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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Durham => England => Durham Lookup Requests => Topic started by: hinton on Friday 28 September 07 02:32 BST (UK)
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Could someone please help with info on where or what was Warden House?
In the 1920`s Warden House was listed as Warden House, Washington Station.Durham
Was it an institution, situated in various towns using that towns name
followed by the word station?
Hinton
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Hi Hinton
Washington Station is the name of a village that grew up around the station on the North Eastern Railway line just north of where it crossed the River Wear. It was also the junction of the railways from Washington Colliery and the Washington Chemical Works.
Go to http://gis.durham.gov.uk/website/interMAP/viewer.htm and do a co-ordinate search on 431740, 555790 then select the 1919-1926 map, you will see Washington Station.
What is the source of the reference to 'Warden House'?
Stan
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Hello Stan,
Thanks for yr information on Washington Station.
Warden House, Washington Station was the address given
on probate of a deceased estate.
Thanks again,
Hinton.
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Hi Hinton,
Do you know the name of the person who was living there?
Stan
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Hello Stan,
Yes, his name was John Oxley.
Hinton
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Hi Hinton !
All I could find was the Genuki page for Washington station !! ... but I'll post it anyways !! ::)
http://website.lineone.net/~pjoiner/genuki/DUR/Washington/
Annie :)
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There is a 'Warden House' in Nesham Place at Houghton-le-Spring, not too many miles from Washington Station.
Wearsider.
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Hello Wearsider,
Have made a note of the details you sent me.
This looks a possibility. In the 1920`s Washington Station
boundaries could have covered a different area than today.
Thanks for your help.
Hinton.
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There is quite a lot of information available on Warden House and I seem to remember a thread on Rootschat two or three years ago. A search for 'Warden House' or 'Nesham Place' (correct spelling) or 'Neasham Place' may produce something.
I also have some records. somewhere.
Wearsider.
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Hello Wearsider,
This gets more interesting by the minute. I will go into R/Chat and see if I can pick up the
thread.
Thanks again,
Hinton
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Washington Station and Houghton le Spring are two completely different places, four miles apart, and are on opposite sides of the River Wear, and also in different parishes. The Warden House in Washington Station is not the Warden House in Houghton le Spring.
In 1914 Jonh J. Oxley was the occupier of North Biddick Hall, Washington Station.
Stan
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Hello Stan,
Thankyou, I was getting "off track" I now have the map of washington and districts, and its
very informative, and easy to read.
Regards,
Hinton.
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Hello Hinton, a longshot replying to such and old post but here goes, I found out yesterday that I'm probably related to John Joseph Oxley, do you have any more information about him? I can see that he was married to Annie Oxley but I can't trace his middle years on the census and if he had any children
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Chester le Street Chronicle and District Advertiser, 3rd August 1923
THE LATE MR. JOHN JOSEPH OXLEY.
All that was mortal of the late Mr, John Joseph Oxley, of Warden House, Washington Station, husband of Mrs. Annie Oxley and second son of the late Mr. George Oxley, timber merchant, of Holmside, was laid to rest on Friday last week in Gateshead East Cemetery.
The Chief Mourners were:-
[13 lines of relatives, named with relationships stated]
There were also present
[4 lines]
5th paragraph says:-
The late Mr Oxley spent many years abroad, mostly in Canada and Newfoundland. He was married to a Canadian lady, Miss Annie McGillivray, in Perth, Canada, on September 23rd 1886. A few years later he went to Newfoundland, where he acquired large mineral and timber concessions. Returning to England in 1913, he leased North Biddick Hall, Washington Station, where he resided till 1920. He was made a Mason in Perth, Canada, in 1885.
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Further to the 1923 Obituary
Warden House was put up for sale in 1923 By Order of the Executors to the Will of the late Mr J. J. Oxley.
The Will should be listed on the Probate Registry [Calendar / Index] on gov.uk and if so, a scan copy of the Will can be purchased for £1.50 from HMCTS, by logging in to the official Probate Wills website at gov.uk
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Thank you that's a massive help and gives me a load to go away and look at