Isabella (Loncaster) White (1802 - 1884)

Born Dec 1802 in Hovingham, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of William White — married 4 Dec 1824 in Lastingham, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Died 25 Jul 1884 at age 81 in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States

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Biography

Isabella was born in 1802. She was the daughter of Robert Loncaster and Hannah Hardy. She married William White in Lastingham, northern Yorkshire in 1824. William was a farmer and after they had three children born in Lastingham, the White family emigrated to the United States around 1832 and settled in the Wilmington area. Their first child born in Delaware was son William White. Isabella and William had at least eight children and one daughter, Mary Jane White married Samuel Eckles in Delaware and baptized a daughter Isabella Lancaster Eckles in November 1877. William, who was much older than Isabella, passed away in 1868. Isabella as a widow was head of household and had the Eckles family living with her, although her son-in-law was absent for the 1880 census. Isabella passed away in July 1884 and was buried in the Wilmington & Brandywine Cemetery.

Sources

• Christening, England, Yorkshire Parish Registers 1538-2016, Hovingham, Izabella Loncaster, 12 Dec 1802, father Robert, mother, Hannah
• England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973, Lastingham, Yorkshire, William White and Isabella Loncaster married 4 Dec 1824
• 1850 United States Federal Census, New Castle, Delaware, William White 50, farmer, Isabella White 45, John White 23, farmer, Thomas White 21, William White 18, George White 16, Hannah White 14, Mary J. White 7, Henry M. White 6, Joseph Hardy 25, Mary Galleghar 22, Sarah a Rider 18
• 1880 United States Federal Census, Wilmington, Delaware, Isabella White 77, widowed, Mary J. Eckles 39, daughter, married, Isabella Eckles 2, granddaughter, Samuel Eckles 5/12, grandson
• Delaware, U.S., Church Deaths 1750-1886, Isabella White 82, birth 1802, Burial 28 July 1884 Wilmington & Brandywine Cemetery
• Daily Republican, Sat July 26, 1884, Wilmington, Delaware, DEATHS: White -- In this city on the 25th inst., Mrs. Isabella White, relict of the late William White of New Castle, aged 82 years.