When Alice Postlethwaite was born in January 1820, in Burton-in-Kendal, Westmorland, England, United Kingdom, her father, Isaac Postlethwaite, was 36 and her mother, Ann Withers, was 31. She married John Howson Beck on 20 September 1831, in Heversham, Westmorland, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Westmorland, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Warton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years. She died in June 1897, in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 77.
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The Museum of Lancashire is located in the former courthouse of Preston in Lancashire, England. The building was designed by Thomas Rickman. Some the exhibits include Lancashire through the years, at work, at play, goes to war, and law and order. All depict different times and events in Lancashire county. The museum closed in 2015 and is now only opened for scheduled appointments.
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English (northern, especially Lancashire): variant of Postlethwait . This is the more frequent spelling in Britain.
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