Richard Weatherill was the son of the celebrated Whitby artist George Weatherill.  He was himself an artist and writer, author of 'The Ancient Port of Whitby and its Shipping'.  He compiled a family tree from the memories of his father and supplemented it with further research, particularly in the Parish Registers of Easington and in the Easington, Whitby, Hinderwell and Guisborough churchyards.  A copy of his manuscript (missing one page) is held by the Whitby Literary & Philosophical Society.

Another copy is owned by descendants of the Guisborough Weatherills; this copy has later amendments by Charles Buchannan (Richard Weatherill's nephew) and others.

The information below is taken from both manuscripts.  Passages marked in quotations are taken directly from Richard Weatheril's manuscript.  I have added some dates and information on the Hob Hill Horse. 

The details are not always easy to follow, but I hope Weatherill descendants who have no access to the manuscripts will find this information useful.

RICHARD / JAMES WEATHERILL & DOROTHY GAUNT

"Richard or James (he was a stout man) lived at Cowber House near Staithes.  He was married about 1719; and was buried at Easington Oct 1st 1754.  Dorothy Gaunt born 1695 (was a little woman) died Nov 1782, aged 87 years, and is buried in Guisbro churchyard.  This Dorothy had a brother Henry Gaunt."
[It is said that Weatherill was farm bailiff to Dorothy's father and that he and Dorothy eloped]

Richard (or James) Weatherill (great-great-grandfather to RW) married Dorothy Gaunt.  They had 8 children:  Richard; Esther; Oeverel; James; Ann; William; John; and Dorothy.

1.   Richard     b 1720                                                see below 1
2.   Esther       bap Easington 11 Sep 1722
3.   Oeverel     bap 17 Jul 1723
4.  James      bap 20 Mar 1725                               see below 4
5.  Ann           bap 10 Jun 1728                                 see below 5
6.  William       bap 23 Jun 1730                               see below 6
7.  John          bap 23 Jun 1733, bur 8 Oct 1747 aged 14
8.  Dorothy     bap 13 Oct 1735                                see below 8

1.  Richard Weatherill
"Richard (eldest child of James & Dorothy) died 27 Apr 1793 or 1794, aged 73 (buried at Guisbro).  Married Mary Osborne, daughter of Matthew Osborne of Lofthouse (by his first wife, who was married three times).  She died at Upleatham in 1813, aged 83 and is buried at Guisbro.  She was sister to Elizabeth Osborne who married my (RW) maternal great-grandfather.  He (Richard) married whilst he lived at Alburn, which he left on its changing owners, and then lived 2 or 3 years at Dalehouse; he then bought a piece of land at Swarthy Head (between Guisbro and Upleatham) and after living on it 20 years sold it for about £500 to Thos Jackson, who built a mill on it, - a little before the long French War.  Richard then went to live at Upleatham and died there about 6 years after (My great-grandfather RW)"

The children of Richard Weatherill & Mary Osborne were

•    Dorothy b at Dalehouse, d at Upleatham about 1820-4
•    Richard, born at Swarthy Head.  "GW never saw him, thinks he was a butcher, died at" [the writer then pencilled in 22 or 77 - evidently he was copying from something he found illegible]
•    Ann, born at Swarthy Head.  She married a Daniel Carter - they had a son, possibly called Richard who may have died young
•    James, born at Swarthy Head.  see below (i)
•    Mary, born at Swarthy Head.  She died 17 April 1805 aged 25 years, buried at Guisbro

"Dorothy and Mary were once at Hunmanby Hall, on a visit, and were kindly treated by Squire Osbaldiston"

(i) James Weatherill, son of Richard Weatherill & Mary Osborne
James Weatherill (RW's grandfather) was born in 1772.  He lived at Hinderwell.  He married Eleanor, daughter of George and Mary Appleby of Runswick.  James died 23 Mar 1855 aged 83.  Eleanor died 21 Jun 1850 aged 76.  Both died in Hinderwell and were buried in the churchyard there.

Mary Appleby's brother George lived at Runswick (RW's great uncle).  "George, son of George and Mary Appleby in Runswick, baptised 18 November 1769" (from an extract of baptism made 29 Nov 1848)

The children of James Weatherill & Eleanor Appleby were

•    Richard.  He was born 23 Apr 1808.  Married Ann Coulson sister of Sarah who married his brother George.  [It is said in the family that he was the master and owner of the brig Judith].  Richard died at Runswick 3 Aug 1883 aged 75.  Ann died at Runswick 11 Dec 1895 "(Burnt to death - house burnt 1895 Dec 11)  She was aged 83.  Both are buried in Hinderwell Cemetery"
Charles Buchannan added the note:
"Ann Weatherill nee Coulson
She was found dead in bed after the fire was put out.  She died probably from the fumes and smoke, as she had never moved but apparently died in her sleep.  S E Buchannan nee Weatherill told me.  CB"
•    George Weatherill (the artist, RW's father).  He was born at Cliff House nr Staithes 18 Sep 1810.  He married Sarah Coulson, sister of Ann, on 31 Aug 1833.  He died at Whitby 30 Aug 1890 aged 79.  She died at Whitby 11 Oct 1885 aged 83.  Both buried in Whitby Cemetery.

The children of George Weatherill and Sarah Coulson were

•    Mary  (unmarried) b June 9th 1834, died 21 Feb 1913 of pneumonia
•    Sarah Ellen b 30 Dec 1836 d 10 July 1920, married Charles Buchannan 14 Dec 1875.  
They had three sons:
Alexander b 16 Nov 1878 (married Mary Wynyard Haynes, killed in action in France 21 July 1917)
Malcolm b 19 Apr 1880 d. 4 July 1954
Charles b 9 Aug 1881, (married Florence Barugh 18 July 1918, they had Florence, born and died 9 Oct 1923), d 11 Nov 1955
•    Elizabeth b 28 Jan 1841, d 26 Mar 1918
•    Richard b 22 Jun 1844 d 23 Oct 1923

4. James Weatherill
"James was a farmer and lived at Boulby Barnes on Rockcliff or Boulby.  On giving up farming he bought the house at Hinderwell (where Geo Stephenson lives say 1850?).  He was married earlier than his brother Richard.  He left his daughters £250 each.

Boulby Barnes = walking from Dale House towards Loftus by the high leading right over Boulby, the first farm (a good one) on right when you attain the summit of Boulby is Boulby Barnes.

James Weatherill  was the 2nd son and 4th child of Richard/James & Dorothy born 1725, buried at Easington 17 May 1807 died at Hinderwell.  Married Lucretia Hall of Oneholmes, nr Dale House (marriage registered at Easington 31 Mar 1755).  She died at Oneholmes aged 91."

The children of James Weatherill & Lucretia Hall were:

•    William born about 1756  see (A)
•    Ann or Nancy "bap 17 Jan 1758 died unmarried before the end of last century (18th) ??? W Dodds"
•    Everel bap 25 Mar 1760  see (B)
•    James bap 13 Oct 1762  see (C)
•    Thomas b 13 May 1765  see (D)
•    Lucy  see (E)
•    Dorothy  - Lucy and Dorothy were twins, bap 24 Jan 1768  see (F)
•    Esther bap 13 Feb 1771  see (G)

A. William Weatherill, son of James Weatherill & Lucretia Hall
"William Weatherill of Staithes, farmer and merchant, married [blank] Chilton.  He was church warden of Hinderwell in 1827.  He was elder brother of Thomas of Hollin Lap" (D)

The children of William Weatherill & Miss Chilton were

•    "Mary died about 1808 some 20 years old"
•    "Jane died unmarried.  Lived with Mr Buchannan" (she was his motherless children's governess, they called her Ebbie)
•    Margaret  - unmarried
•    Hannah married her cousin Samuel Galilee (see below).  She died 2 Nov 1856 aged 57 years and is buried in Hinderwell Churchyard beside her husband

The maiden name of Mrs Langborne and of Mrs Williamson was Galilee

(The Mr Buchannan referred to above was John Buchannan, solicitor in Whitby, father of Charles Buchannan who married Sarah Ellen Weatherill.  Mrs Langborne was Jane, the mother of his late wife Ann Langborne)

[Note:
There seems to have been some confusion in the family in the later C19 over the connection with the Chiltons. 
Certainly a William Weatherill married Hannah Galilee at Hinderwell on 24 Mar 1782 [IGI].  They had a number of children: James 1783, Mary 1785, Hannah 1788, Jane 1790, William 1792, Margaret 1794, Hannah 1798, Ann 1800, Richard 1808 and George 1810 are listed in the IGI from the Hinderwell registers. 
Hannah Galilee's sister Margaret married Harrison Chilton 20 Nov 1785 at Hinderwell; Hannah and Margaret were probably the sisters of Thomas Galilee, father of Mrs Langborne.  It appears likely that he was one of the children of John Galilee and Mary Campion of Hinderwell.  Jane Weatherill would therefore have been a cousin of John Buchannan's mother-in-law Mrs Langborne and a natural choice for the care of his motherless children.]


B. Everel Weatherill, daughter of James Weatherill & Lucretia Hall
 Everel was born in March 1760.  Married Robert Galilee, a shipowner and sailor, a farmer nr Staithes

The children of Everel Weatherill & Robert Galilee were

•    Maria Galilee, died at York 1878 aged 86 years, married Dr Appleby of Ripon: two children, a son and a daughter Maria
•    Everel Galilee
•    Samuel Galilee died 27 Jan 1831, buried in Hinderwell churchyard.  Married his cousin Hannah Weatherill.  Children:
Samuel
Maria Jane (married Robert Hutton)
Mary Hannah
2 other children died
•    Robert Galilee died unmarried
•    John or James Galilee. Died at sea.  Married.  A son
•    William Galilee married Elizabeth Verril of Staithes.  Lived at Liverpool.  Children:
Henrietta (married [blank] Eales and had children)
Elizabeth (unmarried)
William (unmarried)
Everel (unmarried)
Maria (unmarried)

The Robert Galilee who married Everel Weatherill was perhaps brother to Mrs Langborne and Mrs Williamson

[Here RW is mistaken.  Jane Langborne and Elizabeth Williamson had no brothers, but four sisters: Mary Richmond and the Misses Harriet, Henrietta and Margaret Galilee, who lived at Stapleford Cambs.  They were the children of Thomas Galilee, Master Mariner, and Jane Atkinson.  Thomas and his brother Samuel, also a Master Mariner, both made their homes in Wapping.  Jane Atkinson was one of the children of Thomas Atkinson of Scaling Dam, at one time Master of the Blue Coat Boys at the Turner Hospital, Kirkleatham]

Maria Appleby was niece to the above Mrs Langborne and Mrs Williamson

C.  James Weatherill, son of James Weatherill & Lucretia Hall
"Died somewhere about 1833 or a little later, unmarried.  Set up by his father on the farm at Hinderwell, afterwards Newton, at an expense of £700.  Afterwards lived at Hawsker where he failed.  Died at Poor House, Whitby." (failed = went bankrupt)

D. Thomas Weatherill, son of James Weatherill & Lucretia Hall
Born 13 May 1765.  Died 9 May 1840.  Married 21 Jan 1792 Rachel Peacock born 21 Jun 1769 & died 30 March 1828.  She was a Quaker with some £14,000.
Thomas Weatherill lived at Hollin Top.  
The children of Thomas Weatherill were all born at Hollin Top near Danby.  

The children of Thomas Weatherill & Rachel Peacock were

•    Esther born 18 Oct 1792 died 22 May 1817
•    Rachel born 16 Dec 1793 died 26 May 1799
•    John born 15 Apr 1795 died 14 Mar 1836.  He was a farmer with his father at Hinderwell (Thos W must have left Hollins after 1812).  When he was young he married Jane Theaker of Staithes, daughter of William & Jane Theaker fisherman. (sister of Capt of "Earl of Eldon"). "He went to live at Leeds in some manufacturing concern.  He died there and left several children, one a sailor now married living at Staithes, one died, another at Staithes a girl.  His widow married Geo Thurbeck, sailor".
Children of John & Jane:
Edward Theaker Weatherill, who had sons and daughters himself (see below #)
William Weatherill, who died 24 Aug 1905 aged 72 years, interred at Redcar Cemetery 25 Aug 1905
Anne, wife of John Richard Verrill, Staithes, died 29 Jun 1893 aged 58, interred at Hinderwell Cemetery 2 July 1893
•    Thomas born 26 Nov 1796 died at Liverpool.  "Thomas was a schoolmaster at Hinderwell at first - went to America where he married & left her, she followed after him - became a Doctor at Liverpool where he died".  Had a daughter, living in 1880
•    William born 19 May 1798.  "Was in America when last heard of many years ago.  Schoolmaster at Guisbro first"
•    Hannah born 27 Oct 1799 died 7 Feb 1873.  Married [blank] Ainslie.  Had children, James, Peter and Mary
•    Peacock born 1 Jun 1801 died 29 Mar 1830. A currier.  Married.  No children.  Widow married again, living at York in 1880
•    Rachel born 21 Jan 1803, died at Leeds.  Married [blank] Baines.  Son, Theodore Weatherill, died young 16?  Clever violinist
•    James born 7 Oct 1804, died 5 Oct 1823
•    Peter born 21 Oct 1806, died 11 Apr 1835. A doctor?
•    Lucy born 1 Sep 1808, died 4 Sep 1833 "of cholera at Whitby when visiting Mrs Anderson who afterwards married Cuthard grocer.  She was sister? to Allan Thornton.  She took laudanum (I remember her RW)"
•    Lawrence born 10 Aug 1810, died in America.  Supposed to have been killed in American Civil War 1862-3.  A druggist at first.  Married [blank] Duck at Stokesley
•    Mary born 4 Sep 1812, died 24 Sep 1817

[the information on the children of Thomas Weatherill and Rachel Peacock was supplied by James Ainsley, Capella House, Church Street, Whitby on 3 Mar 1880 - he was the son of Hannah Ainsley]

E. Lucy Weatherill, daughter of James Weatherill & Lucretia Hall
Born 1768.  Died young.  Married Kistley (or Kirtley) of Stainton near Stockton - a rich farmer
Daughters - Ann (died many years ago) married John Scarr Longstaffe now (say 1860) of Greenhouses; and Lucy, married Christopher Willis of Ellerby and Lofthouse, publican and mason

F. Dorothy Weatherill, daughter of James Weatherill & Lucretia Hall
Born 1768.  Married Michael Marley.  No children.  "Dolly Marley whom I saw at Hinderwell about 1856"

G. Esther Weatherill, daughter of James Weatherill & Lucretia Hall
Born 1771. Unmarried.  Living at Danby about 1850

5.  Ann Weatherill
"Ann married Matthew Ingledew of Hob Hill (where old William Weatherill of Tocketts near Guisbro afterwards lived) then of Haggitt Hill near Rounton.  Her son William was of weak intellect and died sometime after 1831.  Her son Matthew was a farmer near East Rounton (a famous fiddler and card player) living in 1830".  He had one son and one daughter.

6. William Weatherill
William was the 3rd son and 6th child of James & Dorothy, born 1730, buried at Guisborough, died 23 Oct 1797.  He married Elizabeth (Betty) Pickering, daughter of Thomas Pickering, farmer and miller at Skelton.  "William Weatherill's tombstone is in Guisbro churchyard and his wife's name is also on it (RW).  He lived at Tockets, afterwards at Hob Hill"

The children of William Weatherill & Elizabeth Pickering were

I.       John
II.      Hannah
III.     William
IV.    Thomas
V.     Elizabeth
VI.    Averel
VII.    Ann
VIII.   Dorothy

I.  John Weatherill, son of William Weatherill & Elizabeth Pickering
Married. Died 1848. The originator of the Cleveland Bay Horse     (see below)

The children of John Weatherill were:

•    Elizabeth Weatherill, died 1877, married Robert Ventriss.  Their children were:
Mary Ann Ventriss, a dwarf, lived at Whitby, died unmarried Oct 1887
John Ventriss, a cabinet maker at Newcastle with a numerous family
•    Jane Weatherill, married [blank] Knaggs, publican at Kirkleatham
•    John – "the "Jackey's Field" Weatherill.  His wife after his death married a Smales or Smailes (of whom probably Capt T Smailes) She afterwards married a Turner, father of butcher Turner of Whitby.  Turner & Wilkinsons of Skelton some connection or relation of the Weatherills probably of Elizabeth who married J. Ventriss"

II.  Hannah Weatherill, daughter of William Weatherill & Elizabeth Pickering
Married William Leng (brother to Thos Leng who married her sister Elizabeth) [at Wilton 8 May 1793, witnesses John, William and Thomas Weatherill].  They lived at Wet Furrows, east of Skelton.

Their children of Hannah Weatherill & William Leng were

•    Robert, farmer at Pinchinthorpe, married [blank] Corney
•    Thomas (married)
•    Hannah, who married [blank] a farmer at Skelton

III.  William Weatherill, son of William Weatherill & Elizabeth Pickering
William married Elizabeth daughter of Robert Corney of Guisbro.  Lived at Hobb Hill.  (RW lists among tombstones seen at Guisbro that of William d 1829 aged 61 and Elizabeth his wife, d 1816 aged 33.  He must have assumed that this related to this William.)  

The children of William Weatherill & Elizabeth Corney were

•    Robert Corney Weatherill (1805-63), baptised Marske 24 Aug 1805. Married 1827 Marske.  Poor Law Auditor.  Marr Jane Wilkinson of Marske.  Lived at Lazenby & Kildale.  She died about 1830.  Her father was Vicar of Marske and baptised my mother (RW).  They had children
•    William Weatherill was a lawyer at Guisbro marr Ann Jackson (1812-80).  He was bap Marske 4 Nov 1807. Died 1873. They had children:
George (1833-72), who married Emma, daughter of Dr Henry Wilson
Margaret Elizabeth (1835-1904), who married firstly Dr John Richardson & had children: William (who married Averil Mary Buchannan); Anne (who married Alfred Cochrane); and Helen ("Nelly") (who married William del Strother).  Margaret married secondly Arthur Buchannan
Anne Louise (1836-82), who married firstly the Rev Henry Clarke of Guisborough and secondly William Hodgson
William (1838-52), who died aged 13
Helen, born 1841, who married Henry Savile Clarke & had children: Clara, Margaret and Katharine
Emma (1842-80), unmarried
Clara (1844-64), died of burns aged 20
John Charles, born 1846
•    Thomas Weatherill (1809-76)was a brewer at Guisborough.  Married Margaret Jackson (1815-98) (sister of Ann). They had children:
Ann (1856-80), died unmarried aged 26
Katharine (1842-84), who married Arthur Buchannan & had children: Averil Mary (who married William Richardson); Margaret Isobel (who married T D H Stubbs); and George Herbert (who married Lilian Walker)
William (1844-77), who married Maria Pickersgill & had children: Thomas & Mary
Herbert (1848-75)
•    Elizabeth Weatherill was the postmistress at Guisbro.  She died unmarried 15 Feb 1876

IV.  Thomas Weatherill, son of William Weatherill & Elizabeth Pickering
"Thomas married Esther Newton of Hinderwell.   She was living at Guisbro about 1850.  They lived at Tockett's Farm - no children.  The 'Highland Laddie' Inn at Guisbro belonged to this Thomas Weatherill"

V.  Elizabeth Weatherill, daughter of William Weatherill & Elizabeth Pickering
"Elizabeth married Thomas Leng, brother of W Leng who married her sister Hannah.
They lived first at a farm (perhaps Dunsdale) between Wilton and Guisbro then at Northfields (where the Trowsdales afterwards lived).  Thos Leng fell off his horse near Easington and was killed sometime about or before 1832.  Elizabeth kept the 'Highland Laddie' Inn at Guisbro after her husband's death" (the inn was owned by her brother Thomas, see above)

The children of Elizabeth Weatherill & Thomas Leng were

•    John died about 1829
•    Ann, married Thos Wilkinson of Coatham.  They had 2 or 4 boys, John a butcher at Gateshead and Richard
•    Thomas, died unmarried, butcher at Guisbro
•    James, killed on Runswick Sand
•    Elizabeth, married Charles Smith, wine merchant at Lincoln.  The widow and daughter lived at Norton.  Their daughter was Elizabeth Weatherill Smith, who married Thomas Nelson of Norton
•    Dorothy, married John Watson, they lived at Gt Ayton and had two sons
•    William,  a currier, who married [blank] Garbutt, died at Stockton.  She was living in 1896.  Lived next door to Jno (?) Watson 1887.  They had children
•    Robert, died young, he fell downstairs and was injured

VI.  Averel Weatherill, daughter of William Weatherill & Elizabeth Pickering
"Averel married Ralph Greathead of Guisbro.  She died about 1830.  No children.  She lived at the 'Highland Laddie' before Mrs Leng.  Ralph Greathead married again and lived to a great age"

VII. Ann Weatherill, daughter of William Weatherill & Elizabeth Pickering
Ann married Robert Corner of Carling How, a farm one mile from Guisbro (or Robert Corney.  Marske parish registers 4 Feb 1804, Robert Corney, master mariner of Guisborough parish, married Ann Weatherill, witnesses Dorothy Weatherill, William Corney, William Weatherill and Ellen Corney).  Ann died in childbed.  They had possibly four children, including Elizabeth who died aged 24 and William "who went away and was never heard of".

VIII.  Dorothy Weatherill, daughter of William Weatherill & Elizabeth Pickering
Dorothy married Thomas Walker, a butcher at Lofthouse.  She died young.  She had perhaps three or four children: William, died in 1888;  John; Francis, living in 1888; and Mary Ann, who died

8.  Dorothy Weatherill
"Dorothy married Richard Anderson, farmer of Hailstone Moor near Northallerton.  Her son James died unmarried.  Her son Francis married Jane Gaines and moved to near Thirsk".  He had three children, no names given

Richard Weatherill's father and mother were second cousins, their grandmothers being sisters.

Elizabeth Osborne was sister to Mary Osborne who married RW's great-grandfather Richard.  The father of Elizabeth and Mary "was married two or three times, thence connection with the Smiths of Lofthouse".

William Stainton married Elizabeth Osborne.  Their children were

•    Jane, who married Robert Sheldon, a pilot, they lived at Coatham.  Their children were:
John
Mary Jane
Ann (who married (blank) Fiswick, capt of the 'Judith')
Elizabeth
Frances
Robert (a pilot, came to see us at Grape Lane, RW)
Hannah (who married J. Rhodes of Leeds, wine merchant, and had children: Mary, William, Osborne, and two daughters)
•    William, who married Jane Wherrit of Whitby.  He was a timber merchant at Driffield.  They had children
Thomas (who had children Thomas, Clara and others.  Thomas's daughter was Nora. Clara married W. Dunn, lawyer of Driffield, had a son who died young and a daughter Eva K)
Ward
Osborn
Ann
Samuel ("all dead and their children also")
•    Ann, who married (blank).  He was drowned, they had no children.  She then married Rt Bogie and had a numerous family.
•    Elizabeth see (ii)
•    Matthew, who married E Nicholson of Whitby for his first wife.  He married again.  He lived at Malton.  His children were
William (who had daughters)
Sarah
John
Nicholson
Matthew
Elizabeth

(ii)  Elizabeth Stainton, daughter of William Stainton & Elizabeth Osborne.
Elizabeth married John Coulson, born near Helmsley

The children of Elizabeth Stainton & John Coulson were

•    Sarah born 13 Apr 1802, died 11 Oct 1885, married George Weatherill (see earlier)
•    John, born 1803, died in infancy
•    Elizabeth, born 1805, married Matthew Webster, and had children
Sarah Margaret   see below*
John (who had a family)
Matthew (who had a family)
•    William, born 1808, died in America
•    John, born in 1810
•    Ann, born 6 Aug 1812 see Richard, son of James Weatherill (i)
•    Joseph, born 1815, d 1882, married Christina Sleightholm, they had no children
•    Thomas, born 12 Apr 1818, married Margaret Dobson.  They had 6 children:
Wm John, who died young
Elizabeth Ann, who married and had 4 daughters
Sarah Jane, who had a family
Joseph, who died unmarried
Hannah, who married (blank) Morris and had a family
Mary Ellen
•    Jane, born 24 Aug 1822, who married (blank) Pearson, then Christopher Gale, they had no family

* "Sarah Margaret Aslat (she married Walter Ham Aslat) had one son Edgar Ham and 2 daughters Isabel and Helena.  The latter died 14 (?) Dec 1895.  W H Aslat and his son were drowned in the famous collision between the SSs 'Bywell Castle' and 'Princess Alice' in London River in 1878".  Isabel "lived at Whitby with my parents 1915-20. CB"

# Edward Theaker Weatherill born at Hollin Top Farm 8 May 1820, died 15 May 1905, interred at Hinderwell Cemetery aged 85 years.  Married Lavinia Brown on Nov [?] 25 1849 at Middlesbro (daughter of Joseph & Elizabeth Trattles[?] Brown of Staithes) who was born on 24 Jan 1824, died 30 Jan 1883 & was interred at Hinderwell cemetery

The children of Edward Theaker Weatherill & Lavinia Brown were

•    Elizabeth, born 25 Feb 1851, died unmarried
•    John, born 25 Dec 1852, marr Margaret Mackenzie of Dublin, had children
Archibald Mackenzie
Lavinia Brown (marr Dr P Ball (?) had John Charles Preston)
Edward Theaker
Meta
Norah
Gladys
•    Edward Theaker, born 20 Dec 1854, went to sea in 1872.  "Not heard of since"
•    Lavinia, born 13 Jan 1857, unmarried
•    Joseph Brown, born 8 Jan 1859, marr 18 Mar 1891 Mary Jane (born 23 Mar 1864, dau of Thomas & Jane Rodham of Staithes) had Hilda Rodham, b 26 Feb 1893
•    Sarah Hannah, born 22 Sep 1861, marr John Smallwood Brown, July 1891, died 30 Mar 1910 (?), Children:
Edward Matthew, b 26 Mar 1893
Lavinia b 27 Aug 1894
William John, b 12 Dec 1895
Joseph Weatherill & Addison b 29 Mar 1901 (twins)
•    William, born 25 Dec 1865, marr Margaret Anne, Feb 1892 (dau of Zebedee & Margaret Verrill of Staithes), had children:
Florence, b 26 Jan 1893, d 1893
William Brown
Cecil
John
Lawrence Zebedee
Richard
George Curzon
•    Ada, born 18 Oct 1866, marr 2 Aug 1892 John Walton (engineer of Bill Quay b 5 Jan 1857), had    Frances Anne, b 6 Jun 1893
John, b 1 May 1897
James b 21 Mar 1899
Edward b 13 Sep 1902
Ada b 26 Sep 1901

Notes on the names of Weatherill and Weatheril found in the Register of Easington, taken from a letter from G W Waddington, 11 Feb 1884

Marriages
Rogerson & Weatherill  of Staithes & Isobel of Easington  26 Jan 1698
Lewis & Weatherill  James & Mary of Easington 2 Feb 1698
Weatherill & Duck  Robert* & Margaret# 10 Jun 1723
(probably a brother of James of Cowbar RW)
Weatherill & Hall James & Lucretia both of Easington 31 Mar 1755

Weatherill Burials
8 Jan 1704 Jane
26 May 1705 Richard
16 July 1710 Ann, wife of Richard
1 July 1717 Richard, labourer
7 Dec 1723 John of Staithes
*7 Dec 1723 Robert, labourer
8 Oct 1747  John, son of James
#29 Mar 1753 Margaret
1 Oct 1754  James of Lower Cowber
13 Feb 1786  Ann of Barnes
6 Feb 1786  John, son of Ann
17 May 1807  James of Hinderwell

Weatherill Baptisms
16 Mar 1720 John, son of John of Easington
11 Sep 1722 Estar, dau of James of Cowbar
17 July 1723 Everel    "
20 Mar 1725  James, son  "
10 Jun 1728  Ann, dau "
23 Jun 1730  William, son
           1733  John, son "
13 Oct 1735 Dorethe, dau
17 Jan 1758  Ann, dau of John? James
25 Mar 1760  Everil   "
13 Oct 1762  James, son "
24 Jan 1768  Lucy & Dorothe, dau "
13 Feb 1771  Esther, dau "

Weatherills in rate book
James from 1788 to 1801, William from 1799 to 1813

Tombstones seen by me (RW) 1878 (?) in Easington Churchyard
Ann, daughter of James and Lucretia Weatherill d 11 Feb 1786 aged 28 years
Averil Weatherill
[a note reading] Osborne bap at Lofthouse 11 Apr 1704 son of Will de Wapley GWW

In Guisbro churchyard (RW 1879)
Richard Weatherill died 27 Apr 1793 aged 73
Mary his daughter d 17 Apr 1805 aged 25
Thomas Weatherill d 18 Nov 1851 aged 84
Esther his wife d 13 May 1853 aged 79

Dorothy Weatherill d 29 Nov 1782 aged 87
William Weatherill d 23 Oct 1797 aged 66 (?)
Elizabeth his wife
Mary wife of John Weatherill
William Weatherill d 27    1829 aged 61
Elizabeth his wife d 15 Nov 1816 aged 33
Elizabeth wife of John Weatherill d 29 Sep 1752 aged 49
William Osborne d 1791 aged 32

Whitby Register GWW
Weatherill George, son of Mr John of Skelton, bur 31 Oct 1754

Extract from the Cleveland Bay Stud Book (volume 1):
Retrospective volume containing pedigrees of stallions foaled previous to January 1st 1880
collected & compiled by William Scarth Dixon 1884

Preface:

The history of the breed presented considerable difficulties … Another source of trouble has been the many ingenious theories propounded respecting the origin of the breed.  Writers on the subject seem to have taken little or no trouble to collect information respecting it, but have complacently set themselves the task of showing how the Cleveland Bay was the result of an elaborate system of crossing.  Strange to say, the very obvious theory that the breed was originally what we term a pure one, has, with one or two exceptions, been lost sight of …
… no one at all acquainted with Cleveland Bays requires to be reminded of the estimation in which such horses as Dart, Ralph Jackson's Forester, Skyrocket, Summercock, and The Hob Hill Horse, were held by breeders, and a glance at the genealogical tables will show what numbers of celebrated sires have descended from, or been allied to, these equine heroes …

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Cleveland Bay Families
Cleveland Bay horses may be divided into three great families, to one of which almost every horse of note belongs.  These are the descendants of Dart 83, Barley Harvest 447, through his grandson, Milner's Volunteer 338, and The Hob Hill Horse 316.  Other horses celebrated as the ancestors of many famous sires are Nailor 208, Skyrocket 280, and Summercock 302, but most of their progeny are members of the three families alluded to …

The Hob Hill Horse
Farmer's Glory 316, better known as The Hob Hill Horse, was the property of John Weatherill, of Hob Hill Farm, Skelton-in-Cleveland.  Mr Weatherill bought him at Yarm Fair when a yearling, and, unfortunately, no pedigree of him is forthcoming.  Indeed, tradition says that he was bought out of a drove without a pedigree.  Reliable information regarding the date when he was foaled is likewise wanting, but probably some time in the last decade of the eighteenth century may be assigned as the period of his birth.  His grandson, Barnaby 15, foaled about 1808, would make this appear likely.  It is subject for regret that there is no description of him extant, or that so little is known of him excepting his services as a stud horse.  The "noted Hob Hill old horse" are words which every horse breeder is proud to be able to print on his cards and bills, and to him every breeder of Cleveland Bays likes to be able to trace the pedigree of his stock.  Beyond the fact that he lived to an advanced age nothing more is known of the horse who is held in the same estimation by breeders of Cleveland Bays as is Broomfield Champion by breeders of Clydesdales

From the list of breeders and owners:

Weatherill John, Hob Hill, Skelton15, 56, 316, 468, 477
Weatherill Thomas, Jun., Guisborough 148

From the list of horses:

15  Barnaby
Foaled about 1808
Bred by J Weatherill, Hob Hill, Skelton
The property of (1) Christopher Pomfret, Wolviston; (2) John Langton, Fencote, Bedale
Sire Golden Hero 123
Dam by John Connell's Horse 496
Served mares at Wolviston at 2 guineas each, and was sold to John Langton, Fencote, Bedale, for 300 guineas, when 20 years old

56 Chance
Sire of Royal Cleveland 267
The property of J Weatherill, Hob Hill, Skelton
Sire Golden Hero 123

316 The Hob Hill Horse
Circ 1798
The property of J Weatherill, Hob Hill, Skelton
Pedigree lost or unknown
This horse was named Farmer's Glory, but as he is more generally known as The Hob Hill Horse, it was thought better to register him in that name.  He was purchased at Yarm Fair when a yearling – rumour says without a pedigree.  However that may be, he filled the country with good horses, as a glance at the Genealogical Table will show.  W Barker, of Tollesby, who died in 1860, aged 82, remembered seeing The Hob Hill Horse and six of his sons shown at the Guisborough Stallion Fair on the same day, Mr Weatherill challenging anyone to find a white hair in the seven.

468 Direction
Sire of Incog 157 and Sire of Dam of Commodore 76
The property of J Weatherill, Hob Hill, Skelton

477 Fireaway
The property of (1) J Weatherill, Hob Hill, Skelton; (2) J Trenholm, Barnard Castle

148 Hob Hill
Travelled in 1847
The property of Thomas Weatherill, Jun., Guisborough
Sire Reformer 425
Dam by Volunteer 345
G dam by Forester 108A
G g dam by Golden Hero 123