Subject: Re: [NMB] Dove family Thought I would weigh in with my Doves. I have Mary Dove (Sunderland) m. Robert Goodchild Sept 2, 1808. Their daughter Ellenor was my Great Grandmother. Marilyn ***********

Marilyn: I notice that they married in Monkwearmouth and I know they had children baptised at Sunderland and at Bishopwearmouth in the period after 1812, so I think it reasonable to assume they were in the Monkwearmouth/Sunderland district between 1808 and 1812. Given that their later children were baptised in the Church of England parish church it also seems reasonable that they would have had earlier ones, baptised before 1812 in one of the parish churches in the Sunderland district. I approach things this way in order to be able to say there should be baptism entries available in the expanded format in use during the "Barrington Period" (1798-1812). They should confirm that Mary was Mary Dove, as indeed does the marriage entry, and should also tell you the names of the parishes of which each parent was a native (ie in which they had been born). Knowing those parishes you will therefore know where to look for earlier generations. Having said all that I should also say that Goodchild is a surname I associate with Bishopwearmouth parish, where they were quite prominent. Dove is not a particularly Sunderland surname but a family of that name were prominent in Tynemouth parish, including in Cullercoats, in the later nineteenth century, but I think their roots went back much further there. The marine laboratory at Cullercoats is or was officially the Dove Marine Laboratory - although run privately, as I understand it, by Newcastle University, when I was a lad (way back in the mists of time) it was open to the public as an aquarium, and a "Must-go" port of call whenever in Cullercoats. If you live near Durham City you can view the Sunderland etc parish registers (on microfilm) in Durham Record Office, where the originals are kept. They are also available in Sunderland Public Library and in Tyne and Wear Archives (Newcastle). The H M Wood transcripts in Newcastle Central Library are good, comprehensive ones with all details and make a good substitute. If you are too far away to use them you should look at the BTs, available on the LDS "FamilySearch" website. Geoff Nicholson -----Original Message----- From: Marilyn Ing via <northumbria@rootsweb.com> To: northumbria <northumbria@rootsweb.com> Sent: Mon, 8 Sep 2014 16:34 Subject: Re: [NMB] NORTHUMBRIA Digest, Vol 9, Issue 170 - DOVE Subject: Re: [NMB] Dove family Thought I would weigh in with my Doves. I have Mary Dove (Sunderland) m. Robert Goodchild Sept 2, 1808. Their daughter Ellenor was my Great Grandmother. Marilyn *********** .. 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