1775 Horton Baptism - Lydia SWAN

[habanero]

Hi

Does anyone have access to Horton baptisms registers? Just trying to check I have correct info for my ancestor Lydia Swan..can anyone verify the parents and father's occupation if given?

Many thanks

[nanny jan]

Found on www.familysearch.org

Lydia Swan christening 6 July 1775; parents Robert and Dorothy. At Horton by Blyth.

An extracted record but no details of occupation.

Nanny Jan

[habanero]

Hi

I have already seen that on familysearch but am looking for verification from a rootschatter who has copies of the actual Horton baptism records.

Many thanks anyway

Anne

[2zpool]

I have a transcript of Horton St. Mary baptisms 1648-1812

Priscilla Swan bapt 18 Nov 1773 d/o Rob and Dorothy Swan, Cowpen High House
Lydia Swan bapt 6 June 1775 d/o Robert and Dorothy Swan, Cowpen

Jane Swan bapt 28 Aug 1777 d/o Robert and Dorothy Swan, Cowpen
Robert Swan bapt 1 July 1779 s/o Robert and Doroth Swan, Cowpen High House
Joseph Swan bapt 1 July 1781 s/o Robert and Dorothy Swan, Cowpen High House

John Swann bapt 18 July 1784 s/o Robert and Dorothy Swann

There are others in the IGI but there seems to be a gap in my transcript from 1786 to the second half of 1792.  There are no occupations listed.

Hope this helps

Janis

[Michael Dixon]

Anne,

Cowpen High House.

You have actually driven past Cowpen High House.. I think !

It was in Bebside ( let's call it Bebside Colliery or Bebside Colliery village.)

Before the Bebside coal pit was sunk in 1850s, this "area" was just the western limit of the Cowpen ( one of the five Townships of the Ancient Parish of Horton)... the eastern boundary of Cowpen Township was what is now the centre of Blyth town.. Union Street)... keep to the topic...Michael !!

The green field area was just called Cowpen Lane, and had

..a railway line running north/south fromTyneside to Ashington etc

.. a pub, the Bebside Arms.... still standing and now reopened after big tiff between tenant and landlord(brewery)..

.. and one single house, called Cowpen High House.


Then with the "winning" of coal, houses were built for the in-coming miners... soon Cowpen High House was neighoured by miners rows, called Front Row, then Front Street.

This "community" got the name Beside... not after the Bebside Township farther to the west, but as was typical of the day, but from the name of the company owning the pit !

The irony is that when the pit died in 1950s, the miners houses ( hovels really) were flattened, while the High House, although derelict, still stands today.. (photo on it's way to you.)

Now on Robert Swan's occupation...

In my mother's time (b. Bebside 1919) and mine (b. Bebside 1941) Cowpen High House was the house of the local farmer ?. Of course it might have been different in 1770s etc.

Michael Dixon

PS.. just remembered... to see Hi Hou on map.. go to
communities.northumberland.gov.uk
>Bedlington>Plans>Greenwood's map 1828...

it lies just west of Cowpen village...

[Michael Dixon]

Anne,

Horton burials.

20 Sep 1873
Mary dtr of Joseph Swan of Cowpen.

 2 May 1783
" a child of Robert Swan of Cowpen"

Horton marriage
3 June 1724/25
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As Janis wrote, Lydia was baptised 6 June, not July 1775.

Michael Dixon
Margaret Swan of Cowpen >< George Ginkla (I think)

[habanero]

Janis/ Michael

You have come up trumps as usual; I am just now dallying with further back branches of my tree and was enamoured by the name Swan (Lydia married John Gledson who was the corn miller at River Green).

Michael, I got your photo' s today-a nice surprise-actually Liddell Farm rings some bells with me-I 'll have to speak to dad!

Thanks again,  Anne

[Michael Dixon]

Anne,

I messed up that info on my re[ply of Sat...

 marriage at Horton... 3rd June 1724/1725
Margaret Swan of Cowpen and George Ginkla..

Michael Dixon

[sherekhan]

Hi Anne just seen this post, I am directly related to John and Lydia Gledson.
Paul