Thomas Cookson
(1676-1722)
Ann Fisher
William Cookson
(1711-1787)
Dorothy Crackenthorpe
(1724-1792)
Ann Cookson
(1748-1778)

 

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1. John Wordsworth

Ann Cookson

  • Born: 20 Jan 1748, Penrith, Cumberland, England
  • Marriage (1): John Wordsworth on 5 Feb 1766
  • Died: 11 Mar 1778, Penrith, Cumberland, England at age 30
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1778, March 11th,- Mrs. Wordsworth, wife of John Wordsworth Esq., of Cockermouth, aged 30. Buried.
This, the mother of Wordsworth, was the daughter of William Cookson, mercer, of Penrith, and Dorothy Crackenthorpe, of Newbiggin, Templesowerby. William Cookson occupied the premises which stood on the site now occupied by Arnison's drapery establishment, in Devonshire Street; and John Wordsworth was then serving his articles with his father, at Sockbridge, from whence it was a pleasant easy walk to Penrith, where he became acquainted with Annie Cookson, to whom, after he had become a fully-fledged attorney at Cocker mouth, he was married, as the entry in the parish register attests:

1766, Feb, 5th John Wordsworth of Cockermouth, bachelor, and Annie Cookson, of Penrith, spinster, a minor.
Twelve years of happy married life, in which period five children were born, and then came the termination of the wife's earthly career; her end being brought about through sleeping in a damp "best bed' in London, whilst on a visit to some friends. Four sons and one daughter were left to John Wordsworth's care-Richard, William, the poet, Dorothy, John, captain in the East India Marine, who was lost at sea, and Christopher, D. D., Master of Trinity College, Cambridge.
On the death of John Wordsworth, his children were left but ill provided for, since the Earl of Lonsdale had got from John his savings, presumably as a loan, amounting to £5,000, and now refused to restore it. In this sad state of affairs, the two uncles, Richard Wordsworth, of Whitehaven, and Chistopher Crakenthorpe of Newbiggin, stepped in and gave the children a liberal education. We ought to say that the Earl of Lonsdale's successor did a graceful act in restoring the borrowed money, with interest, amounting to the sum of £8,500. Little William was much at Penrith, and attended Mrs. Birkett's school, where he formed an early attachment to Mary, daughter of John Hutchinson, which was afterwards consummated in marriage. Wordsworth went to Cambridge in 1787, but we find him on a visit to Penrtih the following year, which is noticed by his biographer, who says; " His mother's relatives resided at Penrith, on the southern frontier of Cumberland.


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Ann married John Wordsworth, son of Richard Wordsworth and Mary Robinson, on 5 Feb 1766. (John Wordsworth was born on 27 Nov 1741 in Stockbridge, England and died on 30 Dec 1783 in Cockermouth, England.)


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