Hi All, can anyone help in my search. My gggranfather Roger Robson born in Elsdon in 1813 lived there until at least 1848 where he was a shepherd, then a farm labourer. He married Margaret Davison born in Shilbottle 1815, in Gateshead in 1839 but took his wife back to Elsdon where his first three children were born, including my ggrandfather John Robson. I found Roger next in the 1851 census in Ryton County Durham working for Mr Joseph Lamb, a Scottish coal owner at Ryton Hall, Roger is now a husbandman. Ggrandfather John Robson eventually became a coachman for Mr Lamb and his life is traceable until his death in 1891(just before the census). I have lately fond the marriage certificate of his daughter Margaret, born about 1854 in Ryton, to Thomas Vallance in 1878 in Newcastle in which her father is Rodger Robson "land steward" and not noted as being deceased. Assuming that he was still alive and still working for Mr Lamb he should have been visible in the census's of 1861 and 1871 but I just can't find him. Have some details of the census's of those years in Ryton been lost or destroyed? Roger must have been living very close to John during that time, or does anyone have access to this information? John Robson (for some reason the message was missing from my prevoius emails)

Hi John, Found the following, Ryton Park 1861 Census. . Roger ROBSON. 45 yrs. Farm Manager Born Otterburn. Elizabeth ROBSON 40 yrs Born Wylam. Rodger 16 or 15 yrs. House Servant. Born Elsdon. Joseph 13 yrs Farm Worker. Born Ryton. Margaret 1o yrs Scholar. Born Ryton. Catherine 6 yrs. Scholar. Born Ryton. Jane 4yrs Born Ryton.. Ryton Park 1871 Census. Roger ROBSON 56yrs Agric Lab. Born Bolam Hills???? Rather illegible. Elizabeth ROBSON 49 yrs Born Elsdon. Jane 14 yrs Born Ryton. Please note that his wife is called Elizabeth on these two Census, Margaret may have had this as another name or Margaret may have died. I have had a quick look but can't find that Roger remarried. Just a possibility. Best of luck. Carole E Atkinson -----Original Message----- From: northumbria-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:northumbria-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of john robson Sent: 21 February 2010 10:58 To: Northumbria; Durham and Northumberland Subject: [NMB] 1861 and 1871 census of Ryton Hi All, can anyone help in my search. My gggranfather Roger Robson born in Elsdon in 1813 lived there until at least 1848 where he was a shepherd, then a farm labourer. He married Margaret Davison born in Shilbottle 1815, in Gateshead in 1839 but took his wife back to Elsdon where his first three children were born, including my ggrandfather John Robson. I found Roger next in the 1851 census in Ryton County Durham working for Mr Joseph Lamb, a Scottish coal owner at Ryton Hall, Roger is now a husbandman. Ggrandfather John Robson eventually became a coachman for Mr Lamb and his life is traceable until his death in 1891(just before the census). I have lately fond the marriage certificate of his daughter Margaret, born about 1854 in Ryton, to Thomas Vallance in 1878 in Newcastle in which her father is Rodger Robson "land steward" and not noted as being deceased. Assuming that he was still alive and still working for Mr Lamb he should have been visible in the census's of 1861 and 1871 but I just can't find him. Have some details of the census's of those years in Ryton been lost or destroyed? Roger must have been living very close to John during that time, or does anyone have access to this information? John Robson (for some reason the message was missing from my prevoius emails) 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

On 21/02/2010 17:25, Carole Atkinson wrote: > Ryton Park 1861 Census. . > Ryton Park 1871 Census. Carole Please note that full references MUST be given when census transcripts are posted. The reason is that the National Archives claim copyright over transcripts as well as images of census returns, but they waive the copyright of transcripts on condition that (a) the transcripts are accurate and (b) that full references are quoted. Also, from a practical point of view, references enable others to navigate to the entry themselves more easily. Brian -- Brian Pears (Gateshead, UK) http://www.bpears.org.uk/ Joint List Admin NORTHUMBRIA Genealogy Mailing List GENUKI Northumberland Maintainer