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WESTMORELAND, John Metcalfe
1841 - 1891 (50 years) Has 6 ancestors and 88 descendants in this family tree.
1822 - 1849 (27 years)-
Name WESTMORELAND, John Metcalfe Birth 1841 Kirton In Holland, Lincolnshire 
Gender Male Death 1891 Spalding Registration District, Lincolnshire Burial 30 May 1891 Spalding, Lincolnshire Person ID I593 Edgoose Last Modified 2 Feb 2026
Father WESTMORELAND, Abel Conington, b. 1818, Wigtoft, Lincolnshire, England d. 19 Jul 1893, Boston, Lincolnshire, England (Age 75 years) Mother MEDCALF, Sarah, b. 1822, Kirton In Holland, Lincolnshire d. 1849, Paddington, Middlesex (Age 27 years) Marriage 1840 Boston Registration District, Lincolnshire Family ID F422 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family EDGOOSE, Sarah Lawson, b. Between 1832 and 1833, Newport, Shropshire, England d. 27 Mar 1874, Kirton In Holland, Lincolnshire (Age 42 years) Marriage 15 Dec 1861 Skirbeck, Lincolnshire, England Children 1. EDGOOSE, Henry, b. 9 Oct 1857, Kirton In Holland, Lincolnshire d. 21 Jun 1914, Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA (Age 56 years)2. EDGOOSE, John William, b. 7 Apr 1860, Skirbeck Quarter, Lincolnshire, England d. 1 Sep 1943, Frampton, Lincolnshire, England (Age 83 years)3. WESTMORELAND, William, b. 1862, Skirbeck, Lincolnshire, England d. 1922, Lincoln Registration District, Lincolnshire (Age 60 years)4. WESTMORELAND, Frederick, b. 1864, Kirton In Holland, Lincolnshire d. 1937, Boston Registration District, Lincolnshire (Age 73 years)5. WESTMORELAND, Abel, b. 1866, Kirton In Holland, Lincolnshire d. 1871, Boston Registration District, Lincolnshire (Age 5 years)6. WESTMORELAND, James Edgoose, b. 10 Apr 1869, Boston, Lincolnshire, England d. 21 Apr 1948, Yakima, Yakima County, Washington, USA (Age 79 years)7. WESTMORELAND, John Walter, b. 1871, Sutterton Fen, Lincolnshire, England d. 1933, Boston Registration District, Lincolnshire (Age 62 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F419 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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JOHN METCALFE WESTMORELAND 1841-1891
The birth of John Metcalf WESTMORELAND was registered in 1841.
(GRO June Q 1841 Boston 14 261)
From the 1841 census of Kirton End, Kirton-in-Holland, Lincolnshire:
Able (sic) WESTMORLAND (sic), aged 20, brickmaker, born in Lincolnshire;
Sarah WESTMORLAND, aged 15, born in Lincolnshire;
*John WESTMORLAND, aged 1 week, born in Lincolnshire.
(HO107/608/6)
From the 1851 census of Donington Road, Frampton, Lincolnshire:
Abel WESTMORELAND, head, aged 33, widower, farm labourer, born at Wigtoft, Lincolnshire;
*John WESTMORELAND, son, aged 10, at home, born at Kirton, Lincolnshire;
William WESTMORELAND, son, aged 8, at home, born at Kirton, Lincolnshire.
(HO107/2098/160/3)
From the 1861 census return for Skirbeck Quarter, Lincolnshire:
Sarah EDGOOSE, widow, aged 29, born at Newport, Shropshire;
Henry EDGOOSE, son, aged 3, born at Kirton, Lincolnshire;
John EDGOOSE, son, aged 1, born at Skirbeck Quarter, Lincolnshire;
*John WESTMORLANT (sic), lodger, unmarried, aged 20, brickmaker, born at Kirton.
(RG9/2338/71)
Sarah Lawson EDGOOSE from Skirbeck Quarter, the 28 year old unmarried daughter of Joel EDGOOSE labourer, married John Metcalfe WESTMORLAND, a 20 year old labourer from Skirbeck Quarter and son of Abel WESTMORLAND, labourer, at Skirbeck Parish Church in Lincolnshire on 15 December 1861. Lawrance DICKINSON and Ann Squires SCUFFHAM were witnesses. She signed the register with an X.
(GRO December Q 1861 Boston 7a 772)
The death of Robert EDGOOSE ( ) was registered in 1869. The informant on 26 June 1869 was John WESTMORELAND (1841-1891)
In 1871 he was living south of Donington Road, Kirton Bank, Lincolnshire:
*John WESTMORELAND, head, married, aged 28, brickmaker, born at Kirton;
Sarah WESTMORELAND, wife, married, aged 37, brickmaker's wife, born at Newport, Staffordshire (sic);
Henry WESTMORELAND, son, aged 13, brickmaker's son, born at Kirton;
John WESTMORELAND, son, aged 10, born at Skirbeck, Boston, Lincolnshire;
William WESTMORELAND, son, aged 8, labourer's son, born at Skirbeck, Boston;
Frederick WESTMORELAND, son, aged 6, labourer's son, born at Kirton;
Abel WESTMORELAND, son, aged 4, labourer's son, born at Kirton;
James WESTMORELAND, son, aged 2, labourer's son, born at Kirton;
Elizabeth EDGOOSE, niece, aged 7, born at Boston Union;
(RG10/3333/33)
His wife Sarah (formerly) EDGOOSE) died on 27 March 1874 aged 41.
In 1881 he was living at Drainside, Kirton & Simon Weir, Lincolnshire:
*John WESTMORELAND, head, aged 39, widower, agricultural labourer, born at Kirton;
Mary JACKSON, servant, aged 39, unmarried, housekeeper, born at Kirton;
Frederick WESTMORELAND, son, aged 16, agrictural labourer, born at Kirton;
James WESTMORELAND, son, aged 11, scholar, born at Kirton;
John Walter WESTMORELAND, son, aged 9, scholar, born at Sutterton Fen, Lincolnshire.
(RG11/3212/50/12)
The death of a John Metcalf WESTMORELAND aged 49 was registered in 1891.
(GRO June Q 1891 Spalding 7a 316)
John Metcalf (sic) WESTMORELAND of Spalding, Lincolnshire, was buried at Spalding on 30 May 1891 aged 49.
(Parish Register)
[John Metcalfe (sic) WESTMORELAND of Spalding, Lincolnshire, was buried at Spalding on 28 October 1891 aged 49. ERROR?]
(LFHS Burials 1813-1900 Volume 5)
NOTES & QUERIES:
1891 Census: Untraced.
(revised 14.05.2018)