BLAMIRE, William (1790-1862), of Thackwood Nook and The Oaks, near Dalston, Cumb.

b. 13 Apr. 1790, o.s. of William Blamire, yeoman farmer and naval surgeon, of Dalston and Jane, da. of John Christian of Ewanrigg Hall, Cumb. and Milntown, Isle of Man. educ. by Rev. William Paley at Dalston to 1799; by Rev. John Fawcett at Carlisle 1799-1805; Westminster 1805-8; Christ Church, Oxf. 1808. m. 3 Apr. 1834, his cos. Dora, da. of John Taubman of The Nunnery, Isle of Man, wid. of Col. Mark Wilks of Kirby, Isle of Man, s.p. suc. John Sanderson to Thackwood Nook 1808; fa. to The Oaks 1814. d. 12 Jan. 1862.