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Northumberland / Carr's House, East Denton
« on: Friday 04 November 05 17:17 GMT (UK)  »
Hello,

I've recently found out that my great-grandfather's family were living at "Carr's House, East Denton" at the time of the 1871 census.
Could anybody advise as to whether Carr's House was actually likely to be a house, or was it part of East Denton?
I found "Carr's Drift" on the map of East Denton at www.oldmaps.co.uk, so I realise there's a strong possibility of a connection there and that Carr's House could have been close by, but if anyone has more definitive information I'd be very pleased to know.
Further, any info on "Carr", maybe he was the owner of the mine, would be very welcome too.
Thanks for looking, best regards, Paul

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Northumberland Lookup Requests / Re: William Moody, Hexham 1841 or 1851 census look-up please
« on: Wednesday 26 October 05 10:57 BST (UK)  »
Thanks Jen,

That is very encouraging, I shall acquire some documentation to try and prove it.
I am very hopeful though because I looked up the prospective two siblings, George and Thomas, on the 1881 census at Familysearch.org and found them both right in the area that my William was living. So it does look as if the whole family migrated that way at some time.
The most surprising thing is that George is listed as a chemist, married to a dentist and Thomas is a medical practioner, neither of which really fit in with the rest of my family history which is mostly weavers/colliery/mechanics etc. Still its nice to think that I may have some "professions" in my ancestry!
How george's wife had time for dentistry i've no idea as she's 43 in 1881....with 13 children!!
Much food for thought, Paul

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Northumberland Lookup Requests / Re: William Moody, Hexham 1841 or 1851 census look-up please
« on: Tuesday 25 October 05 10:39 BST (UK)  »
Thanks JenB for taking the time to look this up for me.
I had seen the entry on BMD, but am always cautious about assuming I've found the right one without some sort of documentary proof.
I shall be sending for William's marriage cert, so hopefully the parents' names will fit in with the record you found in the census.
I hope after that to try and work out an approximate date for the families migration towards Tyneside. Hopefully tracing their whereabouts in 1851 will help with that.

Your info is a great lead, and I hope a big help in piecing together this side of my ancestry that up till now I've not paid so much attention to, so many thanks,
Paul

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Northumberland Lookup Requests / William Moody, Hexham 1841 or 1851 census look-up please
« on: Monday 24 October 05 13:39 BST (UK)  »
Hello,

My great-great grandfather, William Moody was born in Hexham in 1841. He is found in later census (plural?!) at Gateshead and Newcastle, having married and settled there.

However I've not yet found out much about him earlier in life. If anyone has access to the 1841 or 1851 census records for Hexham, and time to try and find him, I'd be very grateful.
Of course he may have been born just before the 1841 census, I don't know which month he was born in. If after the census he'll be just a few months old. If he can't be found in the 1851 census (aged 10 or so), then I'll know his family had moved on by then.

Any help in this respect would much appreciated,
best regards, Paul

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London & Middlesex Completed Lookup Requests / medical bottle packer
« on: Friday 07 October 05 10:51 BST (UK)  »
Hello All,

I've just found out from my grandfather's birth certificate  that at the time of his birth my great grandfather's occupation was "medical bottle packer". This was in August 1917, the family were living in Markfield Road, Tottenham.
Does anyone have ideas as to where, companies or factories, he may have been employed in that area to do that job?

many thanks for looking, Paul


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Durham Completed Look up Requests / Re: Durham, Gateshead census look-up request, McKays of Dalkeith
« on: Friday 11 March 05 13:14 GMT (UK)  »
Hi, thanks for replying. Yes i do have that 1871 census info. I put a similar request on the Northumberland page as the family could have been in either county during the period, and got a reply with that info in.
I know that Catherine and William Moody married in 1867, but little else before that back until the Dalkeith register entries. That's why I'm keen to find them on the 1851 or '61 census; so that, I can figure out a bit more about their movements south from Scotland and about their occupations, particularly my McKay ancestors.

Thanks for your help, Paul

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Northumberland / Re: Free book, Benwell
« on: Thursday 10 March 05 12:58 GMT (UK)  »
OK, consider it yours. I have to buzz off now, but will contact you offline tomorrow (unless anything unforeseen comes up!) to sort out sending it to you,

regards, paul

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Durham Completed Look up Requests / Durham, Gateshead census look-up request, McKays of Dalkeith
« on: Thursday 10 March 05 11:06 GMT (UK)  »
Hello, if anyone has the time to look-up the following family for me in either of the 1851 or 1861 census returns I'd be very grateful:

My 3xgreat grandparents, John and Elizabeth McKay were married at Dalkeith in 1842. My great-great grandmother, Catherine McKay, was christened at Dalkeith in 1843.
The family were no longer at Dalkieth by the 1851 census. Catherine is in the 1881 census, married as Catherine Moody, at Gateshead. I'm trying to date the families migration south, so if they can be found in census for the area in 1851 or 1861, that would very helpful.

Thankyou for looking, best regards, Paul

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Northumberland / Free book, Benwell
« on: Thursday 10 March 05 10:57 GMT (UK)  »
Hi, I have a book that I don't need and will happily send f.o.c. to the first poster to respond.
It is "Bygone Benwell", a collection of 23 photos, with notes by Terry Quinn. All are b&w and date back to early 1900's.
Please reply on this website, not to my email address. I'll contact the first poster offline then to find out your address. This is simply so that I don't get deluged on my email.

best regards, Paul

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