Skye, What is the name of the person, age at death etc. Janis

Hi Janis The person is Joseph Wright. He was married in 1825 so must have been 'of age' at that time. He would probably have died some time between 1834 - his third son is christened in Dec 1834 so assuming he was there at the conception(!), and they tended to christen their children fairly soon after birth, then he must have been alive at the end of 1833/beginning of 1834. His widow remarries in March 1838 and she is already pregnant with twins whose births are also registered in the March quarter of 1838! Assuming a 7-9 month pregnancy and that she wasn't playing around before Joseph died then that would suggest Joseph was dead by the June of 1837 at the latest. So we're looking for a death sometime between the end of 1833 and June of 1837. Joseph was a miner and I checked for deaths in the mines during that period but none of them give his name. So far as his age goes, at the moment I don't have a clue. It's quite a common name, though there is a possible Joseph born in 1805 in Newcastle, parents Joseph Wright and Elizabeth Gill. That would make him about 28-32 when he died. A final note. I know of two burials of Joseph Wrights at Hillside Cemetery in Houghton, but haven't got the relevant dates to check if it is my man. Thanks for taking an interest Susan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janis Noonan" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 11:05 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-DURHAM] Hetton-Le Hole Parish Records Skye, What is the name of the person, age at death etc. Janis