Graham's of Cumberland

[Razzy]

What do you know of parents' or siblings' names?
As with this generation and several others, we all names our children after ourselves and our parents.
What did her father do for work?
We should be talking of english heritage Grahams, correct?

Thanks

[dolpher]

Sorry, nothing at all. I am familiar with subsequent history, but not birth or parentage.

[Razzy]

ok, so what can you help us with?
You have been able to reach 1824 and therefore 1800 as you say so...

[loadsofgrahams]

Hi all

Am new to this Geneaology stuff, so saw this thread and hoped u may be able to give me some advice

I am also looking for Grahams - mainly from cumberland or so it seems

Up my small and sorry tree i have a GG Grandfather

Robert Graham (born 1845) - Spouse - Rebecca Lumb (born 1834)

Roberts parents are supposedly

John and Isabella (born abt 1802)

The locations are Longtown, Cumberland

I am really interested in finding out more about John and Isabella and also if anyone knows of their ancestors too, that would be even better

I saw there was a NZ connection

Robert and Rebecca are supposed to have died in NZ if that helps anyone

Many thanks for any help

Michael Graham

[Razzy]

Hi Micheal,
which Parish would Longtown be in?
My Robert was born in 1884 in Northumberland but his parents came from Cumberland.
Razzy

[bobgraham]

Razzy and michael (loadsa), please be careful! There are millions of us bob grahams here in north and west cumbria (I exaggerate but the advise is good).
Razzy, get the marriage and birth certs and try to exclude by profession surplus dads. Yours should be the easier task.
Michael, get robert and rebecca's marriage cert where it will give their ages and dad's name and profession. Then search for birth certs with right dad and "similar" profession. bob

[emmsthheight]

Hi all

Welcome to Rootschat - four? new Rootschatters on one thread!  Gives a clue to how difficult Grahams are round here!

That being the case, the more known facts you can give the better!  The main parish for Longtown is Arthuret but as it's such a rural area that may not mean much - most people were outside the towns.

Best wishes

Emms

[loadsofgrahams]

Razzy and michael (loadsa), please be careful! There are millions of us bob grahams here in north and west cumbria (I exaggerate but the advise is good).
Razzy, get the marriage and birth certs and try to exclude by profession surplus dads. Yours should be the easier task.
Michael, get robert and rebecca's marriage cert where it will give their ages and dad's name and profession. Then search for birth certs with right dad and "similar" profession. bob

Hi Bob

lol yes exactly, thats why i am not accepting some of the possibilities in the well known Ancestry UK site, as theres so many possibilities and i want to make sure i am correct in the ones i find

The robert is correct, but his parents seem to throw up a few possibilities

Razzy - yes mine seem to be Arthuret Grahams

Also it doesnt help when many Grahams from this area are classed in profession as Labourers

[Razzy]

I do not have any Arthuret parish records.
In the search for my GRAHAMs I wrote down and retained alot of parish records on GRAHAM surnames. Longtown came up often.
However Arthuret is not one of the parishes I researched.
Is it possible Robert and Rebecca moved later to another parish or Roberts' parents John and Isabella came previously from anothr parish?
Razzy