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Northumberland / Any Blyth Hudson families?
« on: Sunday 25 August 19 16:20 BST (UK)  »
I 'm a little perplexed with a 'Hudson' connection to my Blyth ancestors.

In the 1871 census there is an 'Emma Maria Hudson' aged 1 classed as a lodger living with my 3 x Great Grandparents in Ridley Street Blyth.  By the 1881 census she is classed as 'adopted daughter'.  In both census returns her birthplace is given as Lysden Farm, Blyth.

In the GRO  records there is no surname given for the mother so I assume her mother was a Hudson.  After the 1881 census I can find no more records for Emma Maria Hudson (or searching under Dixon which was the name of my 3 x greatgrandparents)

I'm intruiged by this girl, as to who she was and who were her family.  There is a family story of my Great Grandmother (Granddaughter to my 3 x Great Grandparents) finding an abandoned baby In some offices she was  cleaning and the child being adopted into the family.  However I've never found any evidence of a child being adopted into this generation. However my Great Grandmothers mother was living with her parents as a 12 year old when the child is first listed as living with the family.  I'm wondering if it could be this generation where the 'abandoned ' baby was adopted by the family.  This seems more probable especially as my 2 x Great Grandmother went on to name my Great Grandmother Emma the first Emma in the family.

If anyone has any Hudson connections to Blyth are they able to shed any light on who Emma Maria Hudson was?

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Northumberland / Blyth Scandinavian records
« on: Wednesday 15 May 19 08:35 BST (UK)  »
Does anyone know if there are any historical records relating to Scandinavian families living in Blyth in the 1800s? I have a Scandinavian connection  through my great grandmother and I've never been able to find out anything more about this line of the family.  Ive recently been in touch with an Australian DNA match who also has family connections to Blyth and has ancestors originating in Denmark. 

It makes me think that there must have been a prominent Scandinavian presence in Blyth in the 1800s especially with the  size of the port.  Would there be any local records relating to any of these families?

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Northumberland / Heritage Open days - Access to Parish Records
« on: Wednesday 05 September 18 20:39 BST (UK)  »
Not sure if this has been mentioned already but it's worth looking at the Heritage Open Days for this weekend.  I noticed my local church St Johns in Killingworth Village is allowing access to Parish records over the weekend.

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Northumberland / Tyne & Wear Archives
« on: Monday 03 September 18 13:27 BST (UK)  »
I've been registered at Woodhorn for approximately 2 years but never actually had the time to go up there and go through any records.

Tomorrow I have a few hours to spare and I'll also be in Newcastle so thought it might be worth pooping into Tyne and Wear archives to look at records for the one line of my family that will have records there.

Looking online it seems I need some card to access the records room, is this so.  Can anyone give me tips on using the records service there?

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Northumberland / Belford and surrounding area records?
« on: Wednesday 08 August 18 21:04 BST (UK)  »
I'm wondering where the best place is to find birth, marriages and deaths for Belford and the surrounding area.

I'm relooking at my Ray family from the Belford/Bamburgh/Detchant/Warenford area and not managing to find many family records.

Freereg only has a total of 6 records for Belford with the the Ray family, all burials.

I'm drawing a blank on the GRO index too, but I am coming up with Berwick (is this a possibility) for Belford.

Also not many Ray's to be found on Findmypast too.

This Ray family is a long standing mystery, I'd be grateful for any pointers on where to source records.

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Northumberland / Northumberland County Lunatic Asylum
« on: Thursday 17 May 18 06:21 BST (UK)  »
Does anyone know where the records are kept for this?  Also what information can be found in the records? I have a suspicion my 3 x G Grandfather was admitted here in 1879 but with a common name it's difficult to determine from the admission register alone if it's him.

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Northumberland / Probate 27 years after death
« on: Saturday 24 June 17 13:00 BST (UK)  »
Slightly confused about this record I've found for my husbands family.  Apologies as its a Durham family but I can't see a Durham forum.

So I've come across a private record for my husbands great uncle.  Appears he died in 1923 but the probate details aren't printed until 1950.  It's led me to wonder why it would take 27 years for this to be conducted.  Ciudad he have disappeared?  Is this unusual?

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Northumberland / Customs House Officers Records
« on: Wednesday 17 May 17 18:07 BST (UK)  »
A while ago, kindly Rootschatters helped me to identify the marriage details of my 3rd great grandparents.  I'm trying to find out more about my 3rd great grandfathers family but drawing a blank.

My 3rd great grandfather was William Moore, born approximately 1831 and on his marriage details to my 3rd great grandmother, Margaret Jane Southern in 1859 his fathers name was given as James Moore, Customs House Officer. 

I've tried to find records to give me more details about James but can't find any.  A while back when researching a coastguard family on my husbands side I could find loads of details, namely where his relative had been posted in his career and the name of his wife and children.

Are there similar records for Customs House Officers, all the records I've seen are the Kew records which aren't accessible online.

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World War Two / World War ll Diaries - KOYLI
« on: Thursday 27 April 17 21:34 BST (UK)  »
Last year I posted on this board hoping to find some information as to how my grandfather was injured during World War ll.

At the time of posting I thought my grandfather had been injured as part of the D Day operations, however I have subsequently been given some of his service records and I now know he was injured in the September of 44 not during D Day.

I'm wondering if anyone knows of any online accessible diaries regarding the Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry and operations they were involved in September 1944.

A family member has since told me my grandfather was injured near Le Harve and through a search online I found the regiment involved in Operation Astorian. I also have a memo (sent to my grandmother) to inform her my grandfather had been injured "on or about" 3rd September, which doesn't quite fit with the battle at Le Harve.

Can anyone point me in the direction of any history regarding this regiment at this part in the war?

Many thanks.

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