John Hindmarsh died 27 Nov. 1799. BT St. Johns, Newcastle upon Tyne says John Hindmarsh was 'of the Walls of this Chapelry.' This same record says that he was 60 - hence the 1740 approx birthdate.,His will was proved 1800 and confirms the family alive at the the time.
John married Margaret Thompson at St. Michael, Ford, 1763. BT say John Hindmarsh of the parish of St. John. Their first two children were born, baptised and soon after died and were buried at Ford and BT shows their father as John Hindmarsh of Newcastle. The next eight children were baptised at St. Johns, Newcastle upon Tyne. The children's names from the eldest down are: John, Mary, James, Samuel, Sarah, Ralph, Margaret. (Some of these names are the repeated after the death of a child. )
Through the 1770s, 1780s, 1790s John Hindmarsh was in business with George Blaylock and their business Hindmarsh/Blaylock raff/timber merchants can be found in directories and in newspaper adv ts. From this it would seem most likely John's birth would be found in Newcastle but I have not found a satisfactory one that ties in with the children's names.
I have wondered about John's marriage to Margaret Thompson from Ford, far from Newcastle. Could John have been born in this area?
Recently discovered information has deepened the mystery. From 1790 John Hindmarsh was paying £165 every 6 months towards the rental James Scott was paying on land at Easington Grange near Belford.Why was a Newcastle merchant investing in a farm so far away? Did James Scott (b. 1736 at Hartburn) and John Hindmarsh know each other in childhood, I.e. is Hartburn area another possibility as a birthplace for JH. ?
James Scott married Sarah Thomson of the parish of Chatton, 1768. It is tempting to think that James' Scott's wife, Sarah and John Hindmarsh's wife, Margaret were related, maybe sisters. I cannot find their births either.
The only possible births I have found don't seem to fit with the names. I would appreciate any ideas and help.
Jo ( New Zealand )
