Caleb Hetherington
Son of Thomas and Sarah Hetherington, baptised on 25th October 1835 at Carrshield, Northumberland
Married Mary Swindle 2,3 (died 1877)
Children
John Swindle, born c. 1864
Sarah Jane, born c. 1866
William, born 1868, died 29th June 1868
Thomas Ridley, born c. 1870
William Lowes, born c. 1875
Living at Throstle Hall, Limestone Brae at the time of the 1851 census. Married Ann (born Yorkshire) after 1881 and before 1891
Died 29th August 1893 at Myrtle Bank
Notes
1 At the time of the 1881 census, Jane Swindle, described as 'mother' aged 78 was living with Caleb at Myrtle Bank (Limestone Brae, West Allen, Northumberland).
2 Caleb's wife Mary was born about 1836 according to her gravestone. It seems likely therefore that she was Mary Swindle, the daughter of John Swindle and Jane Ridley.
3 Mary seems to have named her children after her parents - John Swindle, Jane (Ridley) - and then her mother's parents (John) Ridley and (Elizabeth) Lowes and Caleb's parents - Sarah and Thomas. Was William one of Caleb's grandparents? PS I have discovered that Caleb's maternal grandmother was Sarah Lowes so William could be named after her and not Elizabeth Lowes.
4 Caleb was 'present at the death' of Susanna Swindle, the illegitimate daughter of Rachel Swindle, at Myrtle Bank in 1868. However his wife Mary and Susanna would only have been third cousins.