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Hi Heather,

Sorry! It must be one of those coincidences that we so often find.
Graham is also probably one of the most common names in Cumberland.

I include the following information in the hope it will help other researchers. The information is from extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record, in other words they are not submitted records, but I have not included the batch numbers in case they are not permitted on this forum.

Ann Hetherington ch 16/10/1908 Hayton
Parents Thomas Hetherington and Margaret Graham

Mary Hetherington ch 31/12 1809 Wetheral
Parents Thomas Hetherington Margaret Graham

John Hetherington ch 22/09/ Wetheral
Parents Thomas Hetherington Margaret Graham

Thomas Hetherington ch 17/01/1813 Wetheral
Parents Thomas Hetherington Margaret Graham

Henry Hetherington ch 29/06/1815 Wetheral
Parents Thomas Hetherington Margaret Graham- Death 02/07/1815

Joseph Hetherington ch 07/07/1816 Wetheral
Parents Thomas Hetherington Margaret Graham- Death 14/11/1816

William Hetherington ch 01/07/1817 Wetheral
Parents Thomas Hetherington Margaret Graham

Margaret Hetherington ch 11/04/1819 Wetheral
Parents Thomas Hetherington Margaret Graham

Matthew Hetherington ch 22/04/1821 Wetheral
Parents Thomas Hetherington Margaret Graham

Henry Hetherington ch 15/12/1822 Wetheral
Parents Thomas Hetherington Margaret Graham

Elizabeth Hetherington ch 16/02/1823 Wetheral
Parents Thomas Hetherington Margaret Graham

Best wishes
Anaka

Hi All

Thanks for your interest.

The burial for Stephen Chisman 1785 in Stockton was for a child, parents William and Margaret.
I have looked through the Bishops Transcripts for Whickham and I found the marriage by Banns for Ann Chisman in 1800 to William Rutherford
I'm now in the process of looking through Gateshead and will also follow your advice to visit Durham Records Online.

Regards
Anaka

I'm looking for any information regarding Stephen Chisman who was living in the Swalwell or Whickham area in 1780

I have found a  christening for his daughter Ann at Ebeneezer or Ryton Woodside, February 1780, parents Stephen Chisman and Margaret.

According to the IGI there is a family of Chisman living in Lanchester in the 1700's and I have details of another Chisman family living in the Hexham area but I can find no possible birth or marriage for Stephen.

Can anyone help?

Anaka

Sorry Merv but I have no information that would help you regarding Olive Little and Leslie Tweddle.

I did find a record of a birth for a Leslie Tweddle in Brampton, 11 July 1909 and probably his death in January 1993 in Carlisle. Perhaps this is your Leslie.

There are also records from British telephone books of a Leslie Tweddle, Farmer living at Cumcatch Farm, 1952- 1963

I will do a little more digging and see what I can come up with.

Anna

Hello again

I have been researching the Little name for many years and have therefore collected much data so a process of elimination is important. 

In my search for Andrew Little, blacksmith of Blackpool Gate I came across your James and Margaret Little and their son Andrew.

Regrettably, our fellow researchers who submit records to the IGI have in some cases caused confusion and it’s best to use this information with caution.

It’s interesting to note that Bewcastle records began around 1665 and there are christenings for a family of Little, patriarch Archibald, dating from 17th June 1666.

I also have a Moses family connection so your Little family came into the picture once again when Jacob Moses married Mary Ann Little 1880 Brampton, 3rd quarter, volume 10b, page 643.

Ann Moses had her son Jacob before she married Thomas Hetherington and Jacob was brought up by his grandparents William and Ann Moses (nee Tweddle).

As an aside, I have a will and inventory dated 1726 where a cow called Moses was bequeathed to a wife!

To sum up there is a strong possibility that our two Little families are linked somewhere up or down the line and now that we have made contact I will bear this in mind in future research.

Best wishes
Anaka