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I am working on a large database of both English and Scottish Yeahollis
Carol

Hi Carol
You kindly sent me some "Yelloly" records (my branch's most consistent spelling) quite a few years ago now. I am still looking for the birthplace of my 6gg Clement Yelloly 1709-1799, son of Robert Yelloly 1670-1748 and Mary (unknown Surname) ?-1725 of Alnwick. Can you help?
Alison

Yes the arm does look movable and it appears in the portrait the sea is just behind the building. The building I saw on the TV program was right on the coast with the sea behind it. I have recorded the TV program so I will watch it again and take a photo of the building I saw I think. The information noted on the National Trust site about the portrait says the building is a church but I can't see that. I have been in contact with the NT about some unidentified portraits which are held at Cragside and I have noticed that some of the portraits have little clues in the background which are relevant to the sitters. I have been looking at pictures of old Cornish Mines for a few months trying to identify the building and then I saw it on TV last week! Here is the portrait

I have only recently found information about this wreck as it obviously isn't deemed newsworthy here in Australia. Thank goodness for the internet!
The Newcastle Courant of 11 Nov 1786 lists the Lord Crewe Charity's Annual Accounts and included there are the costs associated with 4 vessels lost near Bamburgh Castle in 1786, and a 5th the previous December. Five ships a year, over 20, 40 years? Hundreds of wrecks I imagine.
One of them belonged to my ancestors, the Watsons of Warren Mill and Warren House, Bamburgh who are also the ancestors of the Watson-Armstrongs of Bamburgh Castle. The "William and Clement" being lost in Oct 1796, William Watson being my 5th gg and his father-in-law Clement Yelloly my 6th gg.

The Durham and Northumberland probate records, 1527-1857, reference of which can be found at the Durham University site. The Northeast Inheritance database can be found on the site but I would like to see the original digital images.
The homepage of the NEI database states the project is "funded by a £274,500 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. This grant of £274,500 is matched by contributions from Durham University and by the English Record Collections Society, amounting to a further £141,250". And "Access to both the catalogue and the digital images will be free and available worldwide"  on the Genealogical Society of Utah's website.
I have sent emails to both the pages' maintainers (no replies at all- and last updated Dec 2010) and the GSU (who say they don't know what I'm talking about..)  I have recently found references to the wills on the FamilySearch site but they are only available on film and I need to pay to access them at one of their Family History centres or affiliates here in Australia. The cost is reasonable but I would also have to drive an hour each way to access them only in business hours- not a good option I think when it is stated they would be freely available online.
I am wondering if any of the funding was given to the GSU to make them freely available online, and if so when will that happen?
What do you think?

Thank you for the link Maddie.

I have obtained the will of William Suttons father which was proved in 1848. As Lucys mother married Henry Turner in 1849 I thought there might be some reference in that particular will in 1848. The will is 12 pages long and I am finding it extremely difficult to decipher the handwriting.

I did think that the workhouses wanted to know about the fathers of illegitimate children so they could attempt to obtain some contribution for their upkeep, hence the bastardry records.
I will contact HALS to see whats available before looking at obtaining Williams will from 1870.

Alison