DODGEN/DODGSON I am searching for the birth of Benjamin Bradley DODGEN who I believe was born in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne in 1821. He left Newcastle-Upon-Tyne for South Africa about 1850 where he worked in the mines of Kimberley. There he met his bride and he married in Kimberley. His sons were Benjamin Bradley, William Bradley, and Samuel Bradley. His parents might have been Timothy DODGSON and Anne of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. Thank you for any help you might give me. I want to find his family and get him back in England. Sincereley Judy Bradley Canada

Judy: Although I cannot tell you anything about the origins of your Benjamin Bradley Dodgen (probably actually Dodgson, a still-common surname hereabouts), I do note that the NDFHS indexes to ALL marriages in (a) Northumberland (includes Newcastle) and (b) Co Durham 1813 to 1837 do not mention that between the supposed parents, Timothy and Ann. However, I do know that there WAS a marriage between a Timothy Dodgson and a Mary Ann Dodds at Newcastle St Nicholas (now Newcastle Cathedral) on 29 November 1840. While that may sound much too late to be relevant to your present search, I wonder whether perhaps Timothy's first wife, Ann, had died and he had re-married. Of course, the Timothy who married in 1840 may have been a son of "your" Timothy - or no relation at all. I would advise you to remain aware of the possibility that Benjamin was born in Co Durham, as Newcastle so dominates this district that anyone from anywhere within many miles of it, if elsewhere and asked where they come from will say "Newcastle" even though that may not, strictly, be correct. For most "County indexing" purposes, Newcastle is taken as part of Northumberland but remember that Co Durham, particularly in the form of Gateshead, is only the width of the Tyne away from Newcastle. Geoff Nicholson -----Original Message----- From: Judy Bradley via <northumbria@rootsweb.com> To: NORTHUMBRIA <NORTHUMBRIA@rootsweb.com> Sent: Fri, 17 Apr 2015 2:04 Subject: [NMB] DODGEN/DODGSON DODGEN/DODGSON I am searching for the birth of Benjamin Bradley DODGEN who I believe was born in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne in 1821. He left Newcastle-Upon-Tyne for South Africa about 1850 where he worked in the mines of Kimberley. There he met his bride and he married in Kimberley. His sons were Benjamin Bradley, William Bradley, and Samuel Bradley. His parents might have been Timothy DODGSON and Anne of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. Thank you for any help you might give me. I want to find his family and get him back in England. Sincereley Judy Bradley Canada .. Please quote the minimum necessary to put your reply on context. Please introduce yourself at the top of every post. 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