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I have been trying to track the whereabouts of Richard Glass for some time without success but I have now just discovered that he lived  near Wolsingham, County Durham probably working as a shepherd or Ag. lab  on a farm at or near  Ayhope Shiel(d) around 1810-1825 approx.  he was married to Ann Taylor and it's possible some of his daughters were born there, in particular, Margaret 1818c, and Mary 1822c. Has anyone come across him or his family in that area? He was a friend of John Hankey and family of Ayhope Shiel(d)and Susannah Sanderson who lived with them. Richard and family had moved to Wemyss in Fife by 1825 where they remained.

If anyone has come across them in any church records (they were originally Presbyterians but may also have had connections with the Anglican Church) I would be very grateful for further information.

Hopefully......

My ancestors Henry Mallett and Eilizabeth Coe married at Blakeney  3 Feb 1824. However i have seen a newspaper entry   Bury and Norwich Post 25 Feb 1824 stating:

Lately at Wiveton the Rev H Mallett of Blakeney to Miss Coe youngest daughter of Shepherd Coe Esq of the former place.

I am sure these are the same people although I thought the father of Elizabeth was Henry and not Shepherd. Does Esq signify higher social status? Please could anyone with access to Wiveton Parish Register check this entry for names, date etc. It is rather puzzling.

Many thanks to anyone who can help.

Val

I am looking for the baptism of Jean/Jane Rutherford or Mills about 1838-1840 at ECKFORD or nearby possibly at  CRAILING. Mother was Isabella (or possibly Elizabeth)Mills. Not sure if her mother was single when she had her. Does anyone have access to Eckford or Crailing Old Parish registers who could do a look-up for me, please?

I have been chasing the baptism of JOHN REDPATH born about 1792 for many years. In the 1851 census his birthplace is transcribed as WELDON HOUSE  which is near Brinkburn. But on re-examining the original census with the help of another Redpath researcher  I now believe this is HETTON HOUSE and I have found a baptism at Wooler West St Pres. of John son of John Ridpath and Isabel of Hetton House, Chatton in 1789. So I now have a new lead after all these years! It all makes sense as young John married a woman working at nearby Fenton before 1816. The name was very rare in the Brinkburn area.

Can anyone help with the marriage of John and Isabel REDPATH/RIDPATH  about 1788 in the Chatton/Wooler area?

I realise it may have been an irregular marriage. Their other children- Esau, Ailsy, Mary, Nanny, Walter and William were baptised at the same church between 1780 and 1798 while they lived at Fowberry mains, Fowberry New Hall and Broomy Laws as well as Hetton House.

Any baptisms, marriages or burials of members of this family could be a huge help in tracking further back. There are so many branches of Redpaths in this area I want to be sure I have the right ones and have already checked a number of registers with no luck.

The names of Esau, Ailsy and Nanny seem unusual. Do these give any clues?

Any suggestions would be most welcome!

My ancestor John Codling ran a pottery business in Felling Shore and Sheriff Hill in Gateshead in 1830-40's. He went bankrupt in 1844 when in business with Thomas Patterson in Sheriff Hill (reported in London Gazette). In 1851 he was over the Tyne in North Shields living at Brewery Bank and again working as a potter. He died there in 1872.

Can anyone suggest how I can find out more about his pottery?

Has anyone come across earthenware with a Codling mark?

How could I research Tyneside potteries further?

 I know that a George Patterson ran Tyneside Potteries about this time in Gateshead and John Codling may be related to the Pattersons as one of his daughters was a servant to Ephraim Patterson and recorded as the latter's niece. John's first marriage was to Sarah Patterson a daughter of Ephraim.

Can anyone with local knowledge help me?