I think this is probably them, name mistranscribed as Reen on Ancestry.
1841, Mare Close, Earsdon.
William Reed, 50, Ag Lab, Y
Margaret ", 45, Y,
John ", 20, Ag Lab, Y,
Margaret ", 14, Y,
Eleanor ", 10, Y,
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Childrens names and ages match some of the Meldon baptisms.
Alan.
Definitely looks like them, they seemed to have moved around a bit! Thank you yet again.
Dear Alan, Christine, Jen (or anyone else who can help please)
I'm looking over this again. I'm very confident in the William Reed - Margaret Trobe/Trollop marriage and their childrens baptisms in Meldon plus the 1841, 1851 census for this family and 1861 for the widowed Margaret Reed nee Trobe.
I'm much less confident in the link from my Ellen/Eleanor Reed who married Daniel Watson Richardson and the Ellen/Eleanor Reed born to William Reed and Margaret Trobe/Trollop in Meldon in 1831. The reason for this is the mainly the greatly varying birth years, birth places and the fact the names are very common (Ellen/Eleanor Reed and her known parents William Reed and Margaret). There is also the likely but not certain error with the mothers name to Meldons Ellen being Susannah instead of Margaret.
Is there a good way to firm up this link from what I know about my Ellen/Eleanor who married Daniel Watson Richardson, and the assumed link to Ellen/Eleanor daughter in Meldon.
The assumed records for 1841 and 1851 and certain records for 1861 and 1871 are as follows
1841 living in Seghill
William Reed b1791 Northumberland, Ag. Lab
Margaret Reed b1796 Northumberland
John Reed b1821 Northumberland, Ag. Lab
Margaret Reed b1827 Northumberland
Eleanor Reed b1830 Northumberland1851 living in Fawdenhouse, Longhirst
William Reid b1791 Meldon, Ag. Lab
Margaret Reid b1793 Warkworth
Eleanor Reid b1832 Eslington1861 living in Bedlington Lane Farm, Bedlington, Morpeth
Watson Richardson b1839 Killingworth, Ag. Lab
Ellen Richardson b1834 CallertonElizabeth Richardson b1859 Longhirst (this is useful, I hadn't spotted before, eldest daughter born in Longhirst where 1851 Eleanor was living with parents)
Jane A Richardson b1861 Bedlington
1871 living in Cross Row, Bigges Main
Daniel W Richardson b1838 Longbenton, Ag. Lab
Eleanor Richardson b1832 MeldonElizabeth Richardson b1859 Longhirst
Jane A Richardson b1861 Bedlington
Margaret Richardson b1862 Bedlington
Susannah Ricachardson b1867 Wallsend
Ann Richardson b1868 Longbenton
Eleanor Richardson b 1870 Longbenton
To add to this, we then have the Meldon baptisms as follows
21 June 1818 Elizabeth daughter of William and Margaret Reed, labourer of Lane House
25 March 1821 John son of William and Margaret Reed, hind of Meldon Lane House
12 May 1823 Joseph son of William and Margaret Reed, hind of Lane House
28 Aug. 1825 Susannah daughter of William and Margaret Reed, labourer of Meldon
22 June 1828 Margaret daughter of William and Margaret Reed, labourer of Meldon
1 May 1831 Ellen daughter of William and Susannah Reed, labourer of MeldonI want to be as certain as I can about this link as Margaret Trobe/Trollop leads to an interesting and fairly well researched line from Guyzance Mill and it will take me back another 4 generations on her line.
kind regards
Christian