Over the past year I have focussed intensely upon the Barron Family of Hexham and wish to share my research.
I have traced my ancestry back to my gggg grandparents David Barron & Frances Forster who were married at Hexham, Northumberland in January 1807. The witnesses at the marriage were William Barron and William Thompson.
In February of that year David & Frances later had their marriage vows at the Cockshaw, RC Chapel, Hexham, they had 13 children who were baptised in the various RC Chapels at Hexham as well as Cheeseburn Grange RC, St Andrew's RC, Newcastle upon Tyne and Ministeracres RC.Their children are:
George Barron 1808-1871, Chief of Police at North Shields 1840-49, married 1844 Ellen Brewis.
Ann Barron 1809-1869, married 1834 Michael Young.
Thomas Barron 1811-1865, Police Constable & Brewer, married 1839 Isabella Guthrie.
William Barron 1813-1892, Police Constable & Farmer, married 1840 Margaret Crosier.
David Barron 1814-1876, Beer House Keeper & Career Criminal, married 3 times.
Mary Barron 1816-1841.
Margaret Barron 1818-1903, married 1841 Henry Forrest.
Anthony Forster Barron 1819-1880, Cabinet Maker, married twice.
John Barron 1821-1868, Cabinet Maker, married 1845 Ellen Murphy.
Frances Barron 1822-1862, married 1845 George Hepper.
Elizabeth Barron 1824-?
Joseph Thompson Barron 1826-1849, Cabinet Maker.
Robert Barron 1830, infant.
David Barron died at Newcastle upon Tyne in April 1846, however due to the limitations of the 1841 census his birthplace is not listed. However, his marriage, the baptisms of his children and his own burial suggest a Catholic background.
It may be recalled that a witness at David's wedding in 1807 was William Barron, throughout the baptism of his children this name occurs as well as that of George Barron, Mary Barron and Ann Baty.
At Hexham in 1813, William Barron married Ann Baty, their 9 children were baptised in the Catholic chapels in Hexham; their children were:
George Barron 1814-1853, Innkeeper, married 1835 Jane Scott.
John Barron 1816-? Innkeeper.
Edward Barron 1818-1846, Draper. Married.
David Barron 1820-1884, Police Constable, married 1840 Catherine Davison.
William Barron 1822-1833.
Mary Ann Barron 1824-1841.
Margery Barron 1826-1835.
Thomas Barron 1828-1846.
Jane Barron 1830-?
The registers tell us that David & Frances Barron and William & Ann Barron, lived at Hexham, Haltwhistle, Ponteland and Newbrough, before migrating to Newcastle upon Tyne. The burial register of Westgate Hill Cemetery, Newcastle upon Tyne clearly shows a close relationship between the two families as the records state that both families are buried with the other in 13 different graves, side by side with each other during the period 1841-1880.