As John Carruthers was born in Broughton, Cumberland about 1820 a good place to look is a site like Grigg's "PRINCIPAL INHABITANTS OF CUMBERLAND AND WESTMORLAND 1829" [546]. There were two Carruthers in Broughton, John (farmer) in Greater Broughton and William (farmer) in Little Broughton
PRINCIPAL INHABITANTS OF CUMBERLAND 1847 [547]
CARRUTHERS Eliz 72 Scotch St Carlisle (1847)
CARRUTHERS John agent 48 Castle St Belvoir Cot Carlisle (1847)
CARRUTHERS John farmer Fox Houses Gt Broughton (1847)
CARRUTHERS John seedsman/florist Spring Gardens Carlisle (1847)
CARRUTHERS Wm Water St Carlisle (1847)
1 Joseph CARRUTHERS b.27Sep1792 (Great Broughton, Cumberland); d.6Jul1861
Occ. butcher
+ Mary KAY b.12May1793 (Great Broughton); d.10Jan1865
2 Henry CARRUTHERS b.1840 (Broughton); Butcher
2 Margaret CARRUTHERS b.1815 (Wythorpe); Grocer
2 William CARRUTHERS b.2Sep1825 (Great Broughton); d.15Mar1893
Engine driver at mine & butcher
+ Sarah WILSON
dau of John Wilson b.1793 and Jennet b.1794; d.1846 (all Kendal Westmoreland)
3 Wilson CARRUTHERS b.1854 (Great Broughton); (farm servant & labourer)
3 Joseph CARRUTHERS b.1860 (Great Broughton); bricklayer
3 Mary Jane CARRUTHERS b.1862 (Great Broughton)
+ Fred BENTLEY b.1857 (Lancaster)
4 Joe BENTLEY b.1880 (Workington, Cumberland)
3 John K CARRUTHERS b.1884 (Great Broughton); butcher
3 William CARRUTHERS b.12Aug1858 (All Saints, Cockermouth); d.25Mar1931 (Glasgow)
Occ. Cart driver & Steel work gas stoker
+(1) ?
+(2)Elizabeth TOWERS b.29May1859 (Dean); m.1878; d.14Apr1914 (Glasgow)
4 Elizabeth CARRUTHERS (b.1887, Glasgow)
4 Fred CARRUTHERS
4 Flora CARRUTHERS
4 Ina CARRUTHERS
4 Thomas CARRUTHERS
4 Emma CARRUTHERS (b.1889, Glasgow)
4 Janet CARRUTHERS (b.1882)
4 Jack CARRUTHERS
4 Mary CARRUTHERS (b.14Jun1885, Cockermouth England; d.19Jun1947, home)
+(3) Unknown
4 John CARRUTHERS (b.1880, Workington)
_____
Alternatively, you could be excused for thinking there has to be a close relationship between this family and mine with brothers John and Joseph emmigrating (our John went to Canada, Joseph to New Zealand) and having 11 children (not counting Great Uncle Harry who was undoubtedly a little unexpected, born when his mum was 43). This line has a Keith (even if relegated to a second name!)
Torpenhow is only 10km from Great Broughton
1 John CARRUTHERS
+ Mary BANKS
2 William CARRUTHERS b.1814 (Torpenhow, Cumberland)
+ Cicelia ANDREWS m~1838
dau of John ANDREWS and Elizabeth MOLLISON
They emm. from England to Australia on the Formosa as a free settler arriving 4 July 1840.
3 John b<1840
3 Mary CARRUTHERS
+ Robert DRAIN (Drane) b.Essex
3 Joseph b.21Jul1841 (Sydney). bap.15Aug1841 (Petersham Parish, CoE)
+ Catherine SHEPHERD b.2Aug1850 (Kangalula NSW); m.1869
4 Eleven children, all raised as Roman Catholics, including
4 Norman Hugh CARRUTHERS. who in turn married a
+ Mary Eva McINTOSH
5 Kevin Keith CARRUTHERS b.25Sep1924
+ ___
6 Frances WILSON
[548], [549]
1 Francis CARRUTHERS Esq of Dormont (a gentleman of a very ancient and once opulent family)
+ Margaret MAXWELL eldest dau of Sir William MAXWELL, of Morneith (Bart); m.1735
"In the year 1740 Mrs CARRUTHERS was discovered to have for some time
carried on an adulterous intercourse with several individuals of very low rank , one
of whom was a menial servant in the family."
[was the social status of her lovers her crime, or the inconvenience of falling pregant
while Francis was away? Francis was away in England August-November 1740 and arrived
home to find his wife about 3 month's pregnant. The daughter was born 28 May 1741.
Illigitimacy was assumed (they subsequently divorced), but never proved (so the child's
son inherited!]
2 Betty ROBSON (not acknowledged by Francis)
+ Henry ROUTLEDGE m.1758
3 ___ ROUTLEDGE (proved as heir as no absolute proof he wasn't [550])