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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Counting sheep - 1537 will inventory
« on: Monday 16 September 24 16:45 BST (UK)  »
I think "pote" is pot.

I've seen references in my ancestors' wills to "my best brasse pote" among other household items such as "silver cup". Also, the surname Pot was sometimes spelled Pote. So, I think it is a pot.

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Durham / Re: Ambrose Crowley-Winlaton ironworks
« on: Monday 16 September 24 16:35 BST (UK)  »
My SIDDOWAY ancestors moved north from Rowley Regis to Sunderland and then Winlaton to work as nailors for Crowley Iron Works. There are two references in secondary sources to Siddoways - one for the funeral expenses for William Siddoway, and another for a shop application from Robert Siddoway. I would love to find the original records to see if there is more context. Does anyone know where the records are located that formed the basis for the Men of Iron and The Law Book of the Crowley Iron Works?

On a recent visit to the area, the librarians at The Story in Durham helped me find the farm my ancestors operated as well as a home built in the mid-1700s. One farm on the north-west side of Barlow Lane was operated with the NIXONS (one of my male ancestors married a Nixon), and a farm on the south-east side of Barlow Lane was operated by the RICHARDSONS (another marriage relationship) and had a sign identifying it as Normans Riding Farm. The Siddoways lived in a home on North Street. It was left to Richard Siddoway Bagnall in the early eighteenth century. It appears to be currently occupied as a duplex.

I was only in the area for a few days, but I highly recommend The Story in Durham. The research librarians and archivists were fantastic.

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Durham / Re: Letch Farm, Ryton, 1773-1807, location?
« on: Sunday 19 May 24 15:57 BST (UK)  »
Thanks to you for this assistance. Much appreciated.

-Billie

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Cumberland Completed Lookups / Re: Request CATHOLIC RECORDS (1813-1814) for McDonald aka McDonnell
« on: Sunday 19 May 24 00:13 BST (UK)  »
I believe it was in English. A librarian at Cumbria Archived located the record and transcribed it for me. The transcription was in English. She is sending a copy to me. I haven't received it yet.

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Cumberland Completed Lookups / **Completed**Re: Request CATHOLIC RECORDS (1813-1814) for McDonald aka McDonnell
« on: Friday 17 May 24 18:20 BST (UK)  »
 I was able to get a copy of the christening record from Cubria Archives. Thank you for the suggestion!

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Cumberland Completed Lookups / Re: Request CATHOLIC RECORDS (1813-1814) for McDonald aka McDonnell
« on: Thursday 16 May 24 19:15 BST (UK)  »
Thank you so much. I will check with the archives.

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Durham / Letch Farm, Ryton, 1773-1807, location?
« on: Thursday 16 May 24 18:13 BST (UK)  »
I discovered probate records identifying a possessory interest in a property known as the Letch Farm in Ryton in the late 18th century. If you have any information about the location of said farm, or if you have any research suggestions for locating the farm, I would very much appreciate the help.

An item in the Newcstle Chronicle in 1773 identifies a number of improvable freehold lots to be sold to the highest bidder at the home of Mrs William Parker in 
 Newcastle. The list includes the Letch Farm in the several tenures of John Nixon and Richard Siddoway with cottages and buildings on the Common at Bradon Staith.

The Letch Farm is also identified in the will of John Siddoway in 1807. John was a blacksmith, but in his will he left monies to Christopher and Barbara Gray, whose father was a farmer. So, perhaps the Gray family farmed the land.

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Cumberland Completed Lookups / Request CATHOLIC RECORDS (1813-1814) for McDonald aka McDonnell
« on: Thursday 16 May 24 17:41 BST (UK)  »
I am seeking records of Mary Ann McDonald. I have a family history narrative stating Mary Ann McDonald was born in Carlisle, Cumberland on 2 July 1814 and christened on 3 July 1814. The narrative identifies the parents as Peter McDonald aka McDonnell and Mary Cloughton aka Cloutin aka Clayton, who were married at the same location in 1813. Although the narrative is specific, I have not been able to find actual records to confirm The birth, christening, or marriage. If you can provide any search suggestions or records, I would very much appreciate it.

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