2. George ISMAY
1Public Record Office, Civil Registration Indexes - England & Wales.
"2 Q 1854 George Ismay Wigton 10b 416."2Church of England, Parish Registers - Allonby Chapel, Cumberland, England.
"LDS Film # 1472358.".
"Page 44 Entry 348
21st May 1854, George son of Robert & Mary Ismay of Allonby, Farmer was baptised by J. Ritson M.A."3Public Record Office, Civil Registration Indexes - England & Wales.
"2 Q 1897 George Ismay, aged 42, Carlisle 10b 322."4Cemetery Records - Richardson Street, Carlisle, Cumberland, England.
"The final column is my reference to the location of the stone. The same index number means the names are on the same stone.
ISMAY, George d 12.04.1897 74/22 ISMAY, Mary Ann d 22.12.1930 74/22."5Census UK 1871 .
"Dalston, RG10 - 5225, ff ?? Page 2
Name Rel Status Age Occupation Birthplace
Jane Brown Head Mar 87 Irthington, Cumb
Elizabeth Brown Daur Unm 36 Dressmaker Sebergham, Cumb
Thomas Brown GSon Unm 23 Clogger Bucklebank?, Cumb
George Ismay GSon Unm 16 Grocers Apprent Allonby, Cumb."6Census UK 1881 .
"RG 11/5158 ff13
Name Rel Status Age Occupation Where Born
George Ismay Head Mar 26 Wine Merchant Allonby, Cumberland
Mary A. " Wife Mar 27 Dalston, Cumberland
George " Son Unm 1 Carlisle, Cumberland."7Census UK 1891 .
"RG 12 4289 ff 23 Page 39 Schedule 220
18, Howard Terrace, Botchergate, Carlisle, Cumberland, England
Name Rel Status Age Occupation Where Born
George Ismay Head Mar 37 Wine Merchant Allonby, Cumberland
Mary A. " Wife Mar 37 Dalston, Cumberland
Robert H " Son Unm 11 Carlisle, Cumberland
Ernest " Son Unm 8 Carlisle, Cumberland
Edwin " Son Unm 4 Carlisle, Cumberland
Lilian " Daur Unm 2 Carlisle, Cumberland
Mary Clemenson Serv Unm 23 Dom Servant Penrith, Cumberland."8Newspapers - The Cumberland News , Carlilse Library Card Index of Local Worthies.
Publications Binder Vol 2 Entry # 7.
"Fine private house, cosy little pub and now Save the Children shop
The Cumberland News Published on 17/12/2004
TOO FINE FOR A SHOP: But that’s what 17 Scotch Street became IT SHOULD be possible to take one old building in Carlisle and trace its history to the present day; for instance 17 Scotch Street, the Save The Children shop.
This was built as a three-storey private house with expensive embellishment not normally be found on a shop.
There are stone quoins to what otherwise is a building of Flemish-bond handmade bricks and on the top storey a Venetian window under a stone-bracketed cornice carried around the East Tower Street side. Comparing this with other local examples, it could be from 1800, give or take 10 years.
An indication of the date comes from the Cumberland Pacquet which states in 1798 that adjoining properties were “dwelling houses occupied by Mr Marshall and Mr Bousfield - all having been lately built”.
A hint at the ownership of the house is in the passageway alongside which has the possessive name Longcake’s Lane.
This appears on early 19th century maps when it is correctly called Langcake’s Lane.
The evidence that 17 Scotch Street belonged to the Langcakes comes from deeds from a warehouse behind on East Tower Street which showed that John Langcake, fish-hook maker, owned the building in 1778 and this was “bounded on the west by his houses” on Scotch Street.
Tea dealers Langcake and Son are listed in 1796 and as Anthony, John’s son, was living on Scotch Street in 1797, it is possible that this was a family venture.
Anthony went to live with his father on Castle Street having taken up textile manufacture and there was an advert in the Carlisle Journal in 1809 to let “a new-built shop on Scotch Street, Mr Langcake the owner, Thomas Warwick, grocer, the tenant,” which could be significant.
The shop was probably sold by 1815 as there is no mention of property on Scotch Street in John Langcake’s will.
Without any street numbers given in early directories and a later change in the numbering sequence, it’s hard to say who was in the property before 1846.
In that year the Journal advertised “James Gilkerson has removed to new and more commodious premises at 9 Scotch Street and hopes continuance of that support extended to his late father and himself for the last 40 years as wine and spirit merchants.”
In renumbering, this became 17 Scotch Street.
Previously James Gilkerson and his father, also James, had been at the Rising Sun Inn further down Scotch Street, but the elder James died in 1838.
The younger James, who died in 1849 aged only 39, directed his executors to carry on the business “for the benefit of my wife and children and to permit my wife to carry on until my children are 21”.
So Mary Gilkerson remained above the shop with her family running the wine and spirit business in the name of her son, Thomas Lambert Gilkerson, until her death in 1871. Her executors transferred the licence to Henry Bendle in 1881.
With financial difficulties, Mr Bendle relinquished 17 Scotch Street to Henderson and Edgar in 1884 and in 1887 they transferred the licence to George Ismay. Ismay died in 1897 and the business passed to Mr Hope.
As well as an off-sales, there was a snug and bar which was run as a pub without a name.
Simply called The Vaults, this was sold in 1913 but any new tenancy was short-lived because the Central Control Board compulsorily purchased in 1916.
The Board gave it the name the Market Tavern and it remained open until 1923 when it was offered for sale. Under the terms of sale it could not be used as a pub again.
East Tower Street was being widened in 1923 and Watsons the cloggers moved from the opposite corner into 17 Scotch Street, remaining until the late 1970s.
In 1981 it was extensively restored as Harker and Bells, for a brief change before its present use in the 1990s."9Probate Central Registration (Somerset House).
"Probate:- George Ismay effects under 7919 pounds
The will of the above, late of 16, Howard Tce, Carlisle, Wine and Spirit Merchant, died 12 April 1897, Probate at Carlisle 6 December 1897 to Mary Ann Ismay (widow), William Hope, Wine and Spirit Merchant's Manager and Herbert Bendle, Gentleman."
1Public Record Office, Civil Registration Indexes - England & Wales.
4 Qtr 1878 George Ismay, Carlisle 10a 641.2Public Record Office, Civil Registration Indexes - England & Wales.
"4 Qtr 1930 Mary A Ismay Carlisle 10b 606."3Cemetery Records - Richardson Street, Carlisle, Cumberland, England.
""The final column is my reference to the location of the stone. The same index number means the names are on the same stone.
ISMAY, George d 12.04.1897 74/22 ISMAY, Mary Ann d 22.12.1930 74/22."."4Public Record Office, Census UK 1901 , PRO Census Web Page.
"RG 13 4867 ff 140 Page 33
16 Howard Terrace, Rickersgate, Carlisle, Cumberland, England
Name Rel Status Age Occupation Where Born
Mary A. Ismay Head Wid 47 Living on Own Means Dalston, Cumberland
Robert H " Son Unm 21 Wine & Spirit Traveller Carlisle, Cumberland
Ernest B " Son Unm 18 Carlisle, Cumberland
Edwin " Son Unm 14 Carlisle, Cumberland
Lilian M " Daur Unm 12 Carlisle, Cumberland
George " Son Unm 9 Carlisle, Cumberland
Sarah Wright Serv Unm 25 Dom Servant Cotehill, Cumberland."
6. Edwin ISMAY
1Public Record Office, Civil Registration Indexes - England & Wales.
1 Q 1886 Edwin Ismay Carlisle 10b 500.
1Public Record Office, Civil Registration Indexes - England & Wales.
3 Q 1888 Lilian Mary Ismay Carlisle 10b 509.