Thomas Hartley III

Partner in Hartley's bank at Whitehaven, nephew of Milham Hartley (q.v.), and probably son of Thomas Hartley II.

1. Tentative identification as grandson of both John Hartley of Whitehaven and Thomas Hartley I of Gillfoot (d. c. 1815) who had been the co-founders of Hartleys & Co, in which Thomas Hartley III was a partner.

2. 1841 UK census for Gillfoot shows Thomas Hartley merchant aged 38, Georgeanna Hartley (née Rimington) aged 22 and Georgeanna Hartley 3 mo.

3. 1851 census shows Thomas Hartley Magistrate aged 48, at Gillfoot, Egremont, with George Anna [sic] Elizabeth his wife aged 37, Georgeanna Louisa 10, Caroline Mary 8, Ann 5, Thomas 5, Adline 2.

4. The death of a Thomas Hartley is shown at Whitehaven Q2 1855.

5. The will of Thomas Hartley of Egremont was proved 21/07/1855. He confirmed his settlement of the penal sum of £10,000 to secure his wife's annuity of £500 p.a. and left each of his children other than his eldest son (who was his residuary legatee) £5000 each.

1. http://genealogy.links.org/links-cgi/event?/home/ben gives life dates for Thomas Hartley of 1802-1855.

2. 1841 census online.

3. 1851 census online.

4. FreeUKGen, England and Wales Free BMD Database, Deaths, 1837-1983 [database online].

5. PROB 11/2216/310.