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Hi,
I am descended from the Mole family from Northumberland. There is a story in the family that we might be descended from Sword Makers. The probelm is I can't get further back than John Mole who was a (deaf) gardener living in Belford on the censuses 1841 - 1861, he died there in 1864 aged 80ish. He was apparently born in Ilderton, (a tiny village in Northumberland). I have autosomal DNA matches to various people descended from him (including a male Mole, not sure if he has tested YDNA), (also one tenuous match to someone descended from the swordmakers).
I just wondered if anyone else had found any Moles who left Durham and went to Northumberland?
Also if any male MOLE has tested his YDNA?
Cheers, Jenny

Hi Christine,
Thanks for your reply. I saw the burial on www.familysearch.org - although I know entries on there have to be taken with a pinch of salt! The baptism is the same day and month, but slightly different year, and there is a date for burial. See attachment. Back in the 1700's the year changed on 1st April, so I have come across confused dates in transcriptions of records before. (For example the next month after March 1746 would be April 1747).
I have also just found something in my old notes which might be significant. When at Newcastle central library several years ago I noted Tate burials in Walbottle (which is where Robert Tate, (born 1791 in Shilbotttle), was living with his young family in 1820s & 1830s).

5 Dec 1825 Elizabeth Tate age 65 (so born approx. 1760)
17 Nov 1826 Robert Tate age 69 (so born approx. 1757)
 It is possible these are Robert Tate who married Elizabeth Hunter in 1783. It seems entirely possible they were living with their son Robert and his young family in Walbottle in the 1820s.
This would mean we are looking for a Robert Tate born approx. 1757.
I'd be very grateful for any help/advice.
Also many thanks for pointing out my mistake re- Edlingham!! Shows how easy it is to get confused!!
Kind regards, Jenny

My grand-uncle was known as Percy. He was born on 17th April 1892 in Newcastle Upon Tyne, the eldest child of Robert William Tate and his wife Emma (nee Stainsby). He attended Chillingham Road school and Skerry’s college in Newcastle and was working as an accounts clerk when he enlisted in the 1st/1 Northumberland Hussars (Territorial Army) on 17th February 1913.
His was the first territorial regiment to be sent overseas, they arrived at Zeebrugge on 5th October 1914.  Percy spent almost the whole war in France, with only a handful of days on leave in England each year.  He survived many terrible battles in France, including Ypres and the Somme and rose to the rank of Corporal before returning to England to cadet school in December 1917.
He was appointed to a commission in the North Staffordshire Regiment in May 1918 and returned to serve with them in France.
After surviving so much, serving throughout the war, it is so sad that he died within only a few days of the armistice, this was also a tragedy for his fiancée, Cissy Dryden, who always kept a photo of Percy and never married. Later, she worked in a sweet shop.
Percy is buried along with several of his comrades in the quiet little churchyard of Wargnies le Grand (Nord France). I hope to visit his grave soon.
Remembering Percy and Cissy, Jenny

I also have a public tree on ancestry called Descendants of Johannis Cowling, in which I tried to come forward on all lines from Johannis (John) Cowling who married Elizabeth Taylor in 1708, I believe most of the Cowlings from Pateley Bridge are descended from them. I can't guarantee everything is 100% correct, if you do find any errors please let me know. I hope one day all will tie up!!
Hope this helps,
Kind regards, Jenny

I am descended from David Lupton Cowling born in Pateley Bridge in 1837, and can trace his family back to Johannis (John) Cowling who married Elizabeth Taylor in 1708. But that's where we get stuck! Last year we tested my uncles YDNA, and it turns out he is type R1b-L513, which seems to be "Celtic" in origin. But so far there are no other Cowling descendants who have tested. It would be very interesting to see if any others match to him! Also for anyone with roots in the area, there is the "Nidderdale DNA project", and through that I have managed to connect to two new 5th cousins, (who descended from surnames Brooks and Park who married into my Cowling line), so it has been a very interesting exercise, and I hope as time goes by more people will get tested and we will be able to really tie up some of the loose ends.
Hope this may be helpful/interesting to some one!
Jenny