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of Kildare. He afterwards became rector of St. Mary-at-Hill, 

 London, and Barnard Hyde's lecturer. He was the author of 

 several works, among which are " Twelve Lectures on the History 

 of Esther, an illustration of Providence, to which is added Six 

 Discourses on the doctrine of a particular Providence." 1858. 

 Also, " Eight Lectures on the Book of Daniel, and Four Discourses 

 on the doctrine of Mutual Recognition in a Future State." Two 

 volumes on Modern Hagiology, and other works. The youngest 

 of the three brothers, the Rev. Benjamin Crosthwaite, was formerly 

 at St. Andrew's, Leeds. He is canon of Ripon, and is now vicar 

 of Knaresborough. Although above fourscore, he is still active, 

 and I heard him preach an excellent sermon in his own church 

 last summer. He revisited the home of his ancestors and sojourned 

 at Gale Cottage on two occasions, and he preached some years 

 ago at morning service for the Crosthwaite organ fund, and his 

 son, the Rev, Robert Jarrat Crosthwaite, preached in the evening. 

 The latter has recently been appointed a prebend of York, and to 

 a living in that city. The other brother died of fever in Ireland, 

 during the Irish famine. 



I will not follow out the junior branches of the family, which 

 would lengthen out this paper beyond the proper limit ; and 

 having given a separate notice to this Society of Peter Crosthwaite, 

 founder of a museum in Keswick, which appeared in your Trans- 

 actions for 1877-78, this may be a sufficient reason for leaving out 

 any fresh matter which I have since acquired. But, I cannot 

 forbear mentioning that the last representative of the eldest branch 

 died in India. He left his home at Wanthwaite without giving 

 any intimation to his family, and took service in the Royal Marines. 

 He wrote to his mother from Fort George, India, apologizing 

 for the trouble he had occasioned her by his departure, and saying 

 that he would now adhere to his determination to try his fortunes 

 abroad. He requested his brother-in-law, Mr. Sanderson, to see 

 Sir Henry Fletcher or Mr. Crackenthorpe, to procure him a cadet- 

 ship in the H. E. India Service. Failing that, he said, he must 

 pass away " unknown, unwept, unsung." He died abroad, and 

 left his property by will to Mr. John Sanderson, in trust. It con- 



