Hi, thanks I had seen that - I was just wondering why the district was described as being Yorkshire, Northumberland/Westmorland - where does Northumberland/Westmorland come into it? > From: pat.williams14@o2.co.uk > To: deanh61@hotmail.co.uk; dur-nbl-l@rootsweb.com > Subject: RE: [DUR-NBL] Registration Districts > Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2011 20:56:17 +0000 > > Hi Heather > > The following is taken from freebmd > > The district Rother V. is an alternative name for Rother Valley and it is in > the county of West Riding of Yorkshire; information about it can be found > here > > Which takes you to the following page > > http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/rother%20valley.html > > this registration district cam was in existence from June 1938 - Mach 1974 > > hope this helps > > regards > > Patrick Williams > > > Hi everyone, I have a relative who's birth index says that he was registered > in the district of Rother V. I assume this means Rother Valley which > appears to be Sheffield - ish (correct me if I am wrong). > > Ancestry says Rother V is Yorkshire/ Northumberland/ Westmorland, can anyone > explain to me what this actually means? The rest of what I think are > siblings were all born in Newcastle Upon Tyne. > > Thanks > > Heather > > > >

Hi Heather The following is taken from freebmd The district Rother V. is an alternative name for Rother Valley and it is in the county of West Riding of Yorkshire; information about it can be found here Which takes you to the following page http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/rother%20valley.html this registration district cam was in existence from June 1938 - Mach 1974 hope this helps regards Patrick Williams Hi everyone, I have a relative who's birth index says that he was registered in the district of Rother V. I assume this means Rother Valley which appears to be Sheffield - ish (correct me if I am wrong). Ancestry says Rother V is Yorkshire/ Northumberland/ Westmorland, can anyone explain to me what this actually means? The rest of what I think are siblings were all born in Newcastle Upon Tyne. Thanks Heather

Hi everyone, I have a relative who's birth index says that he was registered in the district of Rother V. I assume this means Rother Valley which appears to be Sheffield - ish (correct me if I am wrong). Ancestry says Rother V is Yorkshire/ Northumberland/ Westmorland, can anyone explain to me what this actually means? The rest of what I think are siblings were all born in Newcastle Upon Tyne. Thanks Heather

Hi Brenda With great respect there is nothing anyone on the list can do, the best place to send an enquiry is the GRO themselves For contact details see http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/contact_us.asp There are email, telephone and snail mail ways of getting in contact Although it is frustrating when certificates do not arrive in five minutes <g> perhaps its worth taking into account that its just three weeks after Christmas when they would have had staff on holiday or closed completely (some places close days before Christmas and open in January) yet the orders invariably do not have holidays but get more as new people take up the hobby (obsession :-) I would make contact directly by the best method for you but do read the instructions on site If you have been waiting for twelve years a couple more weeks won't hurt to much <g> (and yes I am joking I know all to well the feeling of waiting) Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Hi there listers > I have sent the right amount of $$$ and the information to the GR > office last month for > a marriage certificate in Knaresborough in 1848 for JOHN JONES and > CATHERINE CLARK. > Writing from Cape Cod Mass, I have been doing Durham family genealogy for > 12 years and the info has come slowly at best. > This couple's children and grandchildren lived in Consett and worked > in the mines. > They had come from Co Monaghan (at least the in laws) and > eventually(1879) came over > to the US east coast. > How long does it take for the GRO to send a cert ???? I found the > info on findmypast > and feel it is correct. > It has been over a month and I wonder what you people have > experienced with the office. > Any info will be much appreciated as I got a confirmation etc. > Thanks to all. > Brenda

Hi all, I'm trying to help someone locate the graves of James and Mary FOSTER who lived at Hindley Hall, Broomley, Northumberland. James FOSTER died on 30 March 1879, at Hindley, aged 60, and his death was reported in The Standard (London, England). He left a substantial will, and had been a Lead-Manufacturer. There are many references to him and some of his family on Durham Record Office site; Tyne & Wear Archives, National Archives etc, but no mention of his burial place. I believe that St. Peter, Bywell would be the parish church for Broomley, and I visited the churchyard yesterday. Unfortunately, I could not find a gravestone for them, but several stones were illegible, and some are laid flat. The church seems to be closed at the present time, no doubt due to the bad weather conditions over the winter, so I could not check if there was a memorial plaque inside the church. (Completely unrelated, despite the bitter cold, the snowdrops were trying their best to grow and flower!). >From a report in the Newcastle Courant, (23 February 1877), their daughter, Emma Foster, was married on 15 February 1877 in Cannes, France, British Vice Consulate to Charles Frank Forster, she the daughter of James Foster, Hindley Hall, Stocksfield on Tyne. There was quite a large headstone in the churchyard: Charles James Forster, son of C. F. Forster, born June 4th 1880, died at Hindley July 28th 1881. Grandmother Mary Foster was still living at Hindley Hall, Broomley in the 1881 census, which leads me to believe that her husband James Foster would also be buried there, and possibly herself, whenever she shuffled off the mortal coil. Does anyone please have access to the burial records for St. Peter, Bywell who could possibly help to confirm whether the senior Fosters were buried there? Kind regards, Yvonne Purdy

Brenda, a month seems much too long. There is nothing I can see on the web site to indicate problems/delays in issuing certificates. I suggest you contact the GRO directly to find out what is going on. Ian Thirlwell ----- Original Message ----- From: "brenda robicheau" <brendar66@comcast.net> To: <DUR-NBL@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2011 2:48 PM Subject: [DUR-NBL] JONES CLARK marriage GRO > Hi there listers > I have sent the right amount of $$$ and the information to the GR > office last month for > a marriage certificate in Knaresborough in 1848 for JOHN JONES and > CATHERINE CLARK. > Writing from Cape Cod Mass, I have been doing Durham family genealogy for > 12 years and the info has come slowly at best. > This couple's children and grandchildren lived in Consett and worked > in the mines. > They had come from Co Monaghan (at least the in laws) and > eventually(1879) came over > to the US east coast. > How long does it take for the GRO to send a cert ???? I found the > info on findmypast > and feel it is correct. > It has been over a month and I wonder what you people have > experienced with the office. > Any info will be much appreciated as I got a confirmation etc. > Thanks to all. > Brenda >

I ordered a certificate that was supposed to have been dispatched 21 Dec. Go to the GRO website and click on "order a certificate" when that page opens click on "contact us". There is a section for after you have ordered about making complaints. You will need that COL number from when you ordered. I always print out the page after I have purchased that gives the information you supplied from the index as this is not the first time my certificate did not arrive in a timely manner. Actually I made my complaint 2 weeks ago and I am still waiting. Janis

Hi there listers I have sent the right amount of $$$ and the information to the GR office last month for a marriage certificate in Knaresborough in 1848 for JOHN JONES and CATHERINE CLARK. Writing from Cape Cod Mass, I have been doing Durham family genealogy for 12 years and the info has come slowly at best. This couple's children and grandchildren lived in Consett and worked in the mines. They had come from Co Monaghan (at least the in laws) and eventually(1879) came over to the US east coast. How long does it take for the GRO to send a cert ???? I found the info on findmypast and feel it is correct. It has been over a month and I wonder what you people have experienced with the office. Any info will be much appreciated as I got a confirmation etc. Thanks to all. Brenda

Hello Diana, I'm afraid that I can't help with your query as I have not got that far back, but I wonder if your Thomas BARKESS is connected to my 3 x great grandfather Thomas BARKESS (aka Barkes, Barkass) who according to all censuses was born in Durham c.1811. I have not been able to find a baptism either. He married Elizabeth SMITH in Houghton le Spring on 4 July 1838 where his father was named John BARKESS, Waggonman. Thomas & Elizabeth BARKESS brought up their 10 children in Seaham Harbour where Thomas died in 1884, aged 73 years. I would be interested to hear if you know of a connection. Best wishes, Kevin Scott -----Original Message----- From: dur-nbl-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:dur-nbl-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Diana Sent: 21 January 2011 17:17 To: DUR-NBL@rootsweb.com Subject: [DUR-NBL] Thomas BARKES 1750-1800 Lanchester? Hello, I'm looking for any birth / baptism information for Thomas BARKES (could also be BARKAS, BARKESS etc.). >From a family record I think he lived 1750 to 1800. I know he married Isabella GALESBY in 1774 in Chester-Le-Street. His seven children were born at Holmside Lane, Lanchester. He may have died in Sunderland. Any information appreciated - have tried the usual routes on Ancestry, durhamrecordsonline and FamilySearch so this is a last-gasp before I call this line cold. Also delighted to hear from anyone else researching other parts of this same family. Thanks, Diana ==== DUR-NBL Mailing List ==== To Post a message to this list send it to, DUR-NBL-L@rootsweb.com ==== 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 DUR-NBL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Listers i hope some one maybe help to me I am trying to locate any information on a John McNamee he married Mary McHale she was born about 1917 as far as i know they married in Scotland then went to live in Manchester Kind regards jean

I looked at those baptisms in Lanchester are these the ones? Thomas Barkes baptised 12 Jun 1775 s/o Thomas and Isabella Mary Barkes baptised 29 Nov 1778 d/o Thomas and Isabella, Wareland Green Burial: James Barkas, son of Thomas Barkas, Wareland Green 3 Apr 1780 Isabel Barkas baptised 25 May 1783 d/o Thomas and Isabella, Wareland Green Ann Barkas baptised 18 Dec 1785 d/o Thomas and Isabella, Wareland Green Thomas Barkes born Aug 1788 baptised 29 Nov 1790 s/o Thomas, Holmside ( mother's name on this one and his brother and the next baptism date not present but others around it are.) James Barkes baptised 29 Nov 1790 s/o Thomas, Holmside When you say Sunderland do you mean Sunderland or Bishopwearmouth? I could not find a burial of a Thomas Barkas in my Sunderland burial index I did find one in Bishopwearmouth St. Michael - Thomas Barkas, age 59, died 27 Apr 1801, buried 29 Apr 1801, Hilton Ferry, Cartwright Isabella Barkas burial Bishopwearmouth, Front Street, age 90, 9 Mar 1835. This is only from an index so I don't know if it says widow of Thomas or not--or anything aside from the name. Janis

Hello, I'm looking for any birth / baptism information for Thomas BARKES (could also be BARKAS, BARKESS etc.). >From a family record I think he lived 1750 to 1800. I know he married Isabella GALESBY in 1774 in Chester-Le-Street. His seven children were born at Holmside Lane, Lanchester. He may have died in Sunderland. Any information appreciated - have tried the usual routes on Ancestry, durhamrecordsonline and FamilySearch so this is a last-gasp before I call this line cold. Also delighted to hear from anyone else researching other parts of this same family. Thanks, Diana

On my family tree I have the following family living at *156 Frank St,Benwell in 1911.* ** *John Alexander Robertson* /Head /Marr/age 37/ Iron Turner at Ordinance Works/ born in London [Bow] *Mary Robertson [ m.s. Hudspith]* Wife/ Marr/ age 33 /born in Newcastle on Tyne. *Hilda Robertson* / Dau/ single/ age 7/ born Benwell ,Newcastle on Tyne. *John Alexander Robertson*/ son/ single/ age 5/ born Benwell, Newcastle on Tyne. *Thomas Robertson* / son/ single/ age 1/ born Benwell, Newcastle on Tyne. There is another daughter, *Mary* who was born about 1913. >From my research I know that *Mary Hudspith Robertson* died in 1935. Her parents were *Joseph Hudspith and Mary Lawson.* ** *John Alexander Robertson*[Snr] was the son of *James Robertson and Jane Irvine* who married in Bow in 1863.[ James Robertson and Jane Irvine's roots were from Aberdeenshire] James Alexander Robertson married Mary Hudspith in Newcastle in 1902. John Alexander Robertson[Snr] died in *1960* at which time he lived at *142 Hugh Gardens Newcastle 4*.The informant was his son ,*John Alexander Robertson , who lived at 253 Helmsley Road Newcastle 4. * Further research led me to discover that *John Alexander Robertson continued to live at 253 Helmsley Rd until 1965.* ** *Hilda Robertson *did not marry and died in 1974 at which time she lived in *142 Hugh Gardens.* ** John Alexander Robertson[Snr] his wife Mary and daughter Hilda are all buried in *Elswick Cemetery* ** I have also discovered that neither John Alexander Robertson [Snr] or Hilda Robertson left a will. Would anyone subscribing to this list know anything about John Alexander Robertson [Jn], Thomas Robertson or Mary Robertson [Jn] I would be delighted to be put in touch with the descendants of these people as I could share with them the ancestry of John Alexander Robertson's [Snr] parents. Thanking everyone who has taken time to read this, Lesley Connell [m.s. Robertson]

Mary Ann RICHARDSON, born c. 1850 is recorded as being born in Ludworth, County Durham. Looking at possible births on FreeBMD, I cannot find any reference to Ludworth Township or Parish, and am wondering what Registration District it would come under please? Many thanks Marg Smith Mardi NSW, OZ

Another classic "The Miners of Northumberland and Durham" by Richard Fynes, first published in 1873, Can be read on-line, or down-loaded at http://www.archive.org/details/minersnorthumbe00fynegoog Stan On 16 January 2011 16:37, Stan Mapstone <stanmapstone@gmail.com> wrote: > "The Story of the Durham Miners (1662-1921)" by Sidney Webb, is > downloadable at > http://www.archive.org/details/storyofdurhammin00webbuoft > > Stan Mapstone >

There are twelve people in County Durham registered with the Christian name Washington 1850-1916 Stan Mapstone On 17 January 2011 14:21, Philip <cliviger502@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > Washington THOMPSON... > >  Does anyone have this gentleman in their tree…born c1888 South Shields > In the 1911 census he was living with his parents Thomas and Hannah Thompson at > 84 Livingstone St. South Shields. >  I would be grateful for any information on him, especially the origin of his > Christian name. > Thanks > Philip > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-DURHAM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Washington THOMPSON...  Does anyone have this gentleman in their tree…born c1888 South Shields In the 1911 census he was living with his parents Thomas and Hannah Thompson at 84 Livingstone St. South Shields. I would be grateful for any information on him, especially the origin of his Christian name. Thanks Philip

Hi Marg, Ludworth is linked with Shadworth and comes under Durham Central/Durham &c, sometimes just Durham. Looding at FreeBMD there are a couple of possibles for Mary Ann Richardson, one in the December quarter 1849 and the other March quarter 1850. Regards, Gillian ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marg Smith" <msmith47@tpg.com.au> To: <DUR-NBL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 17, 2011 10:01 AM Subject: [DUR-NBL] Ludworth > Mary Ann RICHARDSON, born c. 1850 is recorded as being born in Ludworth, > County Durham. > > Looking at possible births on FreeBMD, I cannot find any reference to > Ludworth Township or Parish, and am wondering what Registration District > it would come under please? > > Many thanks > Marg Smith > Mardi > NSW, OZ > ==== DUR-NBL Mailing List ==== > To Post a message to this list send it to, > DUR-NBL-L@rootsweb.com > > ==== 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 > DUR-NBL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

"The Story of the Durham Miners (1662-1921)" by Sidney Webb, is downloadable at http://www.archive.org/details/storyofdurhammin00webbuoft Stan Mapstone

Thanks Stan for sending this site for the Durham miners book. I often wondered why my great-grandparents left Durham in 1863 for America when we were in a civil war at the time. He was a miner and they lived in Brancepeth. Page 54 and 55 just answered that question for me. He probably got evicted due to the "the rocking strike" at Brancepeth. Stephanie