In 1841 Andrew Reed is shown as living in Heworth - see ref. HO 107 / 297 / 3.  The sign against his name whether born in county looks like N rather than Y - on the other hand it looks the same as the sign against his wife Sarah who the 1861 census suggests was indeed born in Co. Durham, and different from his eldest children Elizabeth and James - their sign in 1841 looks more like a Y and yet the later census records them as born in Northumberland. --- On Thu, 29/10/09, Christel Muncaster <christelhelen@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: From: Christel Muncaster <christelhelen@yahoo.co.uk> Subject: Re: [NMB] Andrew Reed c1815 To: northumbria@rootsweb.com Date: Thursday, 29 October, 2009, 12:42 PM Thank you all so much for your help with this. Still not sure which option to plump for yet, but am learning more about Durham/Northumberland geography and history all the time! I can see how both Belford and Bedlington could get transcribed into Bedfordshire ... Newsham near Blyth (and Bedlington) is very close to Bill Quay and Gateshead where I can place the family. However, I am quite convinced by the baptism in Ellingham which would lead me to Mousen near Belford. Perhaps both are right! maybe Andrew was born in Newsham, but one or both of the parents came from Mousen which is why he was baptised at Ellingham. I guess it would be easy to mishear one for the other ... Christel --- On Thu, 29/10/09, NEGenealogy@aol.com <NEGenealogy@aol.com> wrote: > From: NEGenealogy@aol.com <NEGenealogy@aol.com> > Subject: Re: [NMB] Andrew Reed c1815 > To: northumbria@rootsweb.com > Date: Thursday, 29 October, 2009, 10:31 AM >  > In a message dated 28/10/2009 22:28:10 GMT Standard > Time,  > christelhelen@yahoo.co.uk > writes: > > In 1881  he described as being born in Mewsome,  > Northumberland > > > > > While both theories which have been put forward  - > Mousen near Bamburgh and > Newsham near Blyth - seem to have things going  for > them, I would suggest > that it is probably the Newsham near Blyth that is  > meant.  Although not > actually within the old parish of Bedlington, and  > therefore not in what used to > be called Bedlingtonshire, it is near enough  for the > family to have moved > from Bedlingtonshire to Newsham at around the time  of > the birth and for > there to have been some confusion as to whether or not > he  had been born in > Bedlingtonshire.  Bedlingtonshire was a detached part > of  Co Durham until the > mid-1840s, since when it has been part of  > Northumberland. >  >                 >                 >                 > Geoff  Nicholson >  > > > 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 > Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com 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

Hello again, It's a dilemma; still weighing up all this useful information, and keeping my options open. I shall order the marriage certificate when I do my next batch, and hope to begin to clear this up ... Many thanks Christel --- On Thu, 29/10/09, Mark Todd <marktod@yahoo.com> wrote: > From: Mark Todd <marktod@yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [NMB] Andrew Reed c1815 > To: northumbria@rootsweb.com > Date: Thursday, 29 October, 2009, 10:53 PM > In 1841 Andrew Reed is shown as > living in Heworth - see ref. HO 107 / 297 / 3.  The sign > against his name whether born in county looks like N rather > than Y - on the other hand it looks the same as the sign > against his wife Sarah who the 1861 census suggests was > indeed born in Co. Durham, and different from his eldest > children Elizabeth and James - their sign in 1841 looks more > like a Y and yet the later census records them as born in > Northumberland. --- On Thu, 29/10/09, Christel Muncaster > <christelhelen@yahoo.co.uk> > wrote: > > > From: Christel Muncaster <christelhelen@yahoo.co.uk> > Subject: Re: [NMB] Andrew Reed c1815 > To: northumbria@rootsweb.com > Date: Thursday, 29 October, 2009, 12:42 PM > > > Thank you all so much for your help with this. > > Still not sure which option to plump for yet, but am > learning more about Durham/Northumberland geography and > history all the time! > I can see how both Belford and Bedlington could get > transcribed into Bedfordshire ... > Newsham near Blyth (and Bedlington) is very close to Bill > Quay and Gateshead where I can place the family. > However, I am quite convinced by the baptism in Ellingham > which would lead me to Mousen near Belford. > > Perhaps both are right! maybe Andrew was born in Newsham, > but one or both of the parents came from Mousen which is why > he was baptised at Ellingham. I guess it would be easy to > mishear one for the other ... > > Christel > > --- On Thu, 29/10/09, NEGenealogy@aol.com > <NEGenealogy@aol.com> > wrote: > > > From: NEGenealogy@aol.com > <NEGenealogy@aol.com> > > Subject: Re: [NMB] Andrew Reed c1815 > > To: northumbria@rootsweb.com > > Date: Thursday, 29 October, 2009, 10:31 AM > >  > > In a message dated 28/10/2009 22:28:10 GMT Standard > > Time,  > > christelhelen@yahoo.co.uk > > writes: > > > > In 1881  he described as being born in Mewsome,  > > Northumberland > > > > > > > > > > While both theories which have been put forward  - > > Mousen near Bamburgh and > > Newsham near Blyth - seem to have things going  for > > them, I would suggest > > that it is probably the Newsham near Blyth that is  > > meant.  Although not > > actually within the old parish of Bedlington, and  > > therefore not in what used to > > be called Bedlingtonshire, it is near enough  for > the > > family to have moved > > from Bedlingtonshire to Newsham at around the time  > of > > the birth and for > > there to have been some confusion as to whether or > not > > he  had been born in > > Bedlingtonshire.  Bedlingtonshire was a detached > part > > of  Co Durham until the > > mid-1840s, since when it has been part of  > > Northumberland. > >  > >                 > >                 > >                 > > Geoff  Nicholson > >  > > > > > > 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 > > > > Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com > > > > 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 > > > >       > > > 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 >