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From: David Leverton <>
Subject: Re: [WES] NICHOLSON - KIRKSTONE INN - BROTHERSWATER HOTEL
Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2002 12:17:17 -0700
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Some notes I made from the Ambleside Lakes Herald newspaper

Issue 40 (25-Dec-1880) Page 4

Ambleside Petty Sessions

John Nicholson charged with permitting drunkenness on a licensed premise.
Evidence from previous case considered.
Fine: three pounds plus 13s 6d costs.

Previous case was reported on same page in which Micheal Benson & Wm. Bell both of
Troutbeck were charged with being drunk at the Traveller's Rest, Kirkstone on Tuesday Nov.
30. The Annual Shepherd's meet was held that day.
Giving evidence was Elijah Nicholson, son of the proprietor of Traveller's Rest - he saw
Benson and Bell there.
others mentioned: Mr. F.W. Watson, solicitor, Kendal to defend
Mr. Jeremiah Coward, wittness for defence
Mr. Hodgson of Hartsop Hotel
Mr. J. Birkett Forest of Troutbeck, farmer
Mr. William Woodend of Nook End, Ambleside
Convicted both fined 5s plus 8s 6d costs.


Issue 122 (21-Jul-1882) page 4

John Nicholson of Traveller's Rest, Kirkstone charged with allowing 3 heifers and one cow
to stray on Kirkstone Road on 7th inst.
Defendant's grandson appeared
Fine 10s plus 7s 6d cost.


On the topic of licensed premises the following from issue 128 (01-Sep-1882) Page 4

Licences were renewed to all licensed victuallers under the Ambleside division and
comprised 33 alehouses, 8 beerhouses, 5 sweets licences, 2 for sale of wine and 3 for
drink to be sold off premises. The only comment against any landlord was of Mr. Foster of
the Bay Horse, Winster having been fined 6s on 6 Sept. for allowing drunkenness.


David Leverton

On Thu, 25 Apr 2002 10:03:26 EDT, you wrote:

>Hello Everybody,
>
>I have previously posted this message on a CUMBERLAND site, but was kindly
>informed that these places were in Westmorland.
>
>I am currently researching the Nicholson family and was today given a copy of
>CUMBRIA MAGAZINE dated May 1995. From a story under the heading "Trials of a
>Lakeland Farmer`s Wife" It is about a lady called Evelyn Kitching of
>Dalebottom Farm. A paragraph from the article reads, "Evelyn, born a member
>of the Nanson family, had Nicholson great grandparents, JOHN and ELIZABETH,
>who lived for 32 years at the isolated inn on Kirkstone Pass. Her Nicholson
>grandparents, EDWARD and MARY, were the first tenants of the Brotherswater
>Hotel,which had been newly built at the northern end of the pass. If anybody
>can identify the people of this tale I would be most grateful. Also do the
>Kirkstone Inn and Brotherswater Hotel still exist.
>
>Bryan Cooper
>
>
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