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Hi – it’s me again with yet another problem family!     Can anyone please help me sort out the Parents & Grandparents of Sarah Ann Percival b 1872, Spennymoor?    She doesn’t show on any Census with them that I can find, but her father was George Percival & his father was Charles Percival, both brickmakers from Nottinghamshire.   This is what I have so far:

1851 Renny's Lane, Durham St Giles (HO107 / 2391 / 243 / 32)
CHARLES Percival, 27 Brickmaker b Nottinghamshire
SUSANNAH Percival, 26, Wife b Nottinghamshire
GEORGE Percival, 3, Son b Nottinghamshire

GEORGE PERCIVAL:

1869 Marriage - Parish Church, Tudhoe
George Percival, Bachelor, Brickmaker.  Father: Charles Percival, Brickmaker.
Margaret Ann Bainbridge, Spinster, Brickmaker. Father: Thomas Bainbridge, Collier. Both full age.

1871 31 Simpson Street, Cullercoats, Northumberland (RG10 / 5122 / 23 / 39)
George Percival, 22, Brickmaker b Yorkshire U.K (believed to mean Yorkshire, Unknown)
Margaret A Percival, Wife, 26, b Durham, Cockfield

1872 27 Duncombe Street, Spennymoor,
Sarah Ann Percival born to George Percival, Brickmaker, & Margaret Ann Percival formerly Bainbridge.  (Sarah Ann is fully traced after this, except for 1881)

1881 newspaper report of a George Percival of Clayton St, Bishop Auckland having his ear bitten off in a fight (see Charles in 1881).  Clayton Street appears to have lots of common lodging houses.

1891 Common Lodging House, Lyons Lane, Houghton- le-Spring (RG12 / 4117 / 76 / 46)
George Percival, 40, Brickmaker b Nottinghamshire
Hannah Percival, 53, Wife, b White Heaven (sic)

1901 Lodging House Row, Flint Hill, Collierley, Durham (RG13 / 4666 / 220 / 37)
Hannah Percival, 61, Married.  b Cumberland, Whitehaven

CHARLES PERCIVAL:

1871 Claypath Lane, Westoe (RG10 / 5034 / 4 / 2)
Charles Percival, 48, Brickmaker, b Notts, Southwell
Sarah H Percival, 47, Wife, Brickmaker, b Notts, Southwell
Dick Percival, 16, Son, Brickmaker, b Derby, Slubley (?)

1881 6 Clayton Street, Bishop Auckland (RG11 / 4913 / 88 / 24)
Charles Percival, 69, Shoemaker, b Northumberland, Southwell
Susanna Percival, Wife, 68, b Northumberland, Southwell

Not sure if this is the right Charles as the age, occupation & County don’t fit, but “Southwell” does and his wife’s name is the same as in 1851.

As well as the uncertainty over 1881 I can’t find any of them in 1861, or any record of Charles & Susanna / Sarah’s marriage, or what happened to Margaret after Sarah Ann was born in 1872, or any record of George marrying Hannah, or any of their eventual deaths..... but other than that its all covered   

Help !!

Mary Todd b 1802 Auckland St Helen and Henry Cheesmond / Cheesman b 1801 Fellside Whickham married by Banns in June 1828 at St. Michael, Alnwick, then apparently returned to Durham where their first child was baptised in Merrington in April 1829.

Although the Cheesmond / Cheesman name appears in Alnwick (John Cheeseman of Alnwick was park-keeper to the Duke of Northumberland), I've yet to prove any connection to my lot.

I guess its possible that Mary & Henry had each moved there some time previously, but that would be completely out of keeping with the rest of the family who generally either stayed put or migrated South towards Merrington.

I know that a number of RootsChatters are very knowledgeable about the area and wondered if any of you could throw some light on why they would marry so far away?

Many thanks

John Leadbitter was born c1840 at White Hall (Farm?) Chester le Street. His parents were Joseph & Mary Leadbitter (nee Athey).  By 1861 he is at Cutlers Hall, Benfieldside with his parents & siblings as is working as a Puddler.

The 1871 census for 4 Turn Coat Row, Benfieldside shows the following:

John Leadbitter 29, Lab Iron Works, b Chester Le Street
Sarah Leadbitter 29 Wife, b Lanchester
John Coxon 13, Son, b Rainton
John Moody, 24, Lodger

From the above I assumed that Sarah was John's second wife, his first wife Elizabeth Dixon Cartmell having died in 1866/67 (there is no death certificate but she was buried in Blackhill cemetery, Benfieldside on 3 Jan 1867). As far as I can establish, John & Elizabeth had only one child - Ruth Harvey Leadbitter born 12 Jul 1862 at Cutlers Hall.

I have a copy of what I thought was the correct marriage for John & Sarah in 1871 1870 at Benfieldside:

John Leadbitter Age 41 , Widower, Puddler. Address: Black Hill, Father: Joseph
Sarah Hall, Age 28, Spinster, Address: Black Hill, Father: Thomas Hall

John's details are all correct except for his age.

What I cant figure out is if the 1871 census is 'my' John & Sarah, then who is John Coxon?  If he is Sarah's son then she would have been about 16 when he was born and surely he would have been called Hall?  I've looked for any Coxon / Hall marriages but cant find any, nor can I find John Coxon b Rainton c1858 on the 1861 census.

Any thoughts/ ideas / suggestions gratefully received.

I have an ancestor born in Wales who, given the family's later ties to the church, was quite likely a Welsh Baptist.  She moved to England as a child and in 1893 aged around 21 married in a Catholic church to someone who, judging from his name, was probably either from Ireland or of Irish descent. 

I haven't been able to trace them at all after their marriage & know absolutely nothing about the Catholic faith so am hoping that someone can help me out in terms of what records I might be able to access regards her conversion and subsequent marriage. 

I have not been able to trace her husband at all other than from their marriage certificate so any pointers would be very much appreciated.

Help needed please in identifying this birth place. 

It has been transcribed as Yorkshire UK although I think its more likely one of the Ridings - but I'm hoping beyond hope that its 'shorthand' for somewhere more specific as its the only census record I can find for George Percival born (somewhere) around 1849.