Ed, Here he is ( found on Ancestry.com ) Best wishes, Anne Name:   Wright, Edward Age in 1891:   16 Relation:   Lodger Gender:   Male Where Born:   Middlesborough, Yorkshire   Civil parish:   Stranton Ecclesiastical parish:   All Saints Town:   County:   Durham   Street address: 51 Thomas Street, in household of Daniel (35 )and Sarah E Morris(29) and adopted son Joseph Riddle,1   Occupation: Ship Plater's helper ( both Daniel and Edward. Source information:   RG12/4066 Registration district:   Hartlepool Sub registration district:   Hartlepool ED, institution, or vessel:   50 Folio:   8 Page:   10 On 25 Apr 2004, at 00:59, Ed Witherden wrote: > Hi: > Could someone please lookup Edward Turner WRIGHT in the 1891 > census of Co Durham. I believe at that time he might have been living > in or around the Shildon/New Shildon area. He was born in 1874 in > Middlesboro. > > Thank you. > > Ed Witherden > <<ewitherden@shaw.ca>> > > > ==== ENG-DURHAM Mailing List ==== > Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History > by ROY STOCKDILL > http://www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html >

In 1791 James TONES married Mary OVINGTON in Penshaw All Saints. Penshaw All Saints parish records list James TONES (Pitman na of Whickham) as father on baptisms of five children from 1800 to 1815 by his wife Mary SUTTON na of Washington. I am trying to find out if this could be the same James TONES. However, I can find no record of a death for either Mary TONES - nor a marriage between James TONES and Mary SUTTON. Can anyone tell me if the parish records would list the mother as "by his wife" if no marriage had taken place? or if they had lived together for long enough would she be accepted as his wife. Also if Mary TONES (nee OVINGTON) did not die before James started to have children with Mary SUTTON was divorce available around 1800? and is it something a pitman would do? Any advice or info would be most gratefully accepted. Regards Barbara TONES (nee JACKSON) born Sunderland - living Melbourne Australia.

Hi Isabel, I know its a shot in the dark but I have a serious brick wall with the McDermott family so I wonder if you would tell me more about your Patrick McDermott? My grandmother was Mary McDermott who was born in Drummettagh, Fermanagh, Ireland in 1880. She married my grand-father, William Edward Boustead in 1903 St Charles, Tudhoe, Co.Durham. Her parents were Charles McDermott and Anne Curry who were both born about 1851 in Ireland, presumably Fermanagh or Tyrone. In 1891 they were living in Merrington, Co Durham and in 1903 moved to Middlestonemoor Co.Durham although I don't know where or when he died. Do you think there may be a connection? Ted Crooks ---- Original Message ----- From: "Isabella love" <isandgord@shaw.ca> To: <ENG-DURHAM-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 6:44 PM Subject: [ENG-DUR] McDermott > Hi Listers, > I have just received my ggrandfathers death cert. He died Dec. 27, 1918 at > age 71 years in Poor Law Institution. The address under occupation (coal > miner) was George St. Easington Lane. I don't know if this is his address > or the Poor Law institution. His name was Patrick McDermott. He was > married to Catherine Goodman. I wondered if anyone was going through the > deaths could they keep an eye out for Catherine McDermott. I imagine she > outlived him, but you never know. I would like to get her death cert., > also. > Best wishes > Isabel Love B.C.Canada > > > > ==== ENG-DURHAM Mailing List ==== > U.K. PhoneDirectory > http://www.bt.com/phonenetuk/ > Looking for an address in the U.K. try, > http://www.streetmap.co.uk/ > > >

Hi Geoff Many thanks for your suggestion to look at original parish registers for ANN's birth. However, I believe that those I viewed some years ago at Durham RO, when I lived in the NE were from microfilm of the originals, though I could be wrong. I hadn't heard of transcriptions then! Margaret

Hi: Could someone please lookup Edward Turner WRIGHT in the 1891 census of Co Durham. I believe at that time he might have been living in or around the Shildon/New Shildon area. He was born in 1874 in Middlesboro. Thank you. Ed Witherden <<ewitherden@shaw.ca>>

Hi All Is there anyone out there researching this family or maybe able help with more info. Joseph SAUNDERS. DOB and parents unknown Wife Isabella TURNER, Christened 25/11/1787 Gateshead, Durham, England. Father Thomas TURNER mother unknown. Joseph and Isabella married 26/3/1808 Gateshead, Durham, England. In the marriage Joseph's last name appears as SANDERS, but in the birth of the children found so far it appears as SAUNDERS Known children of Joseph and Isabella so far. Catherine SAUNDERS DOB 4/11/1808. Christened 4/11/1808 Gateshead, Durham, England. (I believe this Catherine could be my g/g/grandmother) Anne SAUNDERS DOB 4/11/1808. Christened 4/11/1808 Gateshead, Durham, England. Mary SAUNDERS DOB 21/12/1809. Christened 11/2/1810 Gateshead, Durham, England Regards Katie --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. AntiVirus up dated daily. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.665 / Virus Database: 428 - Release Date: 21/04/04

In a message dated 24/04/2004 13:26:27 GMT Daylight Time, btones@bigpond.net.au writes: In 1791 James TONES married Mary OVINGTON in Penshaw All Saints. Penshaw All Saints parish records list James TONES (Pitman na of Whickham) as father on baptisms of five children from 1800 to 1815 by his wife Mary SUTTON na of Washington. I am trying to find out if this could be the same James TONES. . It could be - perhaps this is really the same Mary and either (1) you have been using a badly-transcribed copy of the register, or perhaps have mis-read difficult handwriting yourself or perhaps (2) Mary was a widow at the time of her marriage to James Tones, and either she was nee Sutton and her first husband was Mr Ovington or vice-versa. When searching for any Ovington/Sutton and/or Sutton/Ovington marriage and also when searching for a Tones/Ovington one do remember that (a) Tones and Jones can be confused and (b) Sutton and Suthren/Southern/Southeron etc can also be confused. Also be sure to include Northumberland in your searches as well as Co Durham. . Also if Mary TONES (nee OVINGTON) did not die before James started to have children with Mary SUTTON was divorce available around 1800? and is it something a pitman would do? Divorces were rarely granted and when they were it required a Private Act of Parliament, which itself required so much cash (millions of pounds by today's standards) that anyone having it would certainly not have been working as a pitman! The effective answer to your question is therefore "No". . Of course, simply living together, with or without committing bigamy cost comparatively nothing, and was much more common than is often thought. . Geoff Nicholson . 57 Manor Park, Concord, WASHINGTON, Tyne & Wear NE37 2BU Ask for details of NBL/DUR family history research in depth by THE local expert, working for YOU.

I have an Elisabeth DIXON, born 1816, marrying a John DAGLISH in Lanchester on 17 Dec 1836. Children were Mary, Margaret, and Elizabeth. Tracy Cleveland, Ohio _________________________________________________________________ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar – get it now! http://toolbar.msn.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/

Thanks to everyone for their help I found "ISABELL" living as a servant with this family She's a General Servant (Domestic) living with William FLETCHER (60) a Coal > Miner, and his wife Sarah (65). They were living in Long Row, Shiney Row, in 1881 and so is the "HARRISON's" in 1891 Thankyou to every one Carole Robinson

Hi Jim Try the Northern Echo which is online. Also available as microfil/fiche at Durham County Hall in the Archives section. You can book and look it up manually. Cheers John Rowley ____________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" your friends today! Download Messenger Now http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/download/index.html

In message <009901c42950$1bdce380$add4403e@aptiva>, Jim Dolan <jdolan@jdolan.worldonline.co.uk> writes >Hi, > >Can anyone suggest a local newsaper which would have a death >announcement of someone dying at Ferryhill in the 1970s? I have tried >the Newcastle Evening Chronicle with no luck. > >Thank you > > >Jim Dolan Hello Jim, I would start with The Northern Echo. Darlington Library (Local Studies Dept) has most of them on film. However, if you contact the librarian, they should be able to help you. See these links for what is available at Darlington, and other newspapers. <http://www.darlington.gov.uk/Education/Library/Centre+for+Local+Studies/ Local+History.htm> <http://www.familia.org.uk/services/england/darlington.html> Northern Echo website: <http://www.thisisthenortheast.co.uk/> Hope this helps. -- Helen Oram

Hi, Can anyone suggest a local newsaper which would have a death announcement of someone dying at Ferryhill in the 1970s? I have tried the Newcastle Evening Chronicle with no luck. Thank you Jim Dolan

Since I've just joined this list and answered someone else's question, perhaps I should mention my own Durham interests: MEABURN - Bishopton - before about 1820 MEABURN - Norton (near Stockton) - a few years around 1860 METCALFE - Bishopton - about 1820-1850 METCALFE - Greatham - around 1850 Connected names include ROBINSON and STEPHENSON, but I know less about them. Most of ancestors are from Yorkshire, but there are also lines in Perthshire (Scotland) and Co. Armagh (Ireland). There's a list of the main surnames and counties at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~arthurk/ - sorry there's nothing else there at present, but I'm working on it! Arthur Kennedy

Phyllis Pasqual wrote: I have a record of Isabella Widdowfield, married 1788-09, in Parish St. George Hanover Square. Can anyone please tell me what that Parish covers? ------------------------------------------ Hi Phyllis It's in Westminster, Middlesex. Look at a map of central London, and you'll find Hanover Square a short distance SW of Oxford Circus. St George's was the venue for many "society" weddings, and not everyone who married there would have lived in the parish. Arthur Kennedy

Hello Carole, There's a 14-year-old Isabel HALL, born Stockton, granddaughter of Mary MOODY. Could this be her? Best regards, John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Robinson" <brian@robinson8298.fsnet.co.uk> To: "John Kane" <roots@johnkane.clara.co.uk> Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 4:39 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-DUR] 1891 census lookup > Thankyou so much John, for this info ! > > My Great-grandmother is missing from this entry that you have sent, I wonder > if she is listed somewhere else ! > Would it be posable for you to look for her somewhere else ? > Her name was "ISABELLA HALL" or " HARRISON" (she adopted her stepfathers > name when she married and on the 1891, her sister has done this also) > She would have been 14 years old, and on the 1881 census she gave her date > of birth as Sedgfield, Durham. > On the 1901 census she had married Robert John Smith and was living at > "Shiney Row", Co Durham. > > From family info she was working in-service before she married, one of her > employers where "Wine Importers" > so she could have been working in 1891 > > Thankyou > Carole Robinson --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.665 / Virus Database: 428 - Release Date: 21/04/2004

Thankyou so much John, for this info ! My Great-grandmother is missing from this entry that you have sent ! I wonder if she is listed somewhere else ! Please would it be possable for you to look for her ? Her name was "ISABELLA HALL" or " HARRISON" (she adopted her stepfathers name when she married and on the 1891, her sister has done this also) She would have been 14 years old, and on the 1881 census she gave her date of birth as Sedgfield, Durham. On the 1901 census she had married Robert John Smith and was living at "Shiney Row", Co Durham. From family info she was working in-service before she married, one of her employers where "Wine Importers" so she could have been working in 1891 Thankyou Carole Robinson ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Kane" <roots@johnkane.clara.co.uk> To: "brian ROBINSON" <brian@robinson8298.fsnet.co.uk> Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 2:59 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-DUR] 1891 census lookup > Hello Carole, > > Please find Census image attached. Hope its the right family :) > > Best regards, > John > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "brian ROBINSON" <brian@robinson8298.fsnet.co.uk> > To: <ENG-DURHAM-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 2:32 PM > Subject: [ENG-DUR] 1891 census lookup > > > > Please could someone with the 1891 census index for Co Durham look-up > "Drusilla" and "Robert Harrison" they could be in "Shiney Row" area! > > They are living at Long Row, Shiney Row, Houghton -le-spring in 1901 > (Drusilla is transcribed as Priscilla on the 1881 census for West Rainton) > one of there children "Annie" would have been 3 or 4 years old in 1891, this > is where she gave as her birth place on the 1901 census > > > > Thankyou > > Carole Robinson > > Member of NDFHS > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.665 / Virus Database: 428 - Release Date: 21/04/2004 >

<<<<In a message dated 23/04/2004 17:30:45 GMT Daylight Time, jdolan@jdolan.worldonline.co.uk writes: Can anyone suggest a local newspaper which would have a death announcement of someone dying at Ferryhill in the 1970s? >>>>> This site gives links to all UK local newspapers and regional press http://www.newspapersoc.org.uk/home.html Click on 'Newspaper Links'. Regards Stan Mapstone

Hello Carole, Found a possibility at 49 Long Row, Penshaw. I'll send the image off-list. Best regards, John Kane Sapcote, Leics. ----- Original Message ----- From: "brian ROBINSON" <brian@robinson8298.fsnet.co.uk> To: <ENG-DURHAM-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 2:32 PM Subject: [ENG-DUR] 1891 census lookup > Please could someone with the 1891 census index for Co Durham look-up "Drusilla" and "Robert Harrison" they could be in "Shiney Row" area! > They are living at Long Row, Shiney Row, Houghton -le-spring in 1901 (Drusilla is transcribed as Priscilla on the 1881 census for West Rainton) one of there children "Annie" would have been 3 or 4 years old in 1891, this is where she gave as her birth place on the 1901 census > > Thankyou > Carole Robinson > Member of NDFHS --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.665 / Virus Database: 428 - Release Date: 21/04/2004

On the 1901 census an ancestors birth place is given as "Freehold" Durham Please can anyone tell me where this is! The person in question is living at "West Rainton" in 1881 with her parents and is one year of age, her father is a Coal miner, her place of birth is given as "Houghton le spring" This place of birth could be a clue to finding the place of marriage of her parents I have looked on Genuki without success ! Thankyou Carole Robinson Member of NDFHS

Please could someone with the 1891 census index for Co Durham look-up "Drusilla" and "Robert Harrison" they could be in "Shiney Row" area! They are living at Long Row, Shiney Row, Houghton -le-spring in 1901 (Drusilla is transcribed as Priscilla on the 1881 census for West Rainton) one of there children "Annie" would have been 3 or 4 years old in 1891, this is where she gave as her birth place on the 1901 census Thankyou Carole Robinson Member of NDFHS