Descendants of George & Margaret HOPE
First Generation 
1. George HOPE was born in 1811 in Abbey Lanercost, , Cumberland, England.1
STAPLETON, where the first three children were born, is encompassed by Nichol Forest, and the parishes of Bewcastle, Lanercost, Kirklinton, Arthuret and Walton in county Cumberland. It comprises the townships of Belbank, Soloport, Stapleton and Trough although the people live in dispersed dwellings scattered over the parish, there being no village or hamlet containing more then ten or a dozen houses. It extends about three miles by five and lies about eight miles North from Brampton. (Directory of East Cumberland, 1884)
SKELTON, where the other children where born, is a parish in the ward of Leath, County Cumberland, 6½ miles N.W. of Penrith, its post town and railway station, and 14 from Wigton. The village is chiefly agricultural. The soil is damp, with a subsoil of clay, freestone, and limestone. The parish contains the townships of Lamonby and Unthank. The church, dedicated to SS. Mary and Michael, is an ancient stone structure with a tower containing two bells." (The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868)
Events
• He worked as a farmer in 1841 in Skelton, , Cumberland, England.
• He worked as an agricultural labourer in 1851 in Hesket Newmarket, , Cumberland, England.
• He emigrated from , , Cumberland, England in 1855. 2
• George resided in Elderslie Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada in 1861 .
• George farmed on Lot 29, Con 3, Elderslie Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada, in 1867 3
George married Margaret THOMPSON about 1835. Margaret was born in 1813 in Stapleton, , Cumberland, England.4
Events
• Margaret resided in Elderslie Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada in 1861 .
Children from this marriage were:
2 i. William George HOPE was christened on May 8, 1836 in Stapleton, , Cumberland, England.5
+ 3 ii. Mary HOPE was born on January 4, 1837 in Stapleton, , Cumberland, England,2,6 was christened on February 5, 1837 in Stapleton, , Cumberland, England, and died on January 28, 1908 in Brant Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada7 at age 71.
4 iii. Margaret HOPE was born on December 7, 1838 in Stapleton, , Cumberland, England, was christened on December 16, 1838 in Stapleton, , Cumberland, England,5 and died on February 8, 1915 in Elderslie Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada at age 76.
Margaret married Wilson PATTERSON, son of John PATTERSON and Mary HOPPER, on March 21, 1889 in Hanover, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada.8 Wilson was born on March 10, 1834 in , , , Ireland and died on August 6, 1922 in Elderslie Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada at age 88.
+ 5 iv. Sarah HOPE was born on January 14, 1841 in Skelton, , Cumberland, England2 and was christened on February 21, 1841 in Skelton, , Cumberland, England.5
+ 6 v. Edward HOPE was born on November 19, 1842 in Skelton, , Cumberland, England,9,10 was christened on May 21, 1843 in Skelton, , Cumberland, England,5 and died on July 25, 1921 in Chesley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada11 at age 78.
+ 7 vi. Jane HOPE was born on September 24, 1844 in Skelton, , Cumberland, England, was christened on February 15, 1846 in Skelton, , Cumberland, England,5 and died on February 20, 1916 in Paisley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada at age 71.
+ 8 vii. Hannah HOPE was born on June 5, 1847 in Skelton, , Cumberland, England, was christened on July 4, 1847 in Skelton, , Cumberland, England,5 and died on June 1, 1933 in , Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada at age 85.
9 viii. Ann HOPE was born on May 2, 1850 in Hesket Newmarket, , Cumberland, England2 and died on January 29, 1928 in Chesley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada11 at age 77.
Ann married George WARD, son of James WARD and Mary Ann TUCKEY, on April 12, 1893 in Elderslie Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.7 George was born on May 22, 1852 in Sullivan Twp, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada.2,9
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