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Durham / Sunderland Ship Owners
« on: Thursday 20 March 25 11:32 GMT (UK)  »
Does anyone know of any records that show the names of ships and their owners for the period 1870s and 1880s??

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Northumberland / Northumbria Confectionery Works, Blyth
« on: Saturday 01 March 25 14:06 GMT (UK)  »
Trying to find where Northumbria Confectionery Works was situated in Blyth. All assistance gratefully received.

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The Common Room / North Eastern Railway Magazine
« on: Saturday 01 March 25 13:57 GMT (UK)  »
Does anyone have access to the May 1916 issue of the North Eastern Railway magazine?

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Durham / Harrison Street, Bishopwearmouth
« on: Sunday 16 February 25 13:54 GMT (UK)  »
A distant ancestor died in December 1870, her burial entry shows 'Residence - Harrison Street'

I can't find a Harrison Street on maps of that era, can anyone assist please.

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Durham / Family name --- MUSHENS
« on: Saturday 08 February 25 14:14 GMT (UK)  »
I'm trying to find the origin of the family name MUSHENS. I have tried the usual searches on the internet but haven't found the answer. Anyone have any ideas?

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Lancashire / Clothiers in Bolton
« on: Wednesday 05 February 25 17:55 GMT (UK)  »
Trying to decipher the name of this Clothiers company that was in existence at 12 Deansgate, Bolton.

(snippet image courtesy of Find My Past)

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Northumberland / Pitch and Toss
« on: Tuesday 04 February 25 13:18 GMT (UK)  »
As a young lad in the late 1950s, I can remember walking on the path beside the River Wansbeck from behind St Johns Church, Ashington to North Seaton Colliery and coming across a group of men playing 'pitch and toss' --- can anyone remember what the 'rules' of this game was? My memory tells me that three penny coins were thrown up in the air and that men would gamble on the outcome when they landed, i.e. 2 heads and 1 tail; 3 heads; etc.

I have searched online but can't find anything definitive.

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Northumberland / Theatre that was beside the Newcastle University
« on: Friday 29 November 24 10:20 GMT (UK)  »
Can anyone remember the name of the theatre that was in front of the university on the Haymarket side? It stood where the modern glass frontage uni building is now.

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The Common Room / Find My Past
« on: Sunday 10 November 24 18:01 GMT (UK)  »
Anyone having problems with FindMyPast today?

I am finding it a tad slow and also when searching I am getting strange results. For example, several times when I have being searching the Censuses (mainly 1861;1871 and 1881) when I click 'view' I get an error message saying that the 1921 Census is unavailable due to maintenance!

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