Hello Bill,   Trade was slow. The Durham owners (but not Northumberland) wanted a 7.5% reduction in wages. After three ballots, the miners voted overwhelmingly to strike. Strike started 9 March 1892. On the 8th, the owners at Brokenback Colliery near Bishop Auckland issued a notice that no more free coal would be given to the miners - next morning the men struck.   Source: THE IMPENDING STRIKE The Newcastle Weekly Courant (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England), Saturday, March 12, 1892; Issue 11330   THE MINERS' STRIKE The Newcastle Weekly Courant (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England), Saturday, March 19, 1892; Issue 11331   It lasted 12 weeks, wasn't settled until June after the intervention of the Bishop of Durham, and the miners had to take a 10% reduction.   THE END The Newcastle Weekly Courant (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England), Saturday, June 4, 1892; Issue 11342   Regards, Adi --- On Mon, 3/16/09, bill borodenko <[email protected]> wrote: From: bill borodenko <[email protected]> Subject: [DUR-NBL] Miners strike 1892 Gateshead/Durham To: [email protected] Received: Monday, March 16, 2009, 8:02 PM Hi everyone Help needed on this one please In a letter dated "April 1892" a relative writes " I hope you are taking no hurt with the strike". The letter was to s.one that was a miner in Weavers Row Eighton Banks. Any idea why the strike started & how long it went on for would be much appreciated.I presume it was for the whole of Durham coal field... Thanks Bill B ==== DUR-NBL Mailing List ==== To Post a message to this list send it to, [email protected] ==== DUR-NBL Mailing List ==== List Web Page http://www.communigate.co.uk/ne/durhamgenealogy/index.phtml ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message __________________________________________________________________ Connect with friends from any web browser - no download required. Try the new Yahoo! Canada Messenger for the Web BETA at http://ca.messenger.yahoo.com/webmessengerpromo.php

Hi Nora, This site http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl will give you the GRO reference for her birth registration, assuming that it was registered, as there was no penalty on parents for non-registration until 1875. In some parts of the country as many as 15% of all births were not registered during the first decades after 1837. Many believed that registration was not necessary if the child was baptised. Stan Mapstone

Hi Nora, You may find this site helpful, http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/research/investigatingyourfamilytree/index.a sp#0 Stan Mapstone

I'm trying to figure out how to order a birth certificate for my gg aunt who was born in the Village of New Hartley (mining village) around September 1850. It will establish a link between me and my great grandparents, William Avery and Margaret Dawson of Longbenton, NBL, UK. Thanks. Nora Avery Florida USA

Hello fellow Listers In addition to my Robertson families I am also seeking information on the ANDERSON families of Belford, NBL (North Durham). My 3x grandmother was Catharine ANDERSON, a daughter of John ANDERSON, a labourer. She was born in Belford on 21/1/1819 In St John's Church Newcastle, on 7/5/1840, Catharine ANDERSON married Robert SIMM, a bootmaker formerly of Felton NBL, After marriage and the Bap.of their fist child, Anne, at Newcastle on 18/7/1841, this family then moved to Warkworth, where the remaining children were born. John SIMM alias SIMMS (my g.grandfather) was born 5/8/1843. Bap Church of St Lawrence 27/8/1843. On 20/1/1868, in S.S., he married Isabella WATSON a daughter of Robert Jobson WATSON and Barbara WATSON, nee RENNISON and also known as RENNOLDSON. Margaret SIMM Bap. Church of St Lawrence 26/4/1846 - no further record James SIMM, Bap.Church of St Lawrence18/6/1848. He married Mary Nichol Catholic Chapel Pilgrim St Newcastle on 8/7/1867. Robert SIMM, Bn. 13/1/1850, Bap.Church of St Lawrence 20/1/1850 - Died 22/1/1850, Bur. 22/1/1850. Isabella SIMM, Bap.Church of St Lawrence 7/3/1852 - No further record. In conclusion I am seeking further details of the SIMM siblings Margaret & Isabella. We have already contacted some of James SIMMs descendants, who reportedly were a family that became out of contact with each other. As for John SIMMS family we have remained in contact with most family members. Three of his sons moved to Toronto, Ont CA. Also I would like to discover whether Catharine/Catherine ANDERSON had any other siblings. Her marriage certificate only mentioned her father. Kind regards to all Alan Bird Brisbane Qld. Aus.

Hello John Not the book you asked about but this site may be of interest to you http://www.wheatleyhill.com/Thornley/index.htm Best regards Heather Visit my Family Tree's at GOODWIN and GORDON http://heatherac.tribalpages.com CARBIS SPARROW ATTWOOLL http://carbissparrow.tribalpages.com JOLLIFFE MOULAND http://jolliffemouland.tribalpages.com/ --- On Sun, 15/3/09, John Ayton <[email protected]> wrote: Subject: [DUR-NBL] History of Thornley To: [email protected] He kept a cash book detailing all of his expenses from  1922 until 1935. It is very interesting reading and you get a real flavour of the family from what they spent as well as finding out what everyday things cost. However an entry has me wondering as in April 1927 Grandad paid 6s 6d for a History of Thornley. I'm presuming that this is a book and wondered if anyone knows anything about it???

In a message dated 16/03/2009 08:30:45 GMT Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Grandad paid 6s 6d for a History of Thornley __________________________________________________________________________ I wonder if it was "The History of the Parishes of Thornley & Tow Law, Together with the Lordship of Bradley & the Ecclesiastical Parish of Firtree with the Township of North Bredburn in the Co Palatine of Durham" by H Conyers SURTEES Private Publication, 1926. If it was there are three copies for sale http://www.abebooks.co.uk/ Stan Mapstone

Hello Listers I am still anxiously seeking other Listers who have interests in the ROBERTSON and associated families as listed below. The Patriarch and Matriarch of this family were: Alexander ROBERTSON who married Mary SAMSON at Jarrow on 26/6/1791. (/Mary was the youngest and 12th in the issue of William SAMSON and Mary GLAYHOME who married at Alnwick on 26/12/1744)./ Their sons were: (1) William ROBERTSON (1792- 1861) who married Jane COMMINS on 21st July 1814. Their issue were 6 sons and 8 daughters. Of the sons: Alexander Robertson (1817- ?) married Eleanor MASON in S.S. on 18/1/1847 John Cummins Robertson (1829-1904) married Ann STEPHENSON at S.S. in 1860 Of the sons Thomas bap St Hildas 17 Jun 1827 , William bap 23/7/1828 - no further details The other sons would appear to have died early. Of the daughters: Jane married Robert FAIRLEY in 1843 Mary married Robert Watson BAINS on 3/2/1842 Annabelle marr. Robert TINGLE at Tynemouth in 1855 Emma Robertson marr. Richard PURVIS at Tynemouth in 1858 The other four died in infancy (2) Joseph ROBERTSON bap. St Hilda's Chapelry 15/9/1793 - no further record (3) Thomas ROBERTSON (1795-1872) married Elizabeth FRENCH at Bishopwearmouth on 7/8/1823 Their issue were 6 sons and 2 daughters Of the sons: Joseph Robertson married Mary MAWSON at Sunderland in 1857 Thomas Burn Robertson married Jane HUTCHINSON at S.S. qtr ended June7 Associated 1850 John French Robertson married Elizabeth HUTCHINSON S.S. on 2/12/1865 Alexander Bap. 22/6/1844 - no further record. James Robertson ( my g. grandfather) married (1) Jane LOVE dau Charles LOVE at St Hildas S.S. 6/6/1864 (2) Mary Louise SMITH S.S. 1879 William Samson Robertson married (1) Mary SMITH at Newcastle in 1862 (2) Charlotte Towns SoS. 22 Aug 1881 Of the daughters: Mary bap. St Hildas 29/6/1828 - no further record Elizabeth married George Haylock LAMBELL 1/12/1850 at Holy Trinity Church. (Freda Lloyd has supplied me with some details on this family together with details of the French family) Hoping their are others on the list who may connect with these families Alan Bird

Hi All, I'm very lucky to be the current keeper of my grnadfather's cash book. He was called John Henry Ayton and lived in the Consett/Shotley Bridge area for most of his adult life. He kept a cash book detailing all of his expenses from 1922 until 1935. It is very interesting reading and you get a real flavour of the family from what they spent as well as finding out what everyday things cost. However an entry has me wondering as in April 1927 Grandad paid 6s 6d for a History of Thornley. I'm presuming that this is a book and wondered if anyone knows anything about it??? The Ayton family lived in Thornley village--Thornley near Tow Law that is-- in the 1800s so I would see the interest that Grandad would have in the village. Obviously I too would like to see this publication if it so exists. Any help would be appreciated yours John Ayton _________________________________________________________________ 25GB of FREE Online Storage – Find out more http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/134665320/direct/01/

Thank you John For looking up John william Murphy ,on his Marriage Certificate he has his age 44 which means he was born 1865 but as you can see it was 1858 and just John Murphy , How did you find that his Father James was on the Spartan , I do thank you very much , I have now to find his first Marriage and were his father came from Thank you Lesley

Lesley, this might be them:- 1871 census has the following family living at 38 Hamilton Street:- James Murphy 43 Mariner b Sunderland Jane " 37 b Coxgreen Margaret " 14 b Sunderland John " 11 b Sunderland In 1861 James Murphy (34) was shown as Mate aboard the Spartan off Flamborough Head John lesleywhiting wrote: > Hi can anyone Help Looking for John William Murphy Sunderland, found him with his second Marriage to Mary Ann Telford maiden name Tulip , 1909 Was Merchant Seaman His Father James was Merchant seaman.cannot find anything befor 1909 He,s Family Can you Help Please Thank you > ==== DUR-NBL Mailing List ==== > To Post a message to this list send it to, > [email protected] > > ==== DUR-NBL Mailing List ==== > List Web Page > http://www.communigate.co.uk/ne/durhamgenealogy/index.phtml > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Hi can anyone Help Looking for John William Murphy Sunderland, found him with his second Marriage to Mary Ann Telford maiden name Tulip , 1909 Was Merchant Seaman His Father James was Merchant seaman.cannot find anything befor 1909 He,s Family Can you Help Please Thank you

Joining in the Robson discussion - has anyone come across the Jane Robson who married Anthony Bainbridge at St John, Newcastle in 1697? John Dorothy E Blais wrote: > My GGGgrandfather, James Dixon , a baker b. in Newcastle around 1786 married Isabella Robson b. 1794 on January 17th , 1811 at All Saints . Another couple with the same name were married in 19th Nov., 1820 at Bywell , St. Andrews which confused my research. > > One researcher suggested that James' parents might have been George Dixon who married Elisabeth Lamb on Dec, 4th, 1776 at All Saints, Ncle. and that a John Robson married a Mary b. 1769 who could have been Isabella's parents.I have not been able to prove these conjectures:-) > > Their children were George born and baptised in 1812 at All Saints, Hannah, chr. on Dec. 11th ,1814, Isabella b. March 17th, 1820 , James Matthias b. March 23 , 1823 and my GGgrandfather William Maxwell Dixon b. 1825 in Newcastle. The only family member that I have lots of information on is my GGgrandfather and his wife , Mary Ann JOHNSON and her family. > > I have tried for many years to find Isabella Robson's parents and siblings and would appreciate any help on this family. > Cheers, > Dorothy on Vancouver Island, B.C.( originally from South Shields) > ==== DUR-NBL Mailing List ==== > To Post a message to this list send it to, > [email protected] > > ==== DUR-NBL Mailing List ==== > List Web Page > http://www.communigate.co.uk/ne/durhamgenealogy/index.phtml > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Hello All: My great-grandmother, Elizabeth Hannah Howard, was married to Samuel Brown in 1862 in Halvergate, Norfolk. She and Samuel had 12 children (including my grandfather, John Henry Brown), some of whom died in childhood. The family later moved to Newcastle where they appear in the 1891 census. Samuel apparently died in 1895 in Tynemouth and Elizabeth remarried in 1898 to William Cook, a widower (b. 1851 in Bedlington). In 1901 William and Elizabeth were living together, in Gateshead, with four children, all with the last name of Cook. Three of the children appear to be the adopted children of Samuel Brown (Alexander, or Abraham (18), Edith (13) and Isabella M or Malo (11)). The fourth, Edward Cook (9), is William's son by his first wife. Does anyone have any further information that would help me track the descendants? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Tod Brown Maine, USA

----- Original Message ----- From: Dorothy E Blais To: Harry Coxon Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 1:00 PM Subject: Re: Robson/Dixon Thank you very much, Harry. One of their sons was named James Matthias so could well have been named after the grandfather. Someone found the record of James' son George b. Sept. 25th, 1812 and bapt. Dec. 13th 1812 at All Saints son of James of this parish and Isabella daughter of John Robson lab. of Gosforth North.I'll check out the Gosforth parish records on the free search labs ....which I haven't tried yet:-) Appreciate your help. Cheers, Dorothy ----- Original Message ----- From: Harry Coxon To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 10:24 AM Subject: Robson/Dixon Hello Dorothy, This may not be what you are looking for, but I thought I would let you know about it:- DIXON, James Christening Gender: Male Christening Date: 2 Jul 1786 Recorded in: Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England Collection: All Saints Father: Matthew DIXON Source: FHL Film 1068939 Dates: 1750 - 1790 Could this be your Isabella and her parents:- ROBSON, Isabel Christening Gender: Female Christening Date: 23 Mar 1794 Recorded in: Bywell, Northumberland, England Collection: St Andrew Father: James ROBSON Mother: Margaret Source: FHL Film 1068610 Dates: 1705 - 1898 Harry COXON (Willington, Co.Durham) Website: http://freespace.virgin.net/harry.coxon Researching Northumberland/Durham COXON,LONSDALE,PEARSON,CRAWFORD,GRAHAM,BALMER, HARRISON,TEASDALE,WILLIAMS,RUTHERFORD,JACKSON.

My GGGgrandfather, James Dixon , a baker b. in Newcastle around 1786 married Isabella Robson b. 1794 on January 17th , 1811 at All Saints . Another couple with the same name were married in 19th Nov., 1820 at Bywell , St. Andrews which confused my research. One researcher suggested that James' parents might have been George Dixon who married Elisabeth Lamb on Dec, 4th, 1776 at All Saints, Ncle. and that a John Robson married a Mary b. 1769 who could have been Isabella's parents.I have not been able to prove these conjectures:-) Their children were George born and baptised in 1812 at All Saints, Hannah, chr. on Dec. 11th ,1814, Isabella b. March 17th, 1820 , James Matthias b. March 23 , 1823 and my GGgrandfather William Maxwell Dixon b. 1825 in Newcastle. The only family member that I have lots of information on is my GGgrandfather and his wife , Mary Ann JOHNSON and her family. I have tried for many years to find Isabella Robson's parents and siblings and would appreciate any help on this family. Cheers, Dorothy on Vancouver Island, B.C.( originally from South Shields)

Hi Listers Cannot help with current ROBSON query,but I do have two ROBSON families in my tree. 1/ Grace ROBSON married 3 Nov.1768 Whitley Chapel Hexham,by Licence,to John ORD of Hole House Hexham. Grace ORD (nee ROBSON)buried 8 June 1821 aged 77yr,??BrokenBurgh?? from Parish Records. The only Grace I've found so far for these dates is; Grace ROBSON baptised 20 Feb 1744 Hartburn,dau.of Michael ROBSON and mother Ann (unknown). Other children; William bpt.12 Aug.1728 N-U-Tyne Mary bpt.25 Nov.1729 N-U-Tyne; Robert bpt.19 July 1739 Hartburn. 2/ 2nd Family from Ryal Stamfordham John ROBSON married 28 Dec.1736 by Licence Elizabeth OLIVER Children; Thomas ROBSON bpt.17 Oct.1737 Ingoe; bd.7 Dec.1817 83yr Matfen married Dorothy ARMITAGE 17 July 1768 Kirkheaton; Oliver ROBSON bpt.29 May1745 died 13 Oct.1751 Also there is a baptism for OLIVER ROBSON 26 Dec.1780 son of John ROBSON Jnr. mother Isabel Any help with these people would be wonderful. Happy to help with descendants if wanted. Heather FORSTER NZ Easy recipes for Christmas entertaining on Yahoo!Xtra Lifestyle- http://nz.lifestyle.yahoo.com/food-recipes

Many thanks to Jan, Margaret and Stan for the info. As always, very much appreciated. Regards Jan.

Hello looking up a John william Murphy Born about 1857-65 Father James Murphy was a Mariner. All I have is a second marriage of John to a Mary Ann Telford who was also a widow her maiden name was Tulip , I cannot find his Birth . on his marriage Certificate he put down that he was born 1865 He married Dec 1909 lived at 28 Woodbine Street Sunderland as did Mary Ann but i can only find a John Murphy who.s Father as james and a Mariner , in 1861 Census as born 1857, I have been looking for a long time , I cannot find first Marriage or Birth . Can anyone Help Please They are from Sunderland or Monkwearmouth Shore , Both were Mariners Thank You Lesley .

Hi Jan, It is called St Michael. Here is a photo of it. http://www.joinermarriageindex.com/pjoiner/genuki/churches/DUR%20Churches/SunderlandMinster.html From Jan Boyes ----- Original Message ----- From: Jan Jackson To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 10:24 AM Subject: [DUR-NBL] Parish Church, Bishopwearmouth? Hello List, I may have already asked this some time ago but cannot find the info. Does anyone know the name of the above Church? I have a marriage cert dated March 1868 which just gives the above info and not the full name of the Church. Thanks Jan.