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The Lamb’s in the 1871 Census

Census Sunday By Don Taylor Note: I intended to post this research before I posted the Sketch about Edward Lamb. I does, however, provide information about how I got to the Edward Lame sketch. Introduction Sorting out what happened to Isabella (Atkinson) Lamb has been difficult. I know she married Edward Lamb on 27 November 1853. I believe she had five children with Edward: Jane Born about…

Will & Probate for Edward Lamb of Sanford, England – 1894

Amanuensis[i] Monday Darling, McAllister, Lamb By Don Taylor The 1894 Last Will and Testament of Edward Lamb shows the rift that occurred in the Lamb family. Sometime between 1861 and 1871, the Lamb family blew apart. During the 1871 Census, Edward was enumerated living with his mother and two sisters. His wife, Isabella, and son, Edward, went off to parts unknown, to be found in 1881 in…

Car driver killed in A66 crash at Warcop

The driver of a car has died after a three-vehicle road traffic collision occurred on the A66 at Warcop. Police were called at approx 4pm on Sunday 25 June after a collision occurred between two cars and a goods vehicle. A spokesman for Cumbria Police said: “The driver of one of the cars died at the scene after being released from the vehicle by Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service. “The driver of the…