Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameRichard MONKHOUSE
Birth1824, Penrith, Cumberland
Baptism9 Apr 1824, Penrith, Cumberland
Death9 Aug 1881, Penrith, Cumberland
FatherJohn MONKHOUSE (1778-1841)
MotherMargaret KIRK (1784-1858)
Notes for Richard MONKHOUSE
England select births and Christenings Richard Monkhouse, baptism April 9 1824, St. Andrew’s Church, Penrith, Cumberland, father John Monkhouse, mother Margaret Monkhouse
In the 1841 census Townhead West, Penrith, Cumberland
Margaret Monkhouse, age 55, widow, not born in Cumberland
Margaret Monkhouse, age 20, dress maker, not born in Cumberland
Sarah Monkhouse, age 20, not born in Cumberland
Miles Monkhouse, age 15, agricultural labourer, born in Cumberland
Richard Monkhouse, age 15, agricultural labourer, born in Cumberland
Thomas Monkhouse, age 14, born in Cumberland
England Select marriages
Richard Monkhouse and Elisabeth Johnston, November 10 1849, Penrith, Cumberland
In the 1851 census Middlegate, Penrith, Cumberland
Head Richard Monkhouse, age 27, gardener, born Penrith
Wife Elizabeth Monkhouse, age 24, born Scotland
Daughter Harriot Monkhouse, age 11 months, born Penrith, Cumberland
UK Railway Appointment Records, London and North Western
Police Department, Penrith, Cumberland
Appointed 1854 Richard Monkhouse, pointsman [or possibly boundsman], rate of wages per week 18/-
In the 1861 census Queen Street, Penrith, Cumberland
Head Richard Monkhouse, age 37, railway porter, born Penrith
Wife Elizabeth Monkhouse, age 40, porter’s wife, born Scotland
Daughter Harriet Monkhouse, age 11, scholar, born Penrith
[Next door?]
Head Thomas Monkhouse, age 34, gardener, born Penrith.
In the 1871 census 6 Newlands Terrace, Penrith, Cumberland
Head Richard Monkhouse, age 48, railway porter, born Penrith
Wife Elizabeth Monkhouse, age 54, born Dunfermline, Scotland
Daughter Harriet Monkhouse, unmarried, age 20, dressmaker, born Penrith
Cousin Tom Machell, age 7, scholar, born Patterdale, Westmorland.
In the 1881 census 6 Newlands Terrace, Penrith, Cumberland
Head Richard Monkhouse, age 50, railway porter, born Penrith
Wife Elizabeth Monkhouse, age 54, born Scotland
Lodger Tom Machell, unmarried, age 17, solicitor’s general clerk, born Patterdale, Westmorland.
[Note Richard’s age seems seems inconsistant between censuses]
National Probate Calendar
Probate February 27 1882. The Will of Richard Monkhouse late of Newlands-terrace Penrith in the County of Cumberland Railway Porter who died 9 August 1881 at Newlands-terrace was proved at Carlisle by William Edmund Atkinson of Penrith Clerk to the Penrith Local Board of Health the sole executor. Personal Estate 235 pounds
In the 1841 census Townhead West, Penrith, Cumberland
Margaret Monkhouse, age 55, widow, not born in Cumberland
Margaret Monkhouse, age 20, dress maker, not born in Cumberland
Sarah Monkhouse, age 20, not born in Cumberland
Miles Monkhouse, age 15, agricultural labourer, born in Cumberland
Richard Monkhouse, age 15, agricultural labourer, born in Cumberland
Thomas Monkhouse, age 14, born in Cumberland
England Select marriages
Richard Monkhouse and Elisabeth Johnston, November 10 1849, Penrith, Cumberland
In the 1851 census Middlegate, Penrith, Cumberland
Head Richard Monkhouse, age 27, gardener, born Penrith
Wife Elizabeth Monkhouse, age 24, born Scotland
Daughter Harriot Monkhouse, age 11 months, born Penrith, Cumberland
UK Railway Appointment Records, London and North Western
Police Department, Penrith, Cumberland
Appointed 1854 Richard Monkhouse, pointsman [or possibly boundsman], rate of wages per week 18/-
In the 1861 census Queen Street, Penrith, Cumberland
Head Richard Monkhouse, age 37, railway porter, born Penrith
Wife Elizabeth Monkhouse, age 40, porter’s wife, born Scotland
Daughter Harriet Monkhouse, age 11, scholar, born Penrith
[Next door?]
Head Thomas Monkhouse, age 34, gardener, born Penrith.
In the 1871 census 6 Newlands Terrace, Penrith, Cumberland
Head Richard Monkhouse, age 48, railway porter, born Penrith
Wife Elizabeth Monkhouse, age 54, born Dunfermline, Scotland
Daughter Harriet Monkhouse, unmarried, age 20, dressmaker, born Penrith
Cousin Tom Machell, age 7, scholar, born Patterdale, Westmorland.
In the 1881 census 6 Newlands Terrace, Penrith, Cumberland
Head Richard Monkhouse, age 50, railway porter, born Penrith
Wife Elizabeth Monkhouse, age 54, born Scotland
Lodger Tom Machell, unmarried, age 17, solicitor’s general clerk, born Patterdale, Westmorland.
[Note Richard’s age seems seems inconsistant between censuses]
National Probate Calendar
Probate February 27 1882. The Will of Richard Monkhouse late of Newlands-terrace Penrith in the County of Cumberland Railway Porter who died 9 August 1881 at Newlands-terrace was proved at Carlisle by William Edmund Atkinson of Penrith Clerk to the Penrith Local Board of Health the sole executor. Personal Estate 235 pounds
Notes for Elizabeth (Spouse 1)
National Probate Calendar Probate May 4 1882
Administration of the Personal Estate of Elizabeth Monkhouse late of 3 Howard-street Penrith in the County of Cumberland Widow who died 21 December 1881 at 3 Howard-street was granted at Carlisle to Harriet Dixon (Wife of Thomas Dixon) of Penrith and only Next of Kin
Personal Estate 160 pounds
Administration of the Personal Estate of Elizabeth Monkhouse late of 3 Howard-street Penrith in the County of Cumberland Widow who died 21 December 1881 at 3 Howard-street was granted at Carlisle to Harriet Dixon (Wife of Thomas Dixon) of Penrith and only Next of Kin
Personal Estate 160 pounds