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Northumberland / What interesting things can be found at Woodhorn?
« on: Monday 25 May 15 18:28 BST (UK)  »
As it's half term and I'm only 20 minutes from there I thought I could combine a trip to Woodhorn with the family records section too.

Have managed to find out quite a bit about mine and husbands family on line (thanks to some unusual known names and tradition if following those names down the line), but am still drawing a line in a few places.  Namely my great grandads family, too common a name to confirm on census.  I thought that by checking the marriage certificate of my g grandad and grandmother their parents might be listed.

Also trying to find out some information on my husbands family, his Great great grandad came from Isle of White but worked for the coastguard on the northumberland coast. Will this information be stored at Woodhorn?

Anyone any other suggestions for what I should look at when there and what sort of price it will cost?

Many thanks.

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Northumberland / Re: Bedlington - Woods Pop Factory
« on: Saturday 09 May 15 20:39 BST (UK)  »
Thanks for the info Stan and Pityackafromblyth.  Thanks for the extra info Pityakafromblyth. Interestingly my mum, Irene Daley (sadly died in 1988) must have gone to school with her half cousins.  She was also at Blyth Grammar in the 50's, she was born in 42.  She never, ever mentioned them.  I do know from newspaper cuttings that some family members had taken the brothers to court in 1939 in relation to the business, I presume for what they thought was mismanagement.  I wonder if this caused a rift in the family.

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Northumberland / Bedlington - Woods Pop Factory
« on: Saturday 09 May 15 11:02 BST (UK)  »
Hi everyone.  New to the site so apologies in advance for any inadvertent faux paus.  I'm trying to find a little bit more about the Woods pop factory business that was situated at Furnace Bank in Bedlington in the late 1800's.  I'm related to the family via my great grandmother who was daughter of Joseph Wood who set up the business.  I think that Joseph Wood came to the area from the Manchester area (from census details), no idea why, and eventually set up the business.  A lot of that family history has been lost now and wondered if anyone on here knows anything more about the family and the business.

Thanks in advance.

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