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If the owners of certain online bookstores did their homework properly, they would soon realize that the author of these two books is a totally different William Hetherington.
In order to enlighten you and give credit where it is due, I have constructed this website and included information which I have gathered over many years, which should clear up any confusion and give William Hetherington of Cockermouth credit for works that are rightfully his.
BiographyWilliam was born on March 4th, 1787 in Dundraw, Cumberland, England [1] & baptized June 9th, 1787 at St Mungo's Church, Bromfield, Cumberland, England. [1] Almost immediately after his baptism his family took up residence at Branthwaite Hall the ancestral home of the Skelton family of Cumberland. Branthwaite Hall is now a scheduled monument and a Grade 1 listed building protected by law. [19] The hall was to be the inspiration for one of his poems and the title of his first book of poetry.
Branthwaite Hall In 1804 he became an Ensign in a regiment of volunteers formed by Mr J.C. Curwen Esq. who assumed the rank of Lieutenant-Col. Commandant. William served in the 8th & 9th battalions of the Workington Local Militia, [4] which was raised in the country at Branthwaite to meet the threat of a possible Napoleonic invasion.
On August 21st, 1820 William and his brother John co-signed a 21 year lease from Mr. John Lamplugh Raper Esquire for Lamplugh Hall and 526 acres of land at a rental of £450 per annum to commence (Candlemas) September 29th, 1821. [20] While his brother was tenant farmer at Lamplugh Hall, William began farming 3.9 miles away at Deanscales, Cumberland [5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] until about the mid 1830's.
Around 1835 he relocated to Kirkgate, Cockermouth, Cumberland and began working as a land surveyor & valuer [12,13] working on tithe maps of England amongst other things. [15] It was also around this time (1837) that he published his first works of poetry under the name William Hetherington, of Cockermouth. [16] His second and final book followed in 1850. [16]
Kirkgate, Cockermouth
William Hetherington's
Headstone
Sources
1. Church of England. Parish Church of Bromfield (Cumberland) (Main Author), Church of England. Chapelry of Allonby (Cumberland) (Added Author), Bishop's transcripts for Bromfield and Allonby, 1663-1916,(FHL BRITISH Film 90574) Repository: The Genealogical Society of Utah, 50 East North Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150, United States of America. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index(R) (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002).
2. Church of England.
Parish Church of Dean (Cumberland), Bishop's transcripts for Dean,
1689-1882,(FHL BRITISH Film 90611) Repository: The Genealogical
Society of Utah, 50 East North Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah
84150, United States of America.
3. Church of England. Parish Church of Dean (Cumberland), Bishop's transcripts for Dean, 1689-1882,(FHL BRITISH Film 90611) Repository: The Genealogical Society of Utah, 50 East North Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150, United States of America.
4. Jollie, F.
Jollie's
Cumberland Guide & Directory 1811. [pp. 77].
Carlisle: F. Jollie & Sons, 1811.
6. No Title, (Series: D LAW/5/26/4) Repository: Cumbria Record Office, Carlisle, Cumbria Record Office, Carlisle, The Castle, Carlisle, Cumbria CA3 8UR, England.
7. Pigot. Pigot
and Co.'s National Commercial Directory for 1828-9,
[pp.75]. London & Manchester: Pigot & Co., 1828-29.
9. No Title, (Series: D LAW/5/26/6) Repository: Cumbria Record Office, Carlisle, Cumbria Record Office, Carlisle, The Castle, Carlisle, Cumbria CA3 8UR, England.
10. No Title, (Series: D LAW/5/26/10) Repository: Cumbria Record Office, Carlisle, Cumbria Record Office, Carlisle, The Castle, Carlisle, Cumbria CA3 8UR, England.
11. No Title, (Series: D LAW/5/26/12) Repository: Cumbria Record Office, Carlisle, Cumbria Record Office, Carlisle, The Castle, Carlisle, Cumbria CA3 8UR, England.
12. UK Government, 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece 155; Book: 9; Civil Parish: Brigham; County: Cumberland; Enumeration District: 3; Folio: 45; Page: 14; Line: 10; GSU roll: 241276. Repository: The Generations Network, Inc. Corporate, 360 West 4800 North, Provo, Utah 84604, United States of America.
13. UK Government, 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2434; Folio: 370; Page: 3; GSU roll: 87114. Repository: The Generations Network, Inc. Corporate, 360 West 4800 North, Provo, Utah 84604, United States of America.
14. UK Government, 1861 England Census, Class: RG9; Piece: 3937; Folio: 91; Page: 12; GSU roll: 543209. Repository: The Generations Network, Inc. Corporate, 360 West 4800 North, Provo, Utah 84604, United States of America.
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![Poetry William Hetherington 1787-1865 was a minor English poet of the romantic period, [16] he published two books of poetry viz, Branthwaite Hall & other poems (1837) and A third and Concluding Canto of the Poem of Branthwaite Hall, with other poems (1850). “Elegy on the Death of William Pearson” is considered to be his most famous poem. [17]His first poem "Address to the snow-drop" was written in February 1804. "The poem of Branthwaite Hall", is an epic poem about the feudal times in Cumberland, that stretches for 47 pages in the first book, and continues for another 45 pages in the second book. It concerns the exploits of well known real life characters of the times such as the Skeltons of Branthwaite.Despite writing 40 poems and publishing two books he never achieved more than local fame within his lifetime. [18] Click here to order books.](http://tncdn.net/1/978/110/3351749.jpg){kind=link}