Yes it was possible to identify where a dead fisherman came from by the 'gansey' he wore. Each village had its own pattern. The gansey was knitted in the round on four needles and I have Mrs. Rowe's pattern from Newbiggin. There are various websites with info. After looking at the scan I believe the name Glewright is actually Glenwright. This surname is one of my lines of research. Mildred Robson

Hi Mildred, Thank you for the suggestion, certainly Glenwright seems more likely than Glewright, and this is supported by Hodgson's History of Northumberland, which has a comment that the names of Stokoe & Glenwright were the most common there in the 16th & 17th C. Unfortunately this name is only cited once in the decree, and is definitely written as Glewright there. For anyone interested in following that up, the route would be via the original Bill of Complaint & answers, which will be at The National Archives at Kew. A useful side effect of your query is that I went back to read the whole decree, and note that it is a very good example of the possibilities of such documents in aiding family history research, as it outlines the defendant's ancestry, including his great grandfather, grandfather and uncle, which would take it back well into the 1500s. Dave -----Original Message----- From: northumbria-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:northumbria-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Mildred Robson via Sent: 06 September 2014 09:51 To: northumbria@rootsweb.com Subject: [NMB] Newbiggin Fishermen/Chancery decree Yes it was possible to identify where a dead fisherman came from by the 'gansey' he wore. Each village had its own pattern. The gansey was knitted in the round on four needles and I have Mrs. Rowe's pattern from Newbiggin. There are various websites with info. After looking at the scan I believe the name Glewright is actually Glenwright. This surname is one of my lines of research. Mildred Robson .. 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