Early Life
John Lonsdale was born c. October 1701, and baptised on the 19
th of that month at
Masham in Yorkshire North Riding. He was the son of
John Lonsdale and
Margaret Beckwith.
Career
John is described as 'gentleman' in
The History of Masham1.
Family Life
John married
Mary Beckwith, the daughter of
William Beckwith of
Lambhill, just outside Masham. They had:
- John, bapt. 1738, later vicar of Darfield in Yorkshire West Riding, who married Elizabeth Steer
- Mary, who died 22 June 1740, just a year after her mother
- (Possibly)Elizabeth, bapt. 1700 and buried 4 Feb 1716 in Masham
Death
John died aged 82 in April 1784 and was buried at
St Mary in Masham on the 1
th of May that year.
Footnotes
[1]
The History and Antiquities of Masham and Mashamshire, John Fisher, London (1865); Lonsdale of Masham, p306-307