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Hi There Greensleeves,
been doing some research on my Stroughair family and whoever you know from Durham is 100% my relative.My Great Grandfather,a Fellmonger,and this was through the family of boys was born in Durham in 1871.His name is William Thomas Stroughair who travelled off to Dublin to continue his career as a Fellmonger,in  this time my own Grandfather RIP carried on this trade in Ireland and left to manage a Tannery in Burnley where I was born.My Grandfather being Edward (Eddie) Stroughair who had a brother Francis George Stroughair who died in the battle of Somme WW1 just attained his details.My uncle David Stroughair carried on the job of Fellmonger in Burnley for many years after my Grandfathers death until his own death after retiring from Lucas.Am tracing my Great Grandfathers brothers and Father who all derive from Durham so will keep you posted.My Great Grandfather William married a Mary Ellen Cordingley from Leeds the two married in Stokesley,Yorkshire in 1899.My Great Grandfather was born 1870 Haughton,District of Darlington.By the looks of records he had many brothers in Durham with names like John,William and Thomas being common with a William Gascoigne Stroughair standing out from all the rest,Gascoigne may be Norman so we may derive from the French still researching all this.Hope this gives you more to go off.
Regards Paul Stroughair   

Thanks for that Stan,the reason I ask is I actually acquired this coat of arms a very long time ago through my Grandmother,she had a friend who worked in ,names house in London,this lady contacted her as her own husband had Stroughair as a middle name,and for my Grandmothers info sent us the coat of arms.I had an explanation of the name along with this and its derivatives,unfortunately I have sincemislaid this.With our name being so unusual I have researched it and found a lot in North Allerton and basically Yorkshire,I found my Grandfathers details on an Irish cencus giving his mothers name who must have returned  to North Allerton and is buried there,I am in contact with all the Stroughairs in UK and Australia and I share anything I know with them,so any help you can give Stan would be great.Thanks again
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