[List-Cumbria] Carlisle Patriot, 15 Jun 1816 - BMD (2)

[Petra Mitchinson]

Saturday 15 Jun 1816   (p. 3, col. 5-6)

 

DEATHS. 

 

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Very suddenly, at Stoop, near Dumfries, on the 4th inst. Mr. Joseph DAVIDSON, aged 63-a man who in life was much respected, and his
death is sincerely lamented by all who knew him. 

 

At French, near Dumfries, on the 11th inst. Andrew KERR, road-maker, aged 67-an industrious honest man. 

 

At Dumfries, on Monday, in the 23d year of his age, Mr. Robert COLVIN, stocking-maker, son of Mr. John COLVIN, wright, much and
justly regretted. 

 

Last week, at Reedham, in the 104th year of his age, John ANDREWS, a labouring brickmaker. He married in the early part of life, and
had six children, who are now old people. He was left a widower at 55, and at 84 married his present widow, who was but 22. 

 

At Gillfoot of Mabie, Troqueer, on the 7th instant, Mrs. M'BRAIR, aged 86, relict of Lieut. Wm. M'BRAIR,-a lady who possessed all
that benevolence of heart which constitutes the true character of a Christian. 

 

Saturday se'nnight, at Startforth vicarage, Yorkshire, the Rev. William HARRISON, formerly of St. Bees, and one of his Majesty's
Justices of the Peace for this county. 

 

Last week, at Douglas, Isle of Man, Mr. James SHAW, merchant, of that town. 

 

The 24th ult. aged 80, Mrs. M. GREEN, at St. John's Cross, Sandside, near Millthorp, long well known as a keeper of a bathing house.


 

Lately, at her house in London, aged 116, Mrs. Jane LEWSON, a very singular character, possessed of considerable property. She
married early, became a widow at 26, and after the marriage of her only child, a daughter, lived in a state of retirement. An old
female servant having died, and the grand-daughter of the servant who had succeeded her being removed, Lady LEWSON employed an old
man who attended the different houses in the square in going errands &c. and he acted as her steward, butler, cook, and housemaid,
and with the exception of two old lap-dogs and a cat, he was her only companion. The house she occupied was large and elegantly
furnished, but very ancient; the beds were kept constantly made, although they had not been slept in for about fifty years. Her
apartment being only occasionally swept out, but never washed, the windows were so crusted with dirt, that they hardly admitted a
ray of light. A large garden in the rear of her house was the only thing she paid attention to; this was always kept in good order.
She was so partial to the fashions that prevailed in her youthful days, that she never changed the manner of her dress from that
worn in the reign of George I. She always wore powder with a large tete, made of horse hair, on her head, near half a foot high,
over which her hair was turned up; a cap over it which knotted under her chin, and three or four curls hanging down her neck. She
generally wore silk gowns and the train long, with a deep flounce all round, a very long waist, and very tightly laced up to her
neck, round which was a kind of ruff, or frill. The sleeves of her gown came below the elbow, from each of which four or five large
cuffs appended; a large straw bonnet quite flat, high-heeled shoes, a large black silk cloak, completed her every day costume for
the last 80 years. Her manner of living was so methodical, that she would not drink her tea out of any other than a favourite cup.
She was equally particular with respect to her knives, forks, plates, &c. At breakfast she arranged in a particular way the
paraphernalia of the tea-table; at dinner she also observed a general rule, and always sat in her favourite chair. Having always an
excellent state of health, she entertained a great aversion to medicine. She cut her teeth at the age of 87, and never lost one in
her life, nor was she ever troubled with the tooth-ache. Her sight latterly failed her. She lived in five reigns, and was supposed
the most faithful living historian of the age, the events of the year 1715 being fresh in her recollection. 

 

The statement in our last of the death of Mrs. CROZIER was not founded in fact. We were led into the error by a person whom we
thought likely to be well-informed, but who was also misled by a similarity of names and circumstances. 

 

 

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