Sorry Belinda, I didn't go to Alnwick. Mildred ----- Original Message ----- From: <Belindadance@aol.com> To: <northumbria@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 08, 2009 5:00 PM Subject: Re: [NMB] Walker/Hebburn Ferry 2nd W.W. collision > Dear Mildred, I can't answer your query, but I notice you say you were > evacuated at the time. Was it to Alnwick by any chance? My father was > evacuated > with his Wallsend school to Alnwick. He is keen to know the exact position > of his "billet" which he thinks was close to the Mayor's parlour . > Thankyou, regards, Belinda > >

Michael, My grateful thanks for finding the item in The Times. It answers all my questions. Mildred ----- Original Message ----- From: <Dixymick@aol.com> To: <northumbria@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 08, 2009 8:24 PM Subject: Re: [NMB] Walker/Hebburn Ferry 2nd W.W. collision > Mildred, > >>From edition number 48782 of The Times, Monday 25th Nov 1940 > > " Tyne Ferry in Collision > > A ferry boat on which about 150 workers were travelling between Walker > and > Hebburn-on-the-Tyne was in collision with a tug on Saturady Morning. > > The ferry boat was badly damaged and two men were thrown into the river > but were rescued. > The ferry was beached and another boat took off the passengers. > > Fourteen workers received injuries and were treated at a shipyard > ambulance station. Four of the injured were taken to the Infirmary but > were > discharged later. > > After the passengers had been disembarked the ferry boat sank " > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------------------- > > A previous article in the Times of 19th Jan 1939 announced that Hawthorn > Leslie and Co were to withdraw a ferry which had operated for over 70 > years > between Walker and Hebburn. Seemingly originally for workers, public > passengers had been allowed to use. So firm was removing ferry for > public, but > were to provide ferry for workers only. > > Michael Dixon > >

In a message dated 08/11/2009 16:03:32 GMT Standard Time, chrisjevans57@yahoo.co.uk writes: I have Sam's old diary which notes "At wiltonfurth may-day 1755 and went to see my parents" but for the life of me I cannot trace the name Wiltonfurth (or Wiltonforth as he spells it elsewhere). Other places he writes of include Hethpole, Snitter, Hurton, Netherton and Throckly but I can identify all those within the North-East region. I have "Wilton"s in Hawick, Redcar, N Yks and possibly Newcastle... Does anyone have any idea where Wiltonforth/furth might have been?? If the standard of the handwriting makes it possible, then I wonder whether what you have read as "Wilton" could perhaps have really been"Witton"? In that case, although I don't know of any "Wittonforth " etc, I have to say that there are several Wittons in the NE. Two that come readily to mind are Witton le Wear in Co Durham (where the A68 road, always a major route north, crosses the Wear and so a possible "Witton Ford") and Witton (location of Witton Tower"), just south of Rothbury, from which it is separated by the River Coquet. Unfortunately, at both Witton and Rothbury there is an ancient bridge, though both must have been preceded by fords if we go far enough back! There are also Longwitton and Netherwitton in central Northumberland. Geoff Nicholson

Phyllis Leedom wrote: > Have you found the name to be Oldfield? My Spanish Teacher Edna Oldfield > Whitson lived in Summititiville, Madison County, INdiana. Phyllis Please remember that this is the NORTHUMBRIA list. All posts must relate to the counties of Northumberland or Co Durham. Brian -- Brian Pears (Gateshead, UK) http://www.bpears.org.uk/ Joint List Admin NORTHUMBRIA Genealogy Mailing List GENUKI Northumberland Maintainer

Hi I'm new to this group, tracing the origins of Samuel Henderson b1729 as he seems to have migrated from the Scottish Borders to North Yorks... I have Sam's old diary which notes "At wiltonfurth may-day 1755 and went to see my parents" but for the life of me I cannot trace the name Wiltonfurth (or Wiltonforth as he spells it elsewhere). Other places he writes of include Hethpole, Snitter, Hurton, Netherton and Throckly but I can identify all those within the North-East region. I have "Wilton"s in Hawick, Redcar, N Yks and possibly Newcastle... Does anyone have any idea where Wiltonforth/furth might have been?? I understand "forth" means "ford" in modern language, but this hasn't helped much either! Put me out of my misery! Chris

Presumably J.W.Davison's wife remarried to a Sands before the information re his death was recorded. Therefore, find the marriage of D.A. Davison, Widow,to Sands and check that her father is the same name and occupation as on the marriage certificate when D.A. ?? married J. W. Davison. Hopefully this will give you the confirmation you need, provided you have the full birth certificates of the two people you mention with father and mother's names on. Regards, Mildred Robson ----- Original Message ----- From: "A" <cq@aapt.net.au> To: <northumbria@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 08, 2009 3:27 AM Subject: [NMB] 1st W.W death of J W Davison > Hi All, > I have had the following reference given to me:- > > J.W. Davison Private 16046 11 bn., Durham Light Infantry who died on > Thursday 5 October 1916 Husband of D.A. Sands of 1 South Street, > Willington, > Co Durham. > Bancourt British Cemetery Pas de Calais, France VD 3. > > How can I link to a Joseph William Davison born ABT 1880 in Willington Co. > Durham to parents William John and Elizabeth Jane? > Any assistance would be greatly Appreciated. > > Thanks > > Alan > > >

Mildred, >From edition number 48782 of The Times, Monday 25th Nov 1940 " Tyne Ferry in Collision A ferry boat on which about 150 workers were travelling between Walker and Hebburn-on-the-Tyne was in collision with a tug on Saturady Morning. The ferry boat was badly damaged and two men were thrown into the river but were rescued. The ferry was beached and another boat took off the passengers. Fourteen workers received injuries and were treated at a shipyard ambulance station. Four of the injured were taken to the Infirmary but were discharged later. After the passengers had been disembarked the ferry boat sank " ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- A previous article in the Times of 19th Jan 1939 announced that Hawthorn Leslie and Co were to withdraw a ferry which had operated for over 70 years between Walker and Hebburn. Seemingly originally for workers, public passengers had been allowed to use. So firm was removing ferry for public, but were to provide ferry for workers only. Michael Dixon

Hi All, I have had the following reference given to me:- J.W. Davison Private 16046 11 bn., Durham Light Infantry who died on Thursday 5 October 1916 Husband of D.A. Sands of 1 South Street, Willington, Co Durham. Bancourt British Cemetery Pas de Calais, France VD 3. How can I link to a Joseph William Davison born ABT 1880 in Willington Co. Durham to parents William John and Elizabeth Jane? Any assistance would be greatly Appreciated. Thanks Alan

Alan: Have you found the name to be Oldfield?  My Spanish Teacher Edna Oldfield Whitson lived in Summititiville, Madison County, INdiana. Phyllis ----- Original Message ---- From: Alan Hill <alan.hill@clear.net.nz> To: northumbria@rootsweb.com Sent: Tue, October 13, 2009 4:43:04 PM Subject: [NMB] OFIELD Families Hi everyone: I'd be most grateful to receive any help or firm information available with regard to OFIELD families in Durham and Northumberland from the late 1800s to the present day. I have been researching this rather uncommon surname for some years and have managed to identify most of the main lines, but am sadly lacking much detailed information regarding dates of birth, marriage and burials in the two counties. Most of my direct family seem to have lived in and around Jarrow, Gateshead and South Shields and followed various occupations, including tailor, ship steward, lamplighter (gas, I imagine!) and one who worked in a wooden wall board factory (plywood, at the turn of the century?). There are also some links with areas about Longbenton,NBL,including Killingworth and Shiremoor. Another main line of OFIELDs seem to have congregated around Sedgefield,DUR, but I hsve yet to make any connection between these groups. The name, which is certainly not of nothern origin and appears to have some roots in midland and eastern counties, is occasionally spelt OFFIELD and I have one poor family going through life lumped with the tag "OFFAL". Best regards, Alan Fletcher Hill, Hamilton, NZ The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Dear Mildred, I can't answer your query, but I notice you say you were evacuated at the time. Was it to Alnwick by any chance? My father was evacuated with his Wallsend school to Alnwick. He is keen to know the exact position of his "billet" which he thinks was close to the Mayor's parlour . Thankyou, regards, Belinda

Alan Two marriages in Freebmd 1913 (Dec) Durham 10a 782 - Joseph W Davison = Dorothy A Snowdon 1919 (Jun) Durham 10a 1121 - Dorothy A Davison = Joseph Sands The marriage certificate of the first would give JW's age and father's name and occupation. Kath >>J.W. Davison Private 16046 11 bn., Durham Light Infantry who died on Thursday 5 October 1916 Husband of D.A. Sands of 1 South Street, Willington, Co Durham. How can I link to a Joseph William Davison born ABT 1880 in Willington Co. Durham to parents William John and Elizabeth Jane?

I see he is listed on the CWGC sight which has links to images of that cemetery. http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=205730 However I did not find him in the WWI Medal Rolls on the National Archives site ( nor on ancestry) which seems odd. Hope others can find his medals entry which could have more information. The full CWGC entry clarifies that D A Sands was formerly Davison so presumable remarried after his death. So both marriages may well be on freebmd. Robin

In a message dated 08/11/2009 12:01:08 GMT Standard Time, christelhelen@yahoo.co.uk writes: Can anyone tell me the parents of a Griffith Jones baptised in Brandon & Byshottles, in 1884? He is registered in the last quarter of that year. Sorry, I don't currently have access to 1891 census or the baptism ... >From the 1891 Census: Source Citation: Class: RG12; Piece: 4098; Folio 14; Page 22; GSU roll: 6099208. Father George Jones b 1855 Weischam, Denbighshire, Wales. Mother Sarah b 1854, same place. Siblings: Edward,Fanny,George,Margaret,Elizabeth,& Charlotte. Griffith's Army Pension record (only 2 pages) is online, gives his enlistment & discharge address in 1920 as 29 Cooper St,Sunderland Road, Gateshead. Name: Griffith Jones Estimated Birth Year: abt 1884 Age at Enlistment: 35 Birth Parish: Brandon Birth County: Durham Document Year: 1919 Regimental Number: 89603 Ancestry.com. British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Regards Hazel "Life is a roller-coaster...........just got to ride it!"

Dear Hazel Thank you so much! That was much more than expected! I presume that the father was a coal miner come up from Wales to Durham ... Is that because jobs were scarce in Wales or expertise needed in Durham ? ... Christel --- On Sun, 8/11/09, WHRutherford@aol.com <WHRutherford@aol.com> wrote: > From: WHRutherford@aol.com <WHRutherford@aol.com> > Subject: Re: [NMB] Griffith Jones 1884 > To: northumbria@rootsweb.com > Date: Sunday, 8 November, 2009, 12:37 > > > In a message dated 08/11/2009 12:01:08 GMT Standard > Time,  > christelhelen@yahoo.co.uk > writes: > > Can  anyone tell me the parents of a Griffith Jones > baptised in Brandon &  > Byshottles, in 1884? He is registered in the last quarter > of that year. > Sorry,  I don't currently have access to 1891 census > or the baptism  ... > > > >From the 1891 Census: > Source Citation:  Class: RG12; Piece: 4098; Folio > 14;  Page 22; GSU roll: > 6099208. > > Father George Jones b 1855 Weischam, Denbighshire, Wales. > Mother Sarah b 1854, same place. > Siblings: > Edward,Fanny,George,Margaret,Elizabeth,& Charlotte. > > Griffith's Army Pension record (only 2 pages) is online, > gives his  > enlistment & discharge address in 1920 as 29 Cooper > St,Sunderland  Road, Gateshead. > Name: Griffith Jones Estimated Birth Year: abt 1884 Age > at  Enlistment: 35 > Birth Parish: Brandon Birth County: Durham Document > Year:  1919 Regimental > Number: 89603 > Ancestry.com. British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920 > [database  > on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., > 2007. > > Regards > Hazel > > > > "Life is a roller-coaster...........just got to ride  > it!" > > > The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message >

Can anyone tell me the parents of a Griffith Jones baptised in Brandon & Byshottles, in 1884? He is registered in the last quarter of that year. Sorry, I don't currently have access to 1891 census or the baptism ... Many thanks Christel

Joseph W Davison married Dorothy A Snowdon. Dec qtr 1913 Durham 10a 782 (From FreeBMD) Hazel "Life is a roller-coaster...........just got to ride it!"

In a message dated 08/11/2009 03:28:16 GMT Standard Time, cq@aapt.net.au writes: .W. Davison Private 16046 11 bn., Durham Light Infantry who died on Thursday 5 October 1916 Husband of D.A. Sands of 1 South Street, Willington, Co Durham. Bancourt British Cemetery Pas de Calais, France VD 3. How can I link to a Joseph William Davison born ABT 1880 in Willington Co. Durham to parents William John and Elizabeth Jane? Any assistance would be greatly Appreciated. >>>> Hi Alan. The Army record of the above is on Ancestry and will therefore be on the National Archives. It is damaged, but mostly legible. He was actually born in 1891. The record lists his parents, (as you have given above), 2 brothers, 4 sisters and the age and addresses of all. His wife Dorothy Ann and her address and a daughter Mary (Dakins?) Davison b 2nd Sep 1916. The declaration of his family, as above, was given by his widow (now re-married) on 18th Aug 1919. I could transcribe more if you can't get access, Regards Hazel "Life is a roller-coaster...........just got to ride it!"

Hello Thanks for your responses to this question. Since most of my County Durham connections come from the area of Chester le Street, I should have known I would find it within ~5 miles of there! Actually I had looked around Chester le Street but on a modern map so missed the Harraton connection. Many thanks Christel --- On Sat, 7/11/09, Carole Atkinson <carole@auckland.fsnet.co.uk> wrote: > From: Carole Atkinson <carole@auckland.fsnet.co.uk> > Subject: Re: [NMB] Low Flatts > To: northumbria@rootsweb.com > Date: Saturday, 7 November, 2009, 23:23 > Hi Christel, > I live in Low Flatts Road Chester le Street, DH3 4AW. The > road is just east > of the main east coast railway line. On older maps, houses > were to be found > on the west side. Only brick foundations are left. My house > was built early > 1950s. Also there is a High Flatts nearby. > Carole E Atkinson > > -----Original Message----- > From: northumbria-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:northumbria-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Christel Muncaster > Sent: 07 November 2009 20:11 > To: northumbria mailing group > Subject: [NMB] Low Flatts > > > Can anyone tell me where Low Flatts, Durham is? I can find > a Low Flatts in > Cumbria ... > > thanks > Christel > > >       > > > > The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at > http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message >

Hi Christel, I live in Low Flatts Road Chester le Street, DH3 4AW. The road is just east of the main east coast railway line. On older maps, houses were to be found on the west side. Only brick foundations are left. My house was built early 1950s. Also there is a High Flatts nearby. Carole E Atkinson -----Original Message----- From: northumbria-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:northumbria-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Christel Muncaster Sent: 07 November 2009 20:11 To: northumbria mailing group Subject: [NMB] Low Flatts Can anyone tell me where Low Flatts, Durham is? I can find a Low Flatts in Cumbria ... thanks Christel The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

> Can anyone tell me where Low Flatts, Durham is? I can find a Low Flatts in > Cumbria ... > > thanks > Christel > Dear Christel. In the "Durham Places in the mid 19th Century by DCRO". Low Flatts is in the Township of Harraton and is on First Edition of Ordnance Survey map of County Durham (sheet no 13.. SW Quarter. John Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne little.blobby2@btinternet.com http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~littleblobby/ http://www.freewebs.com/littleblobby/ No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.703 / Virus Database: 270.14.53/2486 - Release Date: 11/07/09 07:38:00