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Northumberland / Re: Family notices of BMDs- did relatives pay to publish these in newspapers?
« on: Yesterday at 13:40 »
That’s a good point, Molly C. I need to look at my examples and see if there are any inaccuracies.
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Northumberland / Re: Family notices of BMDs- did relatives pay to publish these in newspapers?
« on: Yesterday at 12:00 »
Thank you for your pertinent comments. It all begins to make sense now as the mismatch of ancestors living in poor circumstances does coincide with the earlier period. Then, just as now, people were always interested in their neighbours goings- on! But I would not have worked this out without your help, so thank you, Tickettyboo!
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Berwickshire / Re: Coldstream Bridge Marriages
« on: Thursday 25 April 24 17:40 BST (UK) »
1855? Not quite….my grt grt grandparents were married there on 31 Dec 1856.
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Northumberland / Re: Family notices of BMDs- did relatives pay to publish these in newspapers?
« on: Thursday 25 April 24 10:20 BST (UK) »
The obituary in question was 15 Feb 1845 in N/C Journal. I found it on Family Search and then looked in British NEwsp Archive but strangely could not find it in latter by simple search. Had to locate it by searching for the publication date of that newspaper. I think it was p3.
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Northumberland / Re: Family notices of BMDs- did relatives pay to publish these in newspapers?
« on: Wednesday 24 April 24 14:38 BST (UK) »
That’s interesting. The obituary which started me thinking about this was in Newcastle Journal and one of that family was listed on census as a pauper! But it does explain why I can find so many of mine in small local newspapers if they didn’t have to pay. Thanks for your help.
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Northumberland / Family notices of BMDs- did relatives pay to publish these in newspapers?
« on: Wednesday 24 April 24 13:08 BST (UK) »
Iam always surprised when ancestors living in relative poverty, incl some described in census as paupers, have details of births, marriages and deaths within their family printed in newspapers as far back as 1840s or even earlier?
Did relatives have to pay for these? Or did newspapers have their own ways of obtaining info and print them of their own accord?
Would be grateful for any info.
Did relatives have to pay for these? Or did newspapers have their own ways of obtaining info and print them of their own accord?
Would be grateful for any info.
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Northumberland / Re: Dockwray square
« on: Monday 11 March 24 21:53 GMT (UK) »
Thank you for this information!
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Northumberland / Dockwray square
« on: Monday 11 March 24 21:33 GMT (UK) »
What is the origin of the name of Dockwray Square in North Shields? Is it named after someone with surname of Dockwray?
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Northumberland / Re: Where is PROUDLAW?
« on: Thursday 29 February 24 21:26 GMT (UK) »
Thanks so much, Alan Boyd, for your skilful detective work in locating Prodlaw! I live a couple of miles away and had never heard of it. So many old names have completely disappeared and been replaced by new ones. What would we researchers do without Rootschat?