Gofton of Monkseaton Tynemouth, anywhere in Northumberland

[Evie]

Ok give me 10 mins I'm not the fastest of typer!

Evie

[Evie]

1891 Census

Hill Heads Farm, Hill Heads, Monkseaton

Thomas Thompson, Head, M, 66 Farmer, born Monkseaton
Margaret Lunn, Dau, M, 42, Housekeeper, Monkseaton
Robert Gofton, son in law, Widower, 47, Joiner and Builder, Gosforth
Mary Ann Gofton, granddau, single, 8, scholar, Monkseaton
Thomas Dutton Gofton, grandson, single, 6, scholar, Whitley
Allison Noble, servant, single, 27, General Servant, Seghill
William Robinson, servant, single, 14 Farm Servant, Cumberland
Oswald Young, visitor, single, 4, Monkseaton

I was suprised when it had M down as married for Thomas Thompson, I wonder where his wife is. Also for Margaret Lunn ditto. At first it looked like a U for unmarried but further down the page the same initial was for a husband and wife.

Evie

[csjjpm]

Evie,
  thank you, I don't know why I couldnt find it, i tried searching for Thomas Thompson, Robert Gofton, Thomas Dutton Gofton.
  What is really useful here is that they are on a farm.  I am off to see my great aunt next saturday who was evacuated to a Gofton family farm during WWII.  Robert Gofton might have inherited it from Thomas Thompson.  Or it could have been another Thompson.  I'll have to wait to see what she can remember.
Thanks again you've been brilliant.  Your dog is cute too.
Paul

[csjjpm]

It could be a 'W' for Widow

I've been transcribing for freecen yorkshire and it is really hard to make out the letters

P.

[Evie]

Thanks Paul

That is interesting Ann Allison Noble is a servant of Richard Alder in 1881, a servant of Thomas Thompson in 1891 and a visitor of Richard's Widow Ann in 1901

It also looks like there was another son Robert born Canada abt 1875 to Richard and Ann who states she was born Hill Heads, I wonder if she was Mary Ann's sister?

Anything else I can help with?

Just seen your lasylast post - this is what I thought at first but Robert's was written out in full 'widower' and further down the page there werre two head and wife families which had the same mark against them

Evie

[csjjpm]

Do you mean Richard married Ann Thompson and Robert married Mary Ann Thompson, sisters.

I was wondering that myself.

[Evie]

Do you mean Richard married Ann Thompson and Robert married Mary Ann Thompson, sisters.

I was wondering that myself.

Possible especially with the use of Thomas Thompson for Richard's son, I was quite amazed when I saw Robert living with a Thomas Thompson.

See what marriage I can find

Evie

[csjjpm]

Richard Alder Gofton got married dec 1871 in Tynemouth
the only two woman on freebmd who got married in dec 1871 are
Turner    Sarah Ann
Thompson    Ann

Robert Gofton got married Sep 1880
the only woman who got married on freebmd at that time were
Dockery    Sarah
Thompson    Mary Ann

I have Richard and Ann Gofton on a census and Robert and Mary Ann Gofton on a census.

It is very likely they are sisters.

[csjjpm]

I need to find Thomas Thompson's wife, Mary and Ann's mother.  I did find an Ann Wallace who married in the same quarter as a Thomas Thompson but looking at dob and dod it would have made her 14 when she was married.  Don't know if I can trust that link.
P.