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HowardJ
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Looking for family history of Christina Sutherland from Caithness, probably Wick, born about 1854. Married William Linge, a farmer in Durham. I am her great-grandson.
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AMBLY
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Hi Howard
Welcome to Rootschat 
Sorry, I have a lot of questions....
On her 1878 marriage to William:
what is her age?
what does it say about her father?
what was her address?
who were the witness?
did she list an occupation?
Is it family information 'handed down' that tells you Christina was from Wick?
As none of the Census 1881 to 1901 give that indication.....
Or is it the IGI Submitted records which say:
Christina SUTHERLAND b 1853 Wick, Caithness; died 27 May 1937; father: Mr Sutherland
What was her age stated as on death? (and when?)
Her age in the English Census indicate a YOB 1852 to 1854:
1881: 28 (1852)
1891: 39 (1853)
1901: 47 (1854) but this age is somewhat indistinct due to markings on the image - it could be 49.
The LINGE children (from Census and Birth registrations in England
Mary Isabella - abt 1880/1881 **
John Campbell - Dec Qtr 1881 South Shields
Jessie Sutherland - Jun Qtr 1884 South Shields
Rachel - Dec Qtr 1886 South Shields (in the 1901 Census she has a middle initial C or E).
Jane Christina - Sep Qtr 1889 South Shields
Cannot find birth reg for Mary Isabella about 1880. But can find one for:
Mary Ann LINGE - Jun Qtr 1881 Gateshead.
In the 1881, Mary I is likely to be 11 mths old but - it just says she is 11.
In 1891, what appears to be the same girl, is named as Mary Isabella age 11 b Leam
In 1881, her POB is stated as Craw Crook or Crawcrook, is in the Parish of Ryton (near Winlaton) and the covering RD would be Gateshead.
In consideration of possible naming patterns, are William James LINGE' s parents: James Bloomfiield LINGE and Mary Ann RUDDOCK?
Finally - do you think this is her in the 1871 Census?
31 Green Terrace - Bishop Wearmouth, SUnderland
Servant: Christina or Christian I* SUTHERLAND 19, unm, domestic servant housemaid, b Scotland
(Due to the 'hand' of the enumerator, her middle initial could be I, J or maybe less likely, S)
RG10/Piece: 5005 / Folio 27 / pg 47
Cheers
AMBLY
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HowardJ
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Hi AMBLY
I am delighted to get a response so quickly.
I picked up Christina Linge's name in Durham in a 1901 census. Her age was given as 47, which gave me a possible birgh date of 1853-54. Christina and William Linge lived at Thistley Hall Rd, South Shields. I will need to dig through my late mother's memorabilia to get the exact address, but I saw it the other day, together with a photograph of the house. I have an old Sunderland map which shows the location.
Yes, William James Linge's parents were James Bloomfield Linge and Mary Ann Ruddock.
I am the grandson of William and Christina's fifth child, Jane Christina (1889-1973). She migrated to Australia in 1928 with her husband and daughter. My grandmother told me that her mother, Christina Linge (Sutherland) came from Wick, and my mother (her daughter) had the name "Sutherland" in her forenames. This seems to have been customary in that family. James Bloomfield Linge came from the Bloomfield's on his mother's side (I have traced the Bloomfields back to 1510), and Christina's fourth child was called Rachel Ruddock Linge. Of the five children, only Jessie did not marry. All of the others had children, but John had daughters, so the Linge surname disappeared along that line of descent. Rachel Ruddock Linge's daughter (Vera Sutherland Brown) also migrated to Australia in the early 1960s.
So I know a fair bit about Christina's descendants, but nothing of her forebears. There are lots of Sutherlands in Caithness: quite a few seem to have migrated to New Zealand (similar bleak climate in the south!). It would be nice to be able to find Christina's place among the Sutherland clan.
Cheers
HowardJ
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AMBLY
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Hi Howard
Here are the 3 post marriage Census for Christina and William:
1881: Hamlet of Low Leam - Township of Hedworth (Hedworth, Monkton & Jarrow)
(Sth Shields ) Durham
Head: William LINGE 25, b Suffolk
Christiana LINGE 28, b Scotland abt 1853
Mary I. LINGE 11, b Craw Crook Durham
1891: Leam Farm - Leam & Gingling Gate, (Hedworth, Monkton & Jarrow) (Sth
Shields ) Durham
Head: William LINGE 35, Farm Laborer, b Baringham Scotland (sic)
Wife: Christine 39, b Scorland abt 1852
Dau: Mary Isabella 11, b Leam Durham
Son: John 9. b Leam Durham
Jessie 7, b Leam Durham
Rachel 4, b Leam Durham
Christina 1&half yrs, b Leam Durham
RG12 / Piece 4170 / Folio 155 / Pg 4
1901: Thistley Hall farm - Southwick (Sunderland) Durham
Head: William J LINGE 44, Farmer, b Barningham Suffolk
Wife: Christina 47? could be 49? b Scotland abt 1854
Dau: Mary 20, unm, b Winlaton Durham
Son; John c, 19, unm, Market Gardner, b Jarrow
Dau: Jessie S 17, unm, b Jarrow
Dau: Rachael C? 14, b Jarrow
Dau: Jennie C. 12, b Jarrow
RG13 / Piece / 4724 / Folio: 122 / Pg 74
As you say - there are a lot of Christina/Christiana SUTHERLAND's to choose from, and that doesn't count any who may have been born a SUTHERLAND but appear on Census with a different surname owing to remarriage of a parent, or who were not birthed as SUTHERLAND due to illigitimacy (regarding the latter, apart from the usual - this could also could be if the birth of a child happening before it's biological parents got married to each other)
Your next best move would be to get her marriage cert - which will hopefully give the name of her father and his occupation, and the marriage witness may also assist. Marrriage is indexed:
http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/
William James LINGE and Christinne SUTHERLAND
Newcastle on Tyne Jun Qtr 1878
Cheers
AMBLY
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HowardJ
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Hi AMBLY,
That's great, thank you very much. This is definitely the couple. They lived at Thistley Hall and the 5 children are correct. The fifth child, Jennie (=Jane) was my grandmother. The oldest child, Mary, used to send me books from England for birthday presents when I was very young, and once or twice as a young boy I corresponded with her. I notice William Linge's birthplace is given differently in the censuses. I think the 1881 census is correct. William Linge's lineage is from Suffolk, and I have his line back to 1510 via his grandmother. I shall follow the link in search of more on Christina.
Cheers
Howard
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Hi Tricia,
It seems that Christina Sutherland was a fairly common name! The Christina at the Bishop Wearmouth address in the 1871 census is possibly the one I am looking for. I have just discovered I have an old map from 1946 that shows Thistley Hall Farm as being located just north of Southwick cemetery, on the western edge of Sunderland. South Shields, the place where I had thought it to be, is of course further north on the Tyne.
When I have some holidays in July, I hope to spend some time following up on this one.
Cheers
Howard
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