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I have been searching for many years for the Baptism and parentage of MARGARET KEEN born About 1788 at Beal, opposite Holy Island and near Ancroft and Berwick.She married Cuthbert Elliott (date and place unknown) and they lived initially in the parish of Lucker and later Cheswick in the parish of Ancroft where she is buried in 1864. There is someone of the right name and year of birth baptised further south at Lesbury but that is not mine.
Can anyone help? There were several people at Beal called Keen, descendants of Joseph Keen and Eleanor Duncan but no one who had a daughter baptised Margaret then.  She consistently names Beal as her birthplace on the census.
Val

I’m looking for John b1844 & Isabella Donkin b1837 (sometimes written as Duncan) & two children John b1869 & Jamesb1871 who may have left England for Australia between 1877 & 1881. No trace of them in UK after 1877 before which they had a small farm in North Northumberland. 

*Were there particular areas of Australia attracting emigrants from Northumberland during that period?
* What is the best way to find out which port they sailed from and port of disembarkation?
* Is it necessary to search individual states for census, bids, etc or can it be done at a national level?
* can all the relevant databases be searched online?

This is the first occasion  I have had to use Australian records so I would appreciate some guidance!

Thank you.

Can anyone tell me if it is possible to create a tree of  separate families whom you believe to be connected but have not yet worked out how they aRe connected? If so, how? I would like to use it as a sort of "work in progress" in the hope that I can eventually discover the connection. But it seems only to allow chains of interrelated people.

Belfordian

Some time ago I read an article referring to education of children living on isolated hill farm steadings in The Scottish Borders. A "Dominie" or master would spend a few weeks at each farm teaching children from one or more families the move on to another. He had free board and lodgings during his stay. This was before free education. There was a special term in use for this custom/ profession which I have now forgotten.It sounded archaic, almost Old English, and of course is no longer used. I would love to remember the word! Can anyone enlighten me?

Belfordian

I,m tracing my maternal line and keen to know how I became K1c2mitochondrial haplogroup through these women. I harbour a wish to find out whether they had Scandinavian ancestry. Yes, I know it is most unlikely I will ever find out but visions of Viking women who settled here spur me on!

The furthest back I have got is my 5x great grandmother Frances Hudson who settled on the coast at Lesbury, Northumberland after marrying Robert Thompson in 1776 at Lesbury. Sadly she died in 1781 but not before giving birth to my 4x great grandmother Ann Thompson. Thank goodness or I would not be here to write this! I believe Frances was born and baptised at nearby Felton in 1755with her father recorded as Henry Hudson. There is a child of that name baptised at Felton in 1722 but I cannot find his marriage. I need to find out the  name of the mother of Frances in order to progress with my maternal line.

Can any kind soul offer any suggestions? I have looked at transcribed records from Felton and confirmed  dates above on Bishops Transcripts but have not had the opportunity to look at original Felton Parish registers or microfilm. Any help will be much appreciated.

Thank you.

Belfordian