In message <102967.98775.qm@web55604.mail.re4.yahoo.com>, topoisomer@yahoo.com writes >Hi there, > >I've had so much useful advice here, I have decided to >share another dead end in my local family tree. > >I have very little information to go on. > >Edward Lewis. DOB 1880-1890 i guess. > >Gatehead/Durham is where he lived. > >All i know is he was killed in Lambton D Pit at some >point after 1910. >But Lewis is such a frequent name...... > > >Cheers > >Jack Hello Jack, From Durham mining museum website <http://www.dmm.org.uk/colliery/l002.htm#i15419> Lambton Colliery Lewis, Edward, 08 Feb 1922, aged 26, Stoneman, he and some other stonemen were building a pack wall and setting girders on the engine plane; just as they lifted the second girder into position a stone fell from the roof and killed him instantly. If this was your Edward then he was born about 1896. It could be worth getting his death certificate. Also look in newspapers as there may be some mention of his family. Did he marry - certificate would give his father's name? There are a couple of Edward LEWIS in 1901 but it is hard to narrow it down further. BOWMAN family Casualty Details Name: BOWMAN Initials: M Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Private Regiment/Service: Durham Light Infantry Unit Text: 10th Bn. Age: 30 Date of Death: 11/08/1915 Service No: 14972 Additional information: Son of Robert and Mary Ann Bowman; husband of Cathrine Bowman, of 35, Fullerton Place, Gateshead-on-Tyne. Native of Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: IV. A. 3A. Cemetery: ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY So Matthew was born about 1885. >From Freebmd Marriage Gateshead district Sept 1913 Catherine DOLAN + Matthew BOWMAN 10a 1863. 1901 census Pollards Lands Ecclesiastical parish: Escomb St John Town: Etherley Dene County/Island: Durham Country: England Registration district: Auckland Sub-registration district: Bishop Auckland ED, institution, or vessel: 11 Household schedule number: 90 Household Members: Name Age Jane Bowman 6 dau DUR Woodside Mary Ann Bowman 40 wife DUR Primrose Hill Mary Ethel Bowman 9 dau DUR Woodside Matthew Bowman 15 son Pony driver DUR Etherley Moor Robert Bowman 50 head coal miner hewer DUR Martin-le-Moor DUR Susana Bowman 17 dau appr dressmaker DUR Escomb Hugh Flanagan 34 boarder Thomas Johnson 72 " Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 4645; Folio: 13; Page: 17. Marton -le - Moor is actually in N.YKS. 1891 Escomb Ecclesiastical parish: Whitton Park Town: Woodside County/Island: Durham Country: England Registration district: Auckland Sub-registration district: Bishop Auckland ED, institution, or vessel: 12 Household Members: Name Age Elizabeth A Bowman 10 Florence Bowman 3 Hannah Bowman 7 Henry Bowman 13 John W Bowman 16 Marmaduke Bowman 1 Maryann Bowman 32 Mathew Bowman 5 Robert Bowman 40 Source Citation: Class: RG12; Piece: 4068; Folio 120; Page 8; GSU roll: 6099178. 1881 Household: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Disability Robert BOWMAN Head M Male 30 Martonlemoor, York, England Innkeeper Mary BOWMAN Wife M Female 22 St Ann Auckland, Durham, England Innkeepers Wife Benjamin HARPER Lodger U Male 30 Dudley, Stafford, England Puddler John MOWBRAY Lodger M Male 30 Bury Edge, Durham, England Puddler Mary MOWBRAY Lodger M Female 22 Leadgate, Durham, England Puddlers Wife ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- Source Information: Dwelling Bay Horse Inn Census Place Escomb, Durham, England Family History Library Film 1342182 Public Records Office Reference RG11 Piece / Folio 4915 / 92 Page Number 30 Possible Marriages: Surname Forename(s) Year District BOWMAN Robert 1874 Durham Western MC KENZIE Mary A 1874 Durham Western Surname Forename(s) Year District BIRNIE Mary 1875 Durham Central BOWMAN Robert 1875 Durham Central It could be that there was no family tie between the LEWIS and BOWMAN families and they were just friends who took Edward in. It would be useful to know if they lived near each other in the next census, but you will have to wait a couple of years for that:) Regards, -- Helen Oram

Helen: I think this is your Edward Lewis, Edward 26 08 Feb 1922 Lambton DUR Lewis, Edward, 08 Feb 1922, aged 26, Stoneman, he and some other stonemen were building a pack wall and setting girders on the engine plane; just as they lifted the second girder into position a stone fell from the roof and killed him instantly -----Original Message----- From: dur-nbl-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:dur-nbl-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Helen Oram Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 6:36 AM To: dur-nbl@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [DUR-NBL] Lewis dead end In message <102967.98775.qm@web55604.mail.re4.yahoo.com>, topoisomer@yahoo.com writes >Hi there, > >I've had so much useful advice here, I have decided to share another >dead end in my local family tree. > >I have very little information to go on. > >Edward Lewis. DOB 1880-1890 i guess. > >Gatehead/Durham is where he lived. > >All i know is he was killed in Lambton D Pit at some point after 1910. >But Lewis is such a frequent name...... > > >Cheers > >Jack Hello Jack, From Durham mining museum website <http://www.dmm.org.uk/colliery/l002.htm#i15419> Lambton Colliery Lewis, Edward, 08 Feb 1922, aged 26, Stoneman, he and some other stonemen were building a pack wall and setting girders on the engine plane; just as they lifted the second girder into position a stone fell from the roof and killed him instantly. If this was your Edward then he was born about 1896. It could be worth getting his death certificate. Also look in newspapers as there may be some mention of his family. Did he marry - certificate would give his father's name? There are a couple of Edward LEWIS in 1901 but it is hard to narrow it down further. BOWMAN family Casualty Details Name: BOWMAN Initials: M Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Private Regiment/Service: Durham Light Infantry Unit Text: 10th Bn. Age: 30 Date of Death: 11/08/1915 Service No: 14972 Additional information: Son of Robert and Mary Ann Bowman; husband of Cathrine Bowman, of 35, Fullerton Place, Gateshead-on-Tyne. Native of Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: IV. A. 3A. Cemetery: ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY So Matthew was born about 1885. >From Freebmd Marriage Gateshead district Sept 1913 Catherine DOLAN + Matthew BOWMAN 10a 1863. 1901 census Pollards Lands Ecclesiastical parish: Escomb St John Town: Etherley Dene County/Island: Durham Country: England Registration district: Auckland Sub-registration district: Bishop Auckland ED, institution, or vessel: 11 Household schedule number: 90 Household Members: Name Age Jane Bowman 6 dau DUR Woodside Mary Ann Bowman 40 wife DUR Primrose Hill Mary Ethel Bowman 9 dau DUR Woodside Matthew Bowman 15 son Pony driver DUR Etherley Moor Robert Bowman 50 head coal miner hewer DUR Martin-le-Moor DUR Susana Bowman 17 dau appr dressmaker DUR Escomb Hugh Flanagan 34 boarder Thomas Johnson 72 " Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 4645; Folio: 13; Page: 17. Marton -le - Moor is actually in N.YKS. 1891 Escomb Ecclesiastical parish: Whitton Park Town: Woodside County/Island: Durham Country: England Registration district: Auckland Sub-registration district: Bishop Auckland ED, institution, or vessel: 12 Household Members: Name Age Elizabeth A Bowman 10 Florence Bowman 3 Hannah Bowman 7 Henry Bowman 13 John W Bowman 16 Marmaduke Bowman 1 Maryann Bowman 32 Mathew Bowman 5 Robert Bowman 40 Source Citation: Class: RG12; Piece: 4068; Folio 120; Page 8; GSU roll: 6099178. 1881 Household: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Disability Robert BOWMAN Head M Male 30 Martonlemoor, York, England Innkeeper Mary BOWMAN Wife M Female 22 St Ann Auckland, Durham, England Innkeepers Wife Benjamin HARPER Lodger U Male 30 Dudley, Stafford, England Puddler John MOWBRAY Lodger M Male 30 Bury Edge, Durham, England Puddler Mary MOWBRAY Lodger M Female 22 Leadgate, Durham, England Puddlers Wife ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- Source Information: Dwelling Bay Horse Inn Census Place Escomb, Durham, England Family History Library Film 1342182 Public Records Office Reference RG11 Piece / Folio 4915 / 92 Page Number 30 Possible Marriages: Surname Forename(s) Year District BOWMAN Robert 1874 Durham Western MC KENZIE Mary A 1874 Durham Western Surname Forename(s) Year District BIRNIE Mary 1875 Durham Central BOWMAN Robert 1875 Durham Central It could be that there was no family tie between the LEWIS and BOWMAN families and they were just friends who took Edward in. It would be useful to know if they lived near each other in the next census, but you will have to wait a couple of years for that:) Regards, -- Helen Oram ==== 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