married to William Browning & had a daughter)

Mary, born in Oct. 1760, bapt. Oct. 27th.

1738
Mary, daughter of James Bickersteth, born Feby 16th 1738.

1741
Elizabeth, daughter of James Bickersteth, born June 14.
Elizabeth Bickersteth buried Nov. 13. 1775 (see)

1746
Thomas, son of James Bickersteth, born May 18.

1750
Henry, son of James Bickersteth
born March 8th 1750, bapt.

1753
Jane, daughter of James Bickersteth
born Aug. 31, 1753 (O.S.)
bapt. Sept. 28.

Note

The above is copied from an old Family Bible at Rodney Street & is now corroborated by the burials in Kirkby Lonsdale Register.

No mention is made of the marriage of Henry Bickersteth & Elizabeth Batty in 1777.
Batty, on the other hand appears to have been a very old family in the neighbourhood of Kirkby Lonsdale.

According to Mrs Mayor, Mr Henry Bickersteth came from Burton in Kendal; it is probable that he only settled in K. Lonsdale shortly before his marriage, as Mr Newby the surgeon of Kirkby died in 1775, & that in this way he met Elizabeth Batty.

Marriage

1777
Mr Henry Bickersteth, Apothecary of this parish & Elizabeth Batty
of Kirkby Lonsdale, spinster, were married in this church by licence
May 5th 1777 by Mr Place.

Children of Henry & Elizabeth Bickersteth

1779
James Batty, son of Mr Henry and Mrs Elizabeth Bickersteth
of K. Lonsdale, born 10th April, baptized June 4th 1779.

1781
John, son of Mr Henry & Elizabeth Bickersteth of K. Lonsdale
born 19 June, baptized July 20th 1781.

1783
Henry, son of Mr Henry & Elizabeth Bickersteth
of K. Lonsdale, born 18 June, bapt. July 25th 1783.

1784
Elizabeth, daughter of Mr Henry & Elizabeth Bickersteth
of K. Lonsdale, born 12 August, bapt. Dec. 10th 1784.

1786
Edward, son of Mr Henry & Mrs Elizabeth Bickersteth
of K. Lonsdale, born 19th March 1786, bapt. Jan. 3rd 1787.

1787
Robert, son of Mr Henry & Mrs Elizabeth Bickersteth
of K. Lonsdale, born 19 June 1787, bapt. July 6th 1788.

1792
Charlotte, daughter of Mr Henry & Mrs Bickersteth
of K. Lonsdale, born 28 June 1792, bapt. July 25th 1792.

1789
Mary Ann, daughter of Mr Henry & Mrs Elizabeth Bickersteth
of K. Lonsdale, born 6 March 1789, bapt. April 13th 1789.

Later notes

Elizabeth died aged 9 & was buried Nov. 27th 1793,
second wife of James Bickersteth.

1796
Ann Bickersteth of Burton — widow — buried June 6th 1796
aged 103.

Batty family section

Family of Batty appear to have come from Parish of Tunstall
& settled at Biggins & Deansbiggin in Heaswick in the parish of Kirkby Lonsdale about the year 1700.
There seem to have been at least four brothers in this family.

1. William Batty

William Batty of Burrow was married to Agnes Glover of [Maun?]
Apr. 27th 1706.

William Batty from Burrow in Tunstall Parish died & was buried Feby 3rd 1749.

Agnes Batty late of Burrow in Tunstall Parish widow died & was buried Sept. 17th 1756.

John, son of William Batty of Biggins, born Aug. 13th
bapt. Aug 3rd 1726.

William, son of William Batty of Biggins, bapt. Oct. 7th 1730.

Robert, son of William Batty of Heaswick, bapt. Oct. 7th 1733.

Jane, daughter of William Batty of Burrow in Tunstall Parish
bapt. June 12th 1737.

2. Gilbert Batty

Gilbert Batty of Burrow in Tunstall Parish was married to
Elizabeth Thompson in K. Lonsdale May 2nd 1726.

Gilbert Batty of Deansbiggin died & was buried Oct. 3rd 1739.

3. Bryan Batty

Bryan Batty of K. Lonsdale, late of Tunstall Parish died & was
buried April 25th 1758.

4. Edward Batty and Katherine (sic) his wife

Edward Batty of Deansbiggin died & was buried Dec. 16th 1763.

Bryan, son of Edward Batty of Deansbiggin in Heaswick
bapt. June 27th 1730 — died & was buried Nov. 10th 1735.

Jane, daughter of Edward Batty of Deansbiggin, bapt. Dec. 27th 1737.

Gilbert, son of Edward & Katherine Batty, bapt. April 26th 1741.

Ann, daughter of Edward & Katherine Batty of Deansbiggin
bapt. Dec. 11th 1743 — died & was buried March 1st 1763.

Jane Batty of Deansbiggin widow died & was buried Aug. 11th 1743.

Batty family — later generation

John & Elizabeth Batty of K. Lonsdale had following family.
No entry of their marriage in Register of K. Lonsdale, but this entry occurs among Burials.

1800
Mrs Elizabeth Batty of K. Lonsdale aged 75
April 14th 1800.

Children

1752
William son of John & Elizabeth Batty of K. Lonsdale, Chandler
Jan. 8th 1752 — died April 29th 1752.

1753
Elizabeth daughter of John & Elizabeth Batty of this town
bapt. June 6th 1753 (born May 10th 1753).

1755
Grace, daughter of John & Elizabeth Batty of this town
bapt. May 4th 1755 — died Sept. 7th 1755.

1756
John son of John & Elizabeth Batty of K. Lonsdale
bapt. Nov. 24th 1756 — died Oct. 28th 1759.

1758
Gilbert son of John & Elizabeth Batty of K. Lonsdale
bapt. Feby 15th 1758 — died April 12th 1758.

1759
Edward son of John & Elizabeth Batty of K. Lonsdale
bapt. Dec. 2nd 1759 (born Nov. 5).

1762
Robert son of John & Elizabeth Batty, Kirkby Lonsdale
bapt. Jan. 8th 1762 (born Dec. 11th 1761).

Inscription note

The following inscription also is found on a tombstone in Kirkby Churchyard:

“Near this stone are interred the remains of John Batty late of
Biggins, Gentleman, who died the first day of April 1790 aged 62 years,
also the remains of Elizabeth Batty his wife, who died the 10th day of April 1800 aged 75.”