Hallo Listers, My g. grandfather was in Hope Hall at the time of the 1901 census.( Name was miss spelt) It is shown as an institution with a matron and only one nurse. Does any one know if Hope Hall was a hospital? Regards Val

My wife's ancestors include a Catherine Ewbank who was born in Sunderland. Family lore recalls a cousin Florence Winpenny. A Google & IGI search indicates that Ewbank is often a Christian name in the Ewbank family. Would like to hear from anybody on this list who has connection to either family and would be interested in information on connection between the 2 families. Don Don Wood - Architect 16 Oruamo Place Beach Haven NORTH SHORE CITY ph: 09 483-7890 fax: 09 483-7804 e-mail: donw@amcom.co.nz or don@dt.co.nz

l am back from New Zealand and again looking for the whereabouts of THOMAS and MARY COLLING in 1891, aged 75 and 76 respectively. They were in Colliery Row in 1841-61 census, Long Row in 1871 and Overmans Row in 1881 (all Houghton). Mary died in 1893 (registered in Houghton) and Thomas in 1899. Kathy kindly searched the 1891 census for me a few months ago and found no trace, so I am assuming they must have been living in an institution or with another family, though have now definitely ruled out their children. If anyone spots their names during their searches through the 1891 census, I would be pleased if they would let me know. I feel sure they must still have been in Houghton. Regards, Margaret M.

Hi Can SKL confirm which Ecclesiastical Parish Simonside is located? I am looking at the period 1841 - 1851. Thanks, Anthony

In a message dated 05/04/2004 22:02:38 GMT Daylight Time, neil.meek@ukgateway.net writes: Could SKS suggest which records I should search for the parents and birth of John MEEK please. You have John Meek as marrying in Whickham (note the spelling - that "h" is important!)c1777, so he may have been born around the early 1750s. For that you will need to find him in the correct parish or other baptism register. The IGI, with all its faults remains the most convenient way of discovering the date and parish of his baptism. Having located that, you would then need to check the original register, to confirm the IGI details and to get the full entry. . As Whickham parish is on the Tyne which, at that time, was the boundary between Northumberland and Co Durham, there is every possibility that he will be found on the Northumberland IGI, so you should check that as well as the Co Durham one. . Local parish registers are kept in the Morpeth Records Centre (Northumberland: modern transcripts exist for a few of them, but not many) or Durham County Record Office (Co Durham: modern transcripts exist for many of them). For parishes such as Whickham, which lie within the modern Tyne and Wear, there will also be microfilm copies in Tyne and Wear Archives. There is a good set of transcripts, made c1900 by H M Wood (the "Wood transcripts") covering most local registers (CMB) from their beginning up to 1812. They are kept in Newcastle Central Library, with microfilm copies in the Morpeth Records Centre. Most (not all!) have been published on microfiche by Northfiche. . Do not even think of using the BTs. They do not exist any earlier than the 1760s for Durham Diocese. If there are any Wills for the family then, for the pre-1858 period, they will probably be in Durham University Library, Archives and Special Collections. If John Meek lived all his life in Whickham and died there, then there is an outside chance there is a MI for him in Whickham churchyard. A list of all such MIs has been published by the NDFHS. Another Whickham source which might repay your having a look at is the "Speculum Gregis" ("Mirror of the Flock"), compiled by the Whickham Curate (Mr Grice) of around 1815, and containing comments on many of the families then in the parish. Be warned: some are scurrilous!). It is in Durham County Record Office. Durham County Recrd Office's catalogue is now on line. Why not have a look at it, searching under "Whickham" or under "Meek" (or both at once). You may be surprised at what turns up! 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.

Hello Durham Listers, I'm new to this List and seeking help with the MEEK family who lived around the Wickham, Tanfield and Houghton le Spring areas in the late 1700's and early 1800's. From the IGI I found that John MEEK married Barbara RICHARDSON in 1777 at Wickham. Their son Thomas MEEK (1784) married Jane BLAKELOCK in 1804 at Wickham (IGI). They had a son, also Thomas born 1807 in Beamish and he married Hannah WILLIS in 1834 at Houghton le Spring. Could SKS suggest which records I should search for the parents and birth of John MEEK please. Neil MEEK Ashford, Middlesex

I am interested in the names WALKER LEIGHTON CRISP WATSON Is it possible to get copies of parish records from the record office in Durham by post? I have three records that I need that I actually have the dates for. All three events are in Monkwearmouth. I would be grateful for any help with this. Sue

I am researching the following names - BANKS : Stretton (Cheshire), Manchester (Lancs) BRADBURY : Lymm (Cheshire) BROWNBILL : St Helens (Lancs) CALLAGHAN : St Helens (Lancs), Ireland DANIELS : Bowdon (Cheshire) GABRIEL : St Helens (Lancs), Liverpool (Lancs) GRATWICH : Barlaston (Staffs) HIGHAM : Lymm (Cheshire), Leigh (Lancs) JOHNSON : Over Peover (Cheshire) JOHNS(T)ON : Wallasey (Cheshire), Birkenhead (Cheshire), Hull (East Riding), North Shields/Tynemouth (Northumberland), Ryton (Co. Durham) JONES : Whitchurch (Shrops) LEIGH : Lymm (Cheshire) MILLER : Lymm (Cheshire), Grappenhall (Cheshire) MOSTON/MOSSON : Lymm (Cheshire), Over Peover (Cheshire), Marthall (Cheshire) NORBURY : Liverpool (Lancs) PERCIVAL : Lymm (Cheshire), Antrobus (Cheshire) RICHARDSON : Lymm (Cheshire), Prescot (Lancs) TABERN : St Helens (Lancs) THOMPSON : North Shields/Tynemouth (Northumberland) WILLIAMSON : Cheshire WINSTANLEY : Lymm (Cheshire) WOOTTON : Barlaston (Staffs), Moddershall (Staffs), Stone (Staffs) I would be pleased to hear from anyone with similar interests. Thanks Tim

Please can anyone help me? I have checked all the usual sources, but I cannot find the marriage of my Great Grandfather, Robert Hartley to M. A. Davison. Robert was born 1877c. I know my Grandfather was born at Lanchester in 1904, and that there were more children born there before moving, probably after 1925, to Horden. Co. Durham. I think Robert was widowed not long after 1925. He later moved to Castletown, Sunderland. On my Grandfathers wedding certificate the address is given as 42 Watling Street, Leadgate. He was married at Gateshead. (This could be a relatives address or digs). Robert died in 1965. I have found a marriage of M.A. Davison and Albert Victor Hartley in the 1890s, but no Robert! Hope some very kind person can put me out of my misery. Thank you, Judith _________________________________________________________________ Stay in touch with absent friends - get MSN Messenger http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger

> On GENUKI I found a marriage of Benjamin MENNELL to Mary BEETHON on 30 > September 1831 at Whorlton. It seems to be a perfect fit. But I > would like to know if there are any further details in the parish > register, and hope that this information will help to confirm that > they are 'mine' :-) Hi Geoff and List, Thank you for your advice about the information contained in parish registers between 1754 and 1837. However, if anyone can look at Whorlton PRs for me to see if there are any further details I would be most grateful. I have done quite a lot of research in Oxfordshire and I have found that sometimes there are significant other details entered in the registers of this period, and I am hoping, being an optimist, that this might be the case here, for me! Best wishes, Rosemary, Northumberland UK http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rprobert/index.htm ==== Family History - mostly from England and Scotland ==== ========== Photographs from the North of England ========== > Very little extra detail is given in the period 1754 to 1837. In particular > there is nothing at all about the parents of either party. If you are > lucky it might say whether they are bachelor and spinster or widower/widow and it > may confirm that they were "of this parish" or possibly "of" some other > parish, but that would only refer to their address at the time of being married, > which might not have applied for very long. Even if they were married by > Licence, rather than by the more usual method of "after Banns", 1831 is too late > for the various projects there have been to abstract and index Durham > Marriage Bonds

Hi, Searching for Thomas GRAY (died London 1855, cornmerchant) and his wife Margaret WILKINSON. They had two children, Anne b 1823 and Edward b 1826 both at Stockton-on-Tees. Brian of Paraparaumu.

TWAS do not appear to have any records for that year, they have: Newcastle upon Tyne: Court records 1939-1969 [acc 581] South Tyneside and Gateshead (previously North East Durham/East Chester Ward): Death registers 1954-1997, case files 1966-1997, indexes 1974-1993 [CR/ND] Sunderland: Registers of deaths 1953-1977; annual returns 1962-1977; inquest files 1962-1989; coroner's daily record books 1952-1977; indexes 1987-1990 [CR/SU, T200, T523] Tynemouth, Castle Ward and Haltwhistle: Coroner's notebook 1839-1841 [DX427] Durham Record Office do not seem to have any either see http://www.durham.gov.uk/recordoffice/register.nsf/vWebDeposits?SearchView&sortorder=4&SearchWV=fa lse&query=coroner Records of reported deaths are closed for 75 years and any request to see closed records should be directed to the appropriate local coroner's office. Under the Home Office Circular 250/1967, only certain records are designated for permanent preservation. These are the indexed registers of deaths repored, all papers dated before 1875 and cases of general public, scientific, forensic, social, local, industrial or historical interest along with papers relating to treasure trove. Additionally, a random sample of other papers may also be kept, although coroners are free to keep all their records. However, from the nineteenth century a newspaper report is more likely to be the only surviving account. These can be seen in local libraries and the Newspaper Library, Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5HE. Regards Stan Mapstone

In a message dated 03/04/2004 22:57:39 GMT Daylight Time, flatbrad@tiscali.co.uk writes: Could any one tell me were I would find Coroners records for Dunston or there abouts c.1912 An ancester of mine in reputed to have been electrecuted at his place of work. The answer to your question is probably "Tyne and Wear Archives" or, failing that, "Durham County Record Office". However, I wonder whether you realise the pitifully small amount of detail you are likely to find, even if you do manage to trace the Coroners' Records? If you are interested in an inquest, the best plan is to seek an account of it in a local newspaper. 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.

In a message dated 03/04/2004 17:48:29 GMT Daylight Time, rosemary@prob.freeserve.co.uk writes: On GENUKI I found a marriage of Benjamin MENNELL to Mary BEETHON on 30 September 1831 at Whorlton. It seems to be a perfect fit. But I would like to know if there are any further details in the parish register, and hope that this information will help to confirm that they are 'mine' :-) Very little extra detail is given in the period 1754 to 1837. In particular there is nothing at all about the parents of either party. If you are lucky it might say whether they are bachelor and spinster or widower/widow and it may confirm that they were "of this parish" or possibly "of" some other parish, but that would only refer to their address at the time of being married, which might not have applied for very long. Even if they were married by Licence, rather than by the more usual method of "after Banns", 1831 is too late for the various projects there have been to abstract and index Durham Marriage Bonds, so finding the small amount of extra information available from that source would mean a trip to Durham University Library, where you would need to sort through boxes containing hundreds of such Bonds to find the right one. You therefore probably have all the evidence you are likely to get from that entry. However there may be a clue in the names of the Wittnesses (if not just th parish clerk and his assistant) and whether they and the parties were literate. Nevertheless, do remember that any information from a secondary source such as a transcript or index - ANY transcript or index - MUST be checked against the original before it can be regarded as correct. 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.

Benjamin MENNELL and Mary BEETHON m. 1831, Whorlton, County Durham Hi All, I'm new to this list, and I am interested in some families along the border between Durham and the North Riding of Yorkshire, particularly MENNELL or MEYNELL. I have been looking for sometime for a marriage of Benjamin MENNELL [MEYNELL] to Mary [--?--] about 1830/1. They had 2 children christened in 1832 and 1835 in Kirkby Ravensworth (North Yorkshire), and then Mary died in April 1837, aged only 24. Benjamin seems to have remained on his own until he died in January 1891 and was buried in Kirkby Ravensworth. On GENUKI I found a marriage of Benjamin MENNELL to Mary BEETHON on 30 September 1831 at Whorlton. It seems to be a perfect fit. But I would like to know if there are any further details in the parish register, and hope that this information will help to confirm that they are 'mine' :-) Has anyone got access to the Whorlton Parish Registers to help me fill in the marriage details for this couple? Any and all help will be very gratefully received, Kind regards, Rosemary, Northumberland UK This family can be found by going to: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rprobert/index.htm and following 'Surnames Index' >> M >> MENNELL ==== Family History - mostly from England and Scotland ==== ========== Photographs from the North of England ==========

Hello Listers, I would appreciate a census look-up in any of these years for: 1. Elizabeth and Peter Thompson...Eliz. born 1799, Gateshead, Peter b. abt. 1798. They were married 1820, Houghton-le-Spring. 2. Margaret and John Taylor....Marg b. 1807, Houghton...., John b. abt 1805. They were married 1823, Houghton...... 3. Margaret and John Thompson...Marg b. 1801, Houghton...., John abt 1800. They were married 1823, Houghton.... I am looking for their children. Thank you so much. Phyllis.....USA --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business $15K Web Design Giveaway - Enter today

Hi every one. Could any one tell me were I would find Coroners records for Dunston or there abouts c.1912 An ancester of mine in reputed to have been electrecuted at his place of work. Jim

Thanks to all that advised me on the Staindrop Baptisms and the great information. This truly is a wonderful list with great people to help some of us not so knowledgeable get answers. Happy Easter to all, Thomas _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN Premium http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines

Hi, This is a stab in the dark for my sister in laws family. She is 91 next week so isn't any help as to where in Durham. All I have are a John George Bell married to a Charlotte Adams in Durham. Also another couple John Good married to Susan Adams. Both family's have children around the 1867-1871 time period. John Good was from Ireland so I don't know if that family was all born in Ireland. Annie Bell, daughter of John Bell and Charlotte Adams, married William Henry Good , son of John Good and Susan Adams in 1894 in Toronto, Canada. Any help would be appreciated. Joan in B.C, Canada

Thanks to all of those who pointed me to DUNSTON which is a part of Gateshead. This links to other information that I have on the spouse. Thanks, Anthony