Durham Mining Museum. I see there were many Colliery's in Durham, more than 10 in Evenwood alone. http://www.dmm.org.uk/company/w030.htm This site is full of very useful information, including list of names of people that died from mining accidents. Could someone please answer a question regarding Ludworth Colliery? What is the occupation of a Colliery Banksman? Beverley

Hi Beverley, As far as the Durham CC is concerned you are out of luck since their coverage of northern Durham births is sparse: Sub District Records Held Records Computerised Lanchester 1837 to 29.03.1972 1837 to 1877 Tanfield 1837 to 30.12.1919 None Stanley 1920 to 31.03.2000 1991 to 31.03.2000 Annfield Plain 1920 to 30.06.1938 None Chester-le-Street 1837 to 31.03.2000 1837 to 1859, 1991 to 31.03.2000 Consett 1888 to 31.03.2000 1991 to 31.03.2000 Durham Northern 01.04.2000 to date 01.04.2000 to date (see http://www.durham.gov.uk/durhamcc/usp.nsf/pws/Registrar+-+Indexing+Proje ct). Your other choices are to look at Free BMD (http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/) which is free but incomplete or 1837online (http://www.1837online.com/Trace2web/) a pay per view site. Alternately your local library may have the BMD index or there may be a LDS Family History Centre near you. Ian Fisk http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~fiski -----Original Message----- From: Beverley Rittwage [mailto:brittwage@rogers.com] Sent: Tuesday, 16 March 2004 9:53 a.m. To: ENG-DURHAM-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ENG-DUR] DIXON Is anyone researching Dixon family name in Durham? I ordered certificate copies of birth from Durham County Council Registration services and they are not for the Dixon family that I am researching. The Dixon's family I am researching, the father was born in Witton Gilbert according to the 1891 census of Durham, village of Evenwood, rural basillory, Auckland, parliamentary division Barony Castle. Could someone please tell me where to find the correct information regarding births, marriages and deaths for that area. Beverley ==== ENG-DURHAM Mailing List ==== This list is only as good as you make it. Please Participate and help keep it interesting! If you do not like or agree with something on the list then your options are:(1)Simply 'delete' the relevant message(s)(2)'reply to that mail off list to the sender only'(3)unsubscribe' from the list!

Could some check the 1891 census for me...I'm looking foor my great grandparents Patrick and Bridget Trainor. They are listed as living in North Beechburn with their five children in the 1881 census. They may be in Crook by 1891. Luke

Thanks to all that replied to the RSD question. (Rural Sanitary District) Beverley

In message <000001c40b3e$fb3d6840$76955651@HAMMERTON>, Michael Hammerton <michael@michaelhammerton.co.uk> writes >I am researching the Milburn and Graham families and cannot find the >marriage of Thomas Milburn and Mary Graham. Their first child (as far as >I know) was born in January 1840 so I imagine that they would have >married a year or so earlier. > >I have searched the GRO without success so conclude they must have >married earlier than September 1837. > >Michael Hammerton > Hello Michael, From GENUKI 20 May 1837 Thomas Milburn = Mary Graham Heathery Cleugh <http://website.lineone.net/~pjoiner/genuki/DUR/HeatheryCleugh/index.html #ChurchRecords> Regards, -- Helen Oram

I am researching the Milburn and Graham families and cannot find the marriage of Thomas Milburn and Mary Graham. Their first child (as far as I know) was born in January 1840 so I imagine that they would have married a year or so earlier. I have searched the GRO without success so conclude they must have married earlier than September 1837. I think the most likely place of the marriage would be Stanhope in Weardale, and wonder if some one could do a look up for me, or make any other suggestions. Michael Hammerton www.michaelhammerton.co.uk

In a message dated 16/03/2004 08:54:05 GMT Standard Time, Stanmapstone@aol.com writes: > RSD usually means Rural Sanitary District. There is also USD Urban Sanitary > > District. > The Public Health Act (1872) mapped out England into Sanitary Districts, both Urban and Rural. The 1894 Local Government Act, turned the Sanitary boards into District Councils, still retaining the division of those in Urban and Rural areas. Regards Stan Mapstone

In a message dated 16/03/2004 10:10:22 GMT Standard Time, michael@michaelhammerton.co.uk writes: > I am researching the Milburn and Graham families and cannot find the > marriage of Thomas Milburn and Mary Graham. Their first child (as far as > I know) was born in January 1840 so I imagine that they would have > married a year or so earlier. > > I have searched the GRO without success so conclude they must have > married earlier than September 1837. > > I think the most likely place of the marriage would be Stanhope in > Weardale, and wonder if some one could do a look up for me, or make any > other suggestions. > Michael: They married at Heathery Cleugh on 20 May 1837. Heathery Cleugh (at the top of Weardale) registers are in Durham County Record Office and will have the full entry. Note, however, that they were married just about six weeks to early to have a "modern" parish register entry/marriage certificate, so the actual entry, on the sort of form in use from 1813 to 1837, will probably not tell you much more than that basic information. Geoff Nicholson 57 Manor Park, Concord, WASHINGTON, Tyne & Wear NE37 2BU NBL/DUR family history research in depth by THE local expert. Record searching service: you name the records, I search them!

In a message dated 15/03/2004 22:21:53 GMT Standard Time, brittwage@rogers.com writes: > Could someone please tell me what the RSD behind the name of a Colliery is? > RSD usually means Rural Sanitary District. There is also USD Urban Sanitary District. Regards Stan Mapstone

Hello Ann, I have had the same problem as you! I eventualy found my g.grandmother had remarried and so had a different surname! They were also miners from Cornwall, they came into West Durham in about 1873, moved around every couple of years, children born Spennymoor-- and Crook, by 1886 two more children were born at North Biddick near Washington (in Chester-le-Street district) by 1891 census one daughter was married and all where living at Edmonsley (Chester-le-st) by 1901 they where found on census at Southwick (Sunderland) where a son also lived with his wife and child near by , the daughter was by now living at Usworth, Washington with her husband and children My grandmother was born in 1886 and was married in 1906 in Waterhouses, Durham I found a daughter aged 9 years on the 1891 census living at Newcastle-upon -Tyne with her eldest sister and her husband! I only found this family on the 1881census last week, transcribed as "Douly" instead of "Doney" I thought they must have been in Scotland or some such place I have found a "MARY SENNETT" on the freebnd, I don't know if its your's but worth a try! MARRIAGES Jun 1895 SENNETT MARY Auckland 10a 303 ( this is the registration district for West Durham) Stephenson John Auckland 10a 303 Charlton Beatrice Auckland 10a 303 Peacock Christopher Auckland 10a 303 Keep trying! they will turn up sometime------You just have to be a detective Look for other members of there family, Brothers and sisters look for their marriages! Best Wishes Carole Robinson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anne Hamilton" <annehamilton@ntlworld.com> To: <ENG-DURHAM-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 3:04 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-DUR] 1891 look up - Thomas Sennett and Family > Hi Irene, > > Thanks very much for taking the time and trouble to look. As you say, it > doesn't actually mean they were not there. However, they seem to have just > disappeared off the face of the planet as I can't find them on the 1901 > either. Perhaps they were all struck down with something. Will keep > searching. > > Regarding translating County Durham censuses. Don't you need one of those > fiche reader things to help with that? I don't have one (read that as can't > afford one...:-)). However, if there is another way to do it, please let me > know as I would be only too glad to help as at the moment I'm not working > and have time on my hands. > > Thanks again > Anne > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <irene.marlborough@syngenta.com> > To: <ENG-DURHAM-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 2:41 PM > Subject: RE: [ENG-DUR] 1891 look up - Thomas Sennett and Family > > > > Hello Anne: > > I searched for your Sennetts on the 1891 and could not find them. I tried > > several variations of the spelling - e or i, 1 n or 2 n's, 1 t or 2 t's > and > > so on. Unfortunately for you the soundex for Sennett is the same as for > > Smith so no joy there either. I even looked outside Co. Durham but could > not > > locate them. Now this doesn't actually mean that they weren't there. It > just > > means that I couldn't find them using this index. > > > > The Ancestry index is a very useful tool and has some powerful search > > features but it also has some serious drawbacks. So don't give up! How > about > > helping FreeCen transcribe some of County Durham censuses? There's a > serious > > lack of volunteers for this region and it will be a long time (at this > rate) > > before there's a (free) on-line alternative to Ancestry's index. > > > > Regards, Irene > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Anne Hamilton [mailto:annehamilton@ntlworld.com] > > Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 12:25 PM > > To: ENG-DURHAM-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [ENG-DUR] 1891 look up - Thomas Sennett and Family > > > > > > Hello, > > > > I would be really grateful if someone could look up the 1891 census for me > > for the following family. > > > > In the 1881 census they were living at Dwelling 519, Census place Iveston, > > Durham but I have not been able to find them on the 1901 census. > > > > Thomas Sennett, head, born Cornwall, coal miner aged 38 on the 1881 census > > Catherine Sennett, wife, born (NK), Wales, aged 30 on the 1881 census > > Joseph Sennett, son, born Hunstanworth, Durham, scholar, aged 12 on the > > 1881 census > > Robert Sennett, son born Leadgate, Durham, scholar, aged 7 on the 1881 > > census > > > > I have seen the surname also written as Sinnett. > > > > Many thanks for any help you can give. > > > > Regards > > Anne > > > > ______________________________ > > > > > > ==== ENG-DURHAM Mailing List ==== > > Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History > > by ROY STOCKDILL > > http://www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html > > > > > > ==== ENG-DURHAM Mailing List ==== > Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History > by ROY STOCKDILL > http://www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html >

Hi I am looking for information about my husband's G grandfather and his family. He was Charles Luxmoore Hockin, a solicitor and local government auditor for the Northern Counties. The family appear to have lived at 5 Harewood Hill, Darlington as this address appears on the children's birth certificates. They were resident in Darlington from about 1886 to at least 1895. They had moved to Essex by June 1897, when the youngest child was born. Charles Luxmoore Hockin was killed in a coaching accident in Essex in February 1900 aged 47 and although we have a newspaper report of the coroner's inquest we have not yet managed to trace an obituary which would tell us more about his life and work. His wife was Catharine Mary nee Brabant and there were 6 children born in Darlington. One of these, Gwendolene, died young and must be buried in Darlington. Has anyone any idea what parish they lived in? i.e. where were the children christened and Gwendolene buried? We would be grate! ful for any information about their home or work etc. My husband's grandfather was the youngest child and only 2 when his father died so very little information has passed down. Many thanks Lesley Hockin.

Could someone please tell me what the RSD behind the name of a Colliery is? Beverley

Is anyone researching Dixon family name in Durham? I ordered certificate copies of birth from Durham County Council Registration services and they are not for the Dixon family that I am researching. The Dixon's family I am researching, the father was born in Witton Gilbert according to the 1891 census of Durham, village of Evenwood, rural basillory, Auckland, parliamentary division Barony Castle. Could someone please tell me where to find the correct information regarding births, marriages and deaths for that area. Beverley

Hi Irene, Thanks very much for taking the time and trouble to look. As you say, it doesn't actually mean they were not there. However, they seem to have just disappeared off the face of the planet as I can't find them on the 1901 either. Perhaps they were all struck down with something. Will keep searching. Regarding translating County Durham censuses. Don't you need one of those fiche reader things to help with that? I don't have one (read that as can't afford one...:-)). However, if there is another way to do it, please let me know as I would be only too glad to help as at the moment I'm not working and have time on my hands. Thanks again Anne ----- Original Message ----- From: <irene.marlborough@syngenta.com> To: <ENG-DURHAM-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 2:41 PM Subject: RE: [ENG-DUR] 1891 look up - Thomas Sennett and Family > Hello Anne: > I searched for your Sennetts on the 1891 and could not find them. I tried > several variations of the spelling - e or i, 1 n or 2 n's, 1 t or 2 t's and > so on. Unfortunately for you the soundex for Sennett is the same as for > Smith so no joy there either. I even looked outside Co. Durham but could not > locate them. Now this doesn't actually mean that they weren't there. It just > means that I couldn't find them using this index. > > The Ancestry index is a very useful tool and has some powerful search > features but it also has some serious drawbacks. So don't give up! How about > helping FreeCen transcribe some of County Durham censuses? There's a serious > lack of volunteers for this region and it will be a long time (at this rate) > before there's a (free) on-line alternative to Ancestry's index. > > Regards, Irene > > -----Original Message----- > From: Anne Hamilton [mailto:annehamilton@ntlworld.com] > Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 12:25 PM > To: ENG-DURHAM-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ENG-DUR] 1891 look up - Thomas Sennett and Family > > > Hello, > > I would be really grateful if someone could look up the 1891 census for me > for the following family. > > In the 1881 census they were living at Dwelling 519, Census place Iveston, > Durham but I have not been able to find them on the 1901 census. > > Thomas Sennett, head, born Cornwall, coal miner aged 38 on the 1881 census > Catherine Sennett, wife, born (NK), Wales, aged 30 on the 1881 census > Joseph Sennett, son, born Hunstanworth, Durham, scholar, aged 12 on the > 1881 census > Robert Sennett, son born Leadgate, Durham, scholar, aged 7 on the 1881 > census > > I have seen the surname also written as Sinnett. > > Many thanks for any help you can give. > > Regards > Anne > > ______________________________ > > > ==== ENG-DURHAM Mailing List ==== > Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History > by ROY STOCKDILL > http://www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html >

Hello Anne: I searched for your Sennetts on the 1891 and could not find them. I tried several variations of the spelling - e or i, 1 n or 2 n's, 1 t or 2 t's and so on. Unfortunately for you the soundex for Sennett is the same as for Smith so no joy there either. I even looked outside Co. Durham but could not locate them. Now this doesn't actually mean that they weren't there. It just means that I couldn't find them using this index. The Ancestry index is a very useful tool and has some powerful search features but it also has some serious drawbacks. So don't give up! How about helping FreeCen transcribe some of County Durham censuses? There's a serious lack of volunteers for this region and it will be a long time (at this rate) before there's a (free) on-line alternative to Ancestry's index. Regards, Irene -----Original Message----- From: Anne Hamilton [mailto:annehamilton@ntlworld.com] Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 12:25 PM To: ENG-DURHAM-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ENG-DUR] 1891 look up - Thomas Sennett and Family Hello, I would be really grateful if someone could look up the 1891 census for me for the following family. In the 1881 census they were living at Dwelling 519, Census place Iveston, Durham but I have not been able to find them on the 1901 census. Thomas Sennett, head, born Cornwall, coal miner aged 38 on the 1881 census Catherine Sennett, wife, born (NK), Wales, aged 30 on the 1881 census Joseph Sennett, son, born Hunstanworth, Durham, scholar, aged 12 on the 1881 census Robert Sennett, son born Leadgate, Durham, scholar, aged 7 on the 1881 census I have seen the surname also written as Sinnett. Many thanks for any help you can give. Regards Anne ______________________________

Dear Geoff, I know you think this is quite straight forward, and it is - now that you've explained it. I had it completely around the wrong way, thinking the land was going to (3) John BIRD. Also, you are correct about a close link between these people, as my ggg grandfather William JACKSON, named one of his sons John Bird JACKSON. Thank you so much for taking the time to send such a detailed reply. Regards Barbara TONES (nee JACKSON) born Sunderland - living Melbourne Australia. ----- Original Message ----- From: <GNicresearch@aol.com> > In a message dated 14/03/2004 04:56:42 GMT Standard Time, > btones@bigpond.net.au writes: > > > 2537. 24 May 1834. > > > > (1) Edward Wylam of Findon Cottage, Co. Durham, Esq. > > (2) Jane Bird of Chester le Street, Co. Durham, widow. > > *William Jackson of Chester le Street, surgeon. > > (3) John Bird of Chester le Street, gent. > > Copies of 2 Admittances by the court for the manor of Chester Deanery of > > (1), each to 3 acres in the West Field of Chester surrendered by (2) in trust > > for (3). (Lot 3). Paper 3ff. > > > > I wonder if anyone can explain to me (in simple terms) what this means? > > > This sounds to me like an extract from either the Durham Record Office > on-line catalogue or else from that of Durham University Library, Archives > and Special Collections. It is in the standard format for describing Deeds in > any cartulary or Record Office catalogue, and I would have thought it fairly > straightforward. > > There were two small (3 acres each) pieces of land which lay within > the Manor of Chester Deanery. That was a small manor close to Chester le > Street, the Lord of which was not the Bishop of Durham, who was Lord of the Manor of > Chester le Street itself, but the owner of the estate known as Chester > Deanery. Jane Bird and William Jackson had been the effective joint "owners" of the > land. They were copyholders, that is their proof of their right to the land > was their copy of the Roll, or record, of the Lord of the Manor's Halmote > (Manorial) Court, at which they had been "admitted" (ie permitted to occupy the > land), on payment of a "fine" or fee, plus a small nominal rent (usually 4d per > acre per year, which would be 1/- per year for each of the plots here). > However, Jane and William were not the copyholders on their own behalf, but held > the land in trust for John Bird. It is likely that the previous owner, perhaps > John Bird's father or uncle, had left the land (or money) in that way in his > Will, possibly because John was under age when the Will was written. > > However, Jane and William had "surrendered", ie given up, the land to > Edward Wylam, no doubt for a "consideration" or price not mentioned in this > abstract of the Deed, though possibly (not always) mentioned in the Deed itself. > Presumably the terms of the Trust allowed them to invest the money other > than in that piece of land - the Trust may have given them that land in the first > place, with power to sell if they thought fit, or it may have been in money > at the start they having bought the land with it as an investment, which they > now wished to change. > > The process of selling copyhold land was one which had to involve the > Lord of the Manor's Halmote Court, as the original owners (Jane and William) > had to surrender it to the Court, and only the Court could then grant it out > again, this time to Edward, presumably at the request of Jane and William, who > had taken Edward's money on that understanding. Edward would then have had to > pay the fine to the Court for entry onto the land, and he would have had to > agree to pay the nominal rent, whereupon he would have been given his own copy > of the Court Roll and would have become the copyholder. > > Note that when I say "fine" I am not implying there had to be any > recognition of law-breaking. The word was used with its original meaning of "an > end" - ie a payment which settled any outstanding disputes, satisfied all > parties and so "put and end to the matter". Fines were often required when legal > agreements were entered into. > > As for the precise nature of the land, a lot depends on whether the > West Field of Chester, no doubt originally one of the "open fields", farmed on > the old mediaeval system of one-acre strips, had been enclosed or not. If it > hadn't been enclosed then the total of six acres were probably in six separate > strips, perhaps having originated several ownerships ago as two holdings of > three acres each. If it had been enclosed by 1834 then we are probably talking > about two small three-acre fields or paddocks which may or may not have been > adjacent to each other. > > I would say there is a good likelihood that Jane Bird was John Bird's > mother, his father being the one who had set up the trust, and that William > Jackson might have been another close relative - perhaps Jane's brother. Note > that none of the parties was described as a farmer, so the land concerned was > being held purely as an investment, and was no doubt sub-let to some local > farmer who would do the actual work on it. > > One little niggle - you call this query "Non-gen". I don't agree. > Not only may it shed light on the parentage of John Bird, but it might provide > evidence of a relationship of some sort with William Jackson. On a wider > scale, it is certainly not non-family history. I would regard this Deed as an > important piece of evidence of the standing and finances of the family, and one > which helps flesh out the persons concerned as real people. It is quite > definitely something which should come into the scope of interest of a family > historian as well as of a genealogist. > > Geoff Nicholson > > 57 Manor Park, Concord, WASHINGTON, Tyne & Wear NE37 2BU > NBL/DUR family history research in depth by THE local expert. > Record searching service: you name the records, I search them! > > > ==== ENG-DURHAM Mailing List ==== > query board for Durham gen web > http://www.britishislesgenweb.org/cgi-bin/data/durham.cgi > >

Hello All I have added another census page for Pittington to my website. For those with an interest in this area go to census info and follow the link to Durham. I have also updated my WILD family tree on the website with a couple of extra families. New names marrying into the WILDS include: HUNTER, CUMMINGS, MILLS, BURT, SCULLION and DENT. I would love to hear from anyone with a connection to one of these families. Best wishes Debbie Wild DUBAI U.A.E. www.wildfamily.info

Hello - if possible could someone please check the 1841 census in the Hetton-le-Hole area for: OLIVER, Richard, details unknown OLIVER, Margaret, aged about 49, born Northumberland OLIVER, Margaret, aged about 4, born Hetton OLIVER, Elizabeth, aged about 7, born Hetton The family, minus Richard, appear in the 1851 Census for Monk Hesledon Village, Church Hesledon, Castle Eden Colliery. Because I lack a descent map of the area I don't know if this means they had moved from Hetton by 1851 or not but would dearly love to know if Richard and any other children are listed in 1841. Thank you in anticipation. Alica in New Zealand

Hello All, I have found this info on the internet, about a bundle of documents relating to copyhold premises in Chester le Street purchased by Revd. E.H. Shipperdson at a public auction 2 May 1876. 2537. 24 May 1834. (1) Edward Wylam of Findon Cottage, Co. Durham, Esq. (2) Jane Bird of Chester le Street, Co. Durham, widow. *William Jackson of Chester le Street, surgeon. (3) John Bird of Chester le Street, gent. Copies of 2 Admittances by the court for the manor of Chester Deanery of (1), each to 3 acres in the West Field of Chester surrendered by (2) in trust for (3). (Lot 3). Paper 3ff. I wonder if anyone can explain to me (in simple terms) what this means? Note *William was my ggg grandfather. Regards Barbara TONES (nee JACKSON) born Sunderland - living Melbourne Australia.

Dear List, I am new to the list. I am looking for the birth of Thomas LICKLEY around 1823 in "Shields". He stated at his marriage that he did not know his father. I'm afraid I do not know whether it is North or South Shields. Kay