Dinah Lowery married James Summerson

[swanandprasad]

It has taken me a while to find the missing years of my great grandmother Dinah Lowery who married James Summerson.
She was a patient at Winterton, Sedgefield, County Asylum from 1896 until her death in 1922.
I am hoping to find descendants who know more about her.
I have her pre-1913 medical records and am in the process of getting her post 1913 medical records.
I am interested in contacting anyone who has any anecdotal history of her and her granddaughter Olive Maud Pickering Summerson.

Here is what i have so far.

1-Dinah Lowery b. 11 Nov 1861, High Downs, Hetton Le Hole, Houghton Le Spring, Co. Durham, d. 21 Jan 1922, County Lunatic Asylum (Winterton), Sedgefield, Co. Durham
 +James Summerson b. 8 Aug 1857, Bondgate, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham, d.
  After 1911
|--2-Margaret Jane Summerson b. 13 Jul 1879, Land's Houses, Evenwood, Auckland,
|    Co. Durham, d. 1952 (2nd quarter), Durham South Eastern
|   +Robert James Harbinson b. 23 Jun 1874, Granshaw, Rathfriland, Ireland d. 1939 (4th quarter), Durham South Eastern
  [I have the descendants of this marriage]
|   +Unknown
|  |--3-Olive Maud Pickering Summerson b. 1899 (4th quarter), Spennymoor, Auckland, Co. Durham
|      +Fred Eastwood
|     |--4-[I have 3 possibly 4 children of this marriage who were all born less than 100 years ago and with whom i'd very much like to contact]
|--2-Mary Summerson b. 8 Mar 1883, Low Lands, Evenwood, Auckland, Co. Durham,
|    d. After 1911
|   +Robert Jackson b. 1881 or 1882, Spennymoor, Co. Durham
|  |--3-[Unknown] Jackson
|  |--3-Robert Jackson b. 1905 or 1906, Spennymoor, Co. Durham
|  |--3-Margaret Jackson b. 1907 or 1908, Spennymoor, Co. Durham
|  |--3-William Jackson b. 1910 or 1911, Spennymoor, Co. Durham
|--2-Herbert Summerson b. 1887 or 1886, Evenwood, Auckland, d. 1968 (1st quarter), Durham N.W.
|   +Christina Crawford b. 1889 (2nd quarter), Old Paper Mill, Lintz Green, Tanfield, Lanchester, Durham, d. 1918 (1st quarter), Lanchester, Co. Durham
|  |--3-Eleanor Summerson b. 1913 (2nd quarter), Gateshead
|  |--3-John C Summerson [b. less than 100 years ago]
|   +Kate Crawford b. 1887 (2nd quarter), Old Paper Mill, Lintz Green, Tanfield, Lanchester, Durham, d. 1960 (1st quarter), Durham N.W.
|  |--3-John Summerson [b. less than 100 years ago]
|--2-Arthur Gale Summerson b. 1890 or 1889, Lands Bank, Evenwood, Auckland, Co. [/img]Durham, d. 1 Jul 1916, Flanders, France
|   +Barbara Ridley b. 1890 or 1891, Dipton, Co. Durham
|  |--3-Lizzie Summerson b. 1912 (2nd quarter), Lanchester, Co. Durham
|  |--3-Arthur Gale Summerson b. 19 Dec 1915, Lanchester, Co. Durham, d. 1993 (1st quarter), Huddersfield, Yorkshire
|--2-Alfred Thomas Summerson b. 1892 (1st quarter), Staindrop, Co. Durham, d. 1967 (2nd quarter), Durham N.W.
    +Susannah Bingham b. 1894 (1st quarter), Lanchester, Co. Durham, d. 1967 (1st quarter), Durham N.W.
   |--3-James Summerson b. 1914 (4th quarter), Gateshead
   |--3-Catherine Summerson [b. less than 100 years ago]
   |--3-Norah Summerson [b. less than 100 years ago]

[McTalbert]

This is not a lot of help, but

Collierley(note the spelling) St. Thomas Parish Church Hare Law, Annfield Plain.

Barbara RIDLEY. Born 24-Nov-1889. Baptised 08-Jan-1890. Daughter of Ralph (a Coke Drawer) and Elizabeth RIDLEY of Oxhill.

Her husband Arthur Gales SUMMERSON was killed in the Great War:

SUMMERSON Arthur Gales. Pte. 23/216.
Northumberland Fusiliers, 23rd Battalion (Tyneside Scottish)
Enlisted in Stanley.
Killed in action in France & Flanders on 01-Jul-1916.
Born in Cockfield in 1890. Lived in 14, Middle Friarside, Burnopfield. Son of James and Dinah SUMMERSON; husband of Mrs Barbara RIDLEY (formerly SUMMERSON).
Listed on Thiepval Memorial, France. Ref: Pier and Face 10 B. 11 B and 12 B.

[chempat]

Have you looked to see if anyone on rootschat is investigating these surnames by looking in 'Surname Interests' in 'Your Tools' below?

[Anne Adams]

Hello, I'm very interested in your post. I'm afraid that I don't have any information for you, but I am very interested in Dinah's medical records. I am the daughter of Norah Summerson (Shaw), who was the daughter of Alfred Thomas Summerson. Dinah was his mother, but I remember my mother telling me that he wasn't raised by his mother. I think he was only 4 when Dinah went into the asylum. Most things were kept secret from us as children. I am only now finding things out and would be very grateful for any information.

[Anne Adams]

I have found more information on Olive Summerson. She was born in Oct of 1899. In the 1901 census she is living with James Summerson and his children. She is listed as James' grandchild. Margaret (Olive's mother) married Robert James Harbinson in 1902. They had 5 children (3 boys and 2 girls). Olive is never listed as living with them and is not included in their family census. In the 1911 census, Olive is said to be a boarder at Front Street, Croxdale, Durham. She is living with Lanet Carr (age 48) - a dressmaker, Dorothy Ann Clish (age 70) - a boarder and Aimy Mary Croome (age 20) - a boarder. This is the last entry I can find for her until 1922 when she marries Fred Eastwood.

[swanandprasad]

Ann. We are second cousins.
Sorry i didn't get back to you sooner i really didn't expect a reply.
We need to get in contact privately so i can send you the medical records.
It took a while to get them because some of them are less than 100 years ago.

I also found Olive on the 1911 Census same as you.
I found some children of hers and Fred Eastwood but i should share that privately as they could still be alive.

[swanandprasad]

By the way Olive is with her grandfather James on the 1901 census at 4 Denmark Street, Chester Le Street, Co. Durham.

[swanandprasad]

Thanks McTalbert. I did have that info on Arthur Gale but not the parents of his wife so thanks for that!

[McTalbert]

A picture of Arthur SUMMERSON appeared in the Illustrated Chronicle on 28-Feb-1917.

McTalbert