Stephenson/Stephinson Satley Hexham

[JosiahS]

So she will be the Sarah Campbell baptised 23 Jan 1780 at Bywell St Andrew with parents Michael Campbell and Elizabeth.

Ashley

[JosiahS]

Sorry forgot to ask Janis - do you have the marriages as well?  I suspect that Joshua may have been a widower in 1806 - there is a marriage in Lanchester in 1789 for a Joshua Stevenson too and I think it may be him.  That would make him the JS baptised in Lanchester in 1754.

[sam-ann]

this is all so amazing!!!! wow..
Jennifer sorry if i have thrown you with the Hexham bit, i thought Satley was in Hexham!
This is just amazing...now i know Sarah's father was Michael and her mother was Elizabeth this is wonderful,cant thank you kind people enough. I just wish i cud get my head around it all the way you people can...

thank you thank you

Sam-Ann

[JenB]

Hello sam-ann

These are well worth bookmarking for looking up place names

Durham:
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0227/
http://www.rootschat.com/links/038x/

Northumberland:
http://www.rootschat.com/links/038z/

Jennifer

[sam-ann]

thank you Jennifer i have book marked these sites and have viewed some amazing pictures of St Andrews church Bywell.

Many thanks for your kindness

Sam- Ann

[JenB]

Bywell is most unusual in that there are two churches - Bywell St. Peter and Bywell St Andrew - virtually next door to each other. They are in a most beautiful and tranquil location by the River Tyne.

My great-great-great grandfather was baptised at Bywell St. Andrew in 1816. His parents were married there in 1815 and his grandparents are buried in the churchyard at Bywell St. Peter.

Jennifer

[sam-ann]

Its only when you make that point about Bywell having two parish churchs that i realised how strange it is but as you say Jennifer what a beautiful place going by the pictures i have been able to see from the site you told me about, also that both you and i have had g g g grandparents baptised there. I will be making a trip to Bywell to see this place where my ancestors came from.

thank you so much
Sam-Ann

[peter brownlee]

Ancient Northumbrian parishes were huge. The two parishes probably comprised one of the shires of the old Northumbrian kingdom like Hexhamshire next door. The two parishes coincide with two medaeval baronies, Bywell St Andrew probably the older church, for the Barony of Bolbec. Bywell St Peter for the Barony of Balliol. The two barons gave the religous income from their baronies to different monasteries, St Andrew to Blanchland and St Peter to Tynemouth, hence two churches.

[sam-ann]

goodness peter what interesting info. My Joshua Stevenson/Stephenson was b Healyfield 1754, i think im right in thinking thats Hexham... wonder who his parents were....


Thank you Peter
Regards
Sam