I am also interested in the location of Battis Green - it being the residence of some PUNSHON families in the 1700s - from the Chester le Street records. Heather / Jennifer Lowery wrote: > , > I haven't looked at the entry in the Bishop's Transcripts, but my > guess is the place could be Battle Green, wonder if anyone can > tell me if there was/is a Battis Green as I can't find it on any maps. > ? > Daphne Hughes > Worcestershire >

Thanks Michael. In actual fact, I did know that, but had forgotten. Ann was , I think, 27, judging by ages on later census. She was christened in 1804. But it does remind me why both boys were shown as the same age. Judy Thomas Dixymick@aol.com wrote: > Judy... > > Just a wee snippet, > > On the 1841 census the ages of folk aged 15 yrs and over were rounded > down to nearest multiple of 5 years. > > Ann could have informed census enumerator that she was 34, 33, 32, 31, or > 30. He would recorded 30 yrs for every case. > > So she was possibly older than 30. > > Similarly if Robert was 19, 18, 17, 16 or 15, he would have been recorded > as 15 yrs. > > Michael Dixon > > ------------------------------- > 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 > >

Hi Daphne, I haven't looked at the entry in the Bishop's Transcripts, but my guess is the place could be Battle Green, which is at Pelton Fell, a couple of miles NW of Chester-le-Street. Maybe someone else on the list could expand on how it got it's name, what was the battle?. Jennifer -----Original Message----- From: DAPHNE HUGHES <daphneandphil@btinternet.com> I'm busy trying to research my CURRY? family line and found what could possibly be my g g g grandfather's baptism in the Bishop's Transcripts on the Family Search Pilot Site. On page 164 of the Chester-Le-Street records 1765-1821 there is a baptism for Luke CURRY, ?parents John CURRY and Mary?from what looks like Battis Green.? I know of Byers Green but wonder if anyone can tell me if there was/is a Battis Green as I can't find it on any maps. ? Daphne Hughes Worcestershire

Hello listers, Revisiting one of my Durham families after some years, I realised something I'd missed previously. Robert WILSON married Ann HUTTON in Bishopwearmouth, Durham on 13 Mar 1830. The 1841 Census has at Shincliffe Colliery village the following family: Robert WILSON, 40, coal Miner Ann WILSON, 30 William WILSON, 15, Coal Miner Robert WILSON, 15, coal Miner Jane WILSON, 10 Joseph WILSON, 9 Thomas WILSON, 7 Ann WILSON, 4 Luke WILSON, 3. By 1851, Ann is widowed, and the oldest boy at home is Joseph. It just dawned on me that the ages of the two oldest boys made it likely that Ann was not their mother, or that they were born some years before the marriage. Investigation through Durham Records Online, gave the following: > 1822 William Wilson, son of Robert Wilson & Jane, Houghton-le-Spring > 19 Feb 1826 Robert Wilson, of Hetton, son of Robert Wilson & Jane, Houghton-le-Spring. And there is a patron submission on the IGI for the marriage of Robert WILSON and Jane ARMSTRONG, April 2, 1825. However, even this is after the birth of William. So, what I would like some help with, please, is (1) Was Robert WILSON married twice, and if so, who was his first wife (2) when did she die? I know that WILSON is not exactly an uncommon name, so I'll be grateful for any help that anyone can give. Thank you Judy Thomas

Hi Listers, Would anyone know if there are any online newspaper archives for Gateshead and Newcastle, where I might obtain death notices or obituaries? Janet in Canada _________________________________________________________________ Experience all of the new features, and Reconnect with your life. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9650730

--- On Wed, 4/22/09, Janet Hopkins <janetchopkins@hotmail.com> wrote:   Would anyone know if there are any online newspaper archives for Gateshead and Newcastle, where I might obtain death notices or obituaries?      Hello Janet,   The Newcastle papers are on a subscription database which my library has. If you want to give me the names, I'll take a look for you. Be warned though - most notices are a single sentence, not the long paragraph obituary that is customary today.   Regards, Adi __________________________________________________________________ Make your browsing faster, safer, and easier with the new Internet Explorer® 8. Optimized for Yahoo! Get it Now for Free! at http://downloads.yahoo.com/ca/internetexplorer/

Hello, I think I have found a family member in Durham Gaol in the 1861 census RG9/3739 folio 114 p 12 William Frost MARTIN 21 unmarried coal miner born Birtley DUR I wondered if there would be any mention of him in some of the local newspapers of the time. Unfortunately I do not live in the North _East so do not have access to those available through local libraries. Would anyone be able to help? -- Helen Oram

Hi Janet This is the Pilot site of the LDS familysearch whose aims are to make their (the LDS) records accessible online See http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#start There are a few items on there to check out the system, pot luck if they cover your area of interest but one significant part are the Diocese of Durham BTs See http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionGuidance;c=1309819 Best wishes Nivard Ovington, in Cornwall (UK) > > Hi! > > Could someone please explain what the Family Search Pilot Site is? > > Janet in Canada (transplanted from Gateshead)

I'm busy trying to research my CURRY  family line and found what could possibly be my g g g grandfather's baptism in the Bishop's Transcripts on the Family Search Pilot Site. On page 164 of the Chester-Le-Street records 1765-1821 there is a baptism for Luke CURRY,  parents John CURRY and Mary from what looks like Battis Green.  I know of Byers Green but wonder if anyone can tell me if there was/is a Battis Green as I can't find it on any maps.   Daphne Hughes Worcestershire     www.familytreeforum.com      

Judy... Just a wee snippet, On the 1841 census the ages of folk aged 15 yrs and over were rounded down to nearest multiple of 5 years. Ann could have informed census enumerator that she was 34, 33, 32, 31, or 30. He would recorded 30 yrs for every case. So she was possibly older than 30. Similarly if Robert was 19, 18, 17, 16 or 15, he would have been recorded as 15 yrs. Michael Dixon

In a message dated 22/04/2009 11:49:36 GMT Daylight Time, janetchopkins@hotmail.com writes: Could someone please explain what the Family Search Pilot Site is? __________________________________________________________________________ Hi Janet, See http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/#p=0 Click on Europe and you can access The Bishops' Transcripts for Durham 1700-1900 Stan Mapstone

Hi! Could someone please explain what the Family Search Pilot Site is? Janet in Canada (transplanted from Gateshead) _________________________________________________________________ Experience all of the new features, and Reconnect with your life. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9650730

Harold, The family are there as Mc Givern. If you get stuck, just search for David, with his age, birth place, but without the surname. The right David will come up from 34 hits. Then use David Mc Givern as "member of household" to bring up the other McGivern members. Michael Dixon

Dear Nivard, Where does one look up medal cards? Are medal lists available for the Boer War? Cheers, Kerry from Brisbane. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nivard Ovington" <ovington1@sky.com> To: <eddieg@fsmail.net>; "eng-durham" <eng-durham@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 6:10 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-DURHAM] Pte W Blues. D.L.I. > Hi Eddie > > The only thing I can see so far is his medal card > > Name: William Blues > Regiment or Corps: Durham Light Infantry, Army Service Corps > Regimental number: 18680, M2/162122 > > Best wishes Nivard Ovington, in Cornwall (UK) > > >>I have a 1914/15 star belonging to Pte W Blues 18680 Durham Light >>Infantry.It was with my Grandfathers Medals.I think he must have lived in >>the Birtley area.My grandfather was from Birtley and lived in Model >>cottages Birtley.Can anyone throw any light on him. >> Regards >> Eddie Gregg. > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature database 4023 (20090420) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4023 (20090420) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com

Hi Kerry The medal cards are for WW1 entitlement and are available on Ancestry who also have the reverse of the cards scanned which in about 2% of cases may have the forwarding address on The same cards are available on the National Archives but not the reverse but there are other cards available not on Ancestry for certain higher awards or rather there may be an additional card on the NA Ancestry also have the (so called) Pension records for WW1 service and are making available the "Burned" records the surviving 30% or so of WW1 service records which were damaged/destroyed during WW2, they have currently A to N available I do not know of access to the Boer War medal rolls online but the following may help in your search :- http://yourarchives.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php?title=South_African_War_(Boer)_1899-1902 Best wishes Nivard Ovington, in Cornwall (UK) > Dear Nivard, > > Where does one look up medal cards? Are medal lists available for the > Boer War? > > Cheers, > Kerry from Brisbane.

Hi, An alternative from 1881 Name: William Blues Age: 7 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1874 Relation: Son Father's Name: George Mother's Name: Margret Gender: Male Where born: Lanchester, Durham, England Civil Parish: Chester Le Street County/Island: Durham Country: England Street address: North Bourns Occupation: Scholar Registration district: Chester Le Street Sub registration district: Chester Le Street ED, institution, or vessel: 8 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age George Blues 31 born S. Shields coal miner Margret Blues 24 Lanchester William Blues 7 Lanchester Eliza J. Blues 3 Scotland George Blues 1mth Chester- le-Street Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 4979; Folio: 15; Page: 23; Line: ; GSU roll: 1342197. Have not found them in later censuses so far. -- Helen Oram

In message <22590123.565291240269118747.JavaMail.www@wwinf3714>, Eddie Gregg <eddieg@fsmail.net> writes >I have a 1914/15 star belonging to Pte W Blues 18680 Durham Light >Infantry.It was with my Grandfathers Medals.I think he must have lived >in the Birtley area.My grandfather was from Birtley and lived in Model >cottages Birtley.Can anyone throw any light on him. >Regards >Eddie Gregg. > Hi Eddie, The only William BLUES in Durham in 1911 is this one - William Stanley BLUES age 38 born S. Shields living at 5 Linden Gdns, Harton S. Shields RG14 PN30340. He married Edith Gertrude Morley June 1899 S. Shields (Freebmd) They had a child Eva Gertrude age 10 in 1911. From St Andrews Newcastle MIs <http://www.jwillans.freeserve.co.uk/st_andrews_cemetery_inscriptions.pdf > In loving memory of Edith Gertrude the dearly beloved wife of William Stanley Blues who passed away December 5th 1931 aged 56 years. Also William Stanley loving husband of the above who died November 18th 1941 aged 68 years. -- Helen Oram

Hi Eddie The only thing I can see so far is his medal card Name: William Blues Regiment or Corps: Durham Light Infantry, Army Service Corps Regimental number: 18680, M2/162122 Best wishes Nivard Ovington, in Cornwall (UK) >I have a 1914/15 star belonging to Pte W Blues 18680 Durham Light >Infantry.It was with my Grandfathers Medals.I think he must have lived in >the Birtley area.My grandfather was from Birtley and lived in Model >cottages Birtley.Can anyone throw any light on him. > Regards > Eddie Gregg.

The only William Blues of the right age appear to be in the 1901 Scotland Census. William Blues abt 1881 Edinburgh Midlothian William Blues abt 1889 Arbirlot, Forfarshire William Blues abt 1893 Edinburgh William Blues abt 1897 Forfar, Forfarshire Stan Mapstone

Hello Eddie Do you have any other information on your grandfather, such as his name, rough year of birth, wife's name, when they were likely to have been married, etc. Regards Yvonne. In a message dated 21/04/2009 01:14:03 GMT Standard Time, eddieg@fsmail.net writes: I have a 1914/15 star belonging to Pte W Blues 18680 Durham Light Infantry.It was with my Grandfathers Medals.I think he must have lived in the Birtley area.My grandfather was from Birtley and lived in Model cottages Birtley.Can anyone throw any light on him. Regards Eddie Gregg.