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« on: Wednesday 16 June 04 02:21 BST (UK) »
Hi
My GGG Grandfather  FRANCIS DAVIDSON FOR(r)EST
gave his birthplace as just Northumberland on the 1881 census but put 'Shields' on the 1891. would this refer to North Shields or were both 'Shields' in Northumberland at that time? I know he married in S Shields in 1849
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FORREST - NORTHUMBERLAND, WHITBY & SCARBOROUGH

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ROBINSON - WHITBY
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Re:county bounderies
« Reply #1 on: Friday 18 June 04 18:44 BST (UK) »
bothe north and south shield are in northumberland but south shields was refered to as just south shields
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DOUGLAS /SMITH/GLENDINING /LITTLE/.JOHNSON /SEWELL/HENRY/WHITE..Dumfries/Cumberland/Northumberland
RAFFERTY/CHAMBERS/LINDSEY/LINDSAY
RENDER/FRANCES/ Mcbeth/Cooke.Northumberland
SPENCER/JONES/FOULKES Flint.North Wales
MCKNIGHT/SHAW/LILLEY/Northern Ireland
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MARSHALL.Cumberland
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« Reply #2 on: Saturday 19 June 04 12:26 BST (UK) »
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Many thanks Audrey for taking the time to reply
Queenie
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FORREST - NORTHUMBERLAND, WHITBY & SCARBOROUGH

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ROBINSON - WHITBY
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