Lowdons of Seaton Burn

[fred111]

George Lowdon was born 6.7.1843 in Seaton Burn.He is on the USA 1880 census, living with his English born wife Susan (formerly Suzanna Lynn) and their three daughters. in Pennsylvania, USA
I understand that after Suzanna died, and the house burned down, he returned to England with the two elder girls, Mary and Isabella - so presumable the baby, Margaret must have died too. I can find no sign of George & Suzanna's marriage. I don't think in those days they would have emigrated before being married.
I can't find Suzanna's or Margaret's death in USA.
Any help much appreciated.
Liz

[Michael Dixon]

Liz,

Surely George could have emigrated as a young single man with his parents or brothers and met and married English Suzanna/Susanna over there.

There were other Seaton Burn-born Lowdon returnees with US-born children on later England censuses.

Do you know when George left England. On which England censuses does George appear ?. Where was his wife born ? On which England censuses does she appear ?

Michael Dixon

[fred111]

Thanks for that, Michael, I'd always thought that because Susan appeared on the US Census as born in England,  that they went out to Pennsylvania together. Shouldn't presume!
George was born 6. 7. 1843 at Seaton Burn, to Richard and Isabell Lowdon. The family are on the 1851 Census living at Seaton Burn.
I don't have a date for George setting off on his travels.
He and Susan are on the 1880 US census with their three daughters, living in Gillespie, Fayette County. This is all I have for Susan, but from family(now deceased), I know that she was called Suzanna Lynn.
George and the two eldest girls are on the 1891 census, back at Seaton Burn
Mary, the eldest, returned to America,to found a dynasty, and Isabella married Andrew Craig  and stayed in Seaton Burn to have 10 children.
regards, Liz

[Daisypetal]

Hi,

In case you don't have it this looks like the family in 1861, transcribed as LONDON,


1861  RG9/3846  f.85  p.46  Weetslade, Northumberland
Seaton Burn
Colliery Houses

Richard LO?DON    Head  59  Coal Miner      Northd Benton
Isabella               Wife  56                        Berwick
George                  Son  17        "  "           Northd Benton
Eleanor                Daur  15                           "  "      "  "
Richard                  Son  11       "  "               "  "      "  "


Regards
Daisy

[Michael Dixon]

Liz,

Just adding a snippet to Daisy's info........


The mining village of Seaton Burn* lay within the Township**
of Weetslade, which lay within the Parish of Longbenton.

Census enumerators were instructed to record folk's "place of birth" or "parish of birth".

So the birth places of "Longbenton" on C1861 does not necessarily clash with "Seaton Burn" !

* Trivia... The Seaton Burn, the watery thing, not the village, flows into the sea at Seaton Sluice.

** A "Township" was a sub-division of a parish, not connected to the word "Town".

Michael Dixon
North Kenton
Township of Kenton
Parish of Gosforth (well once upon a time)

[fred111]

 Daisy
Many thanks for the 1861 census. I have the family living in Seaton Burn in 1851 with 7 children, and now they are here 10 years later with 3 still at home. It gives you an indication what life was like, when Richard was still down the pit at 59, and Richard junior at 11.
I don't suppose you have anything in the 1871 records, do you?

Michael,
Thanks for the info. I knew Seaton Burn as a child, as I still had an Aunt living there. I think the A1 bypasses it all now.  We used to have our Sunday School outings at Seaton Sluice.

regards
Liz

[Daisypetal]

Hi,

This looks like Richard & Isabella in 1871 transcribed as COWDON,


1871  RG10/5127  f.43  p.30  Weetslade, Northumberland
Seaton Burn 

Richard LOWDON  Head  Mar  70  Miner  Nortumberland Benton
Isabella    "  "       Wife  Mar  66                  "  "            "  "



I can't see George anywhere in 1871 but I did find this in the New York Passenger Lists 1820-1957,

Geo LOWDEN
17
Male
Labr
Destination: United States of America 
Place of Origin: Great Britain 
Steerage

Port of Departure: Liverpool, England 
Port of Arrival: New York
Arrival Date: 28 May 1861   
Line: 26 
Microfilm Serial: M237 
Microfilm Roll: M237_211 
List Number: 483 
Port Arrival State: New York 
Port Arrival Country: United States 


Possibly your George left right after the 7 April 1861 census

Daisy

[fred111]

That's him. Daisy.
That's absolutely great.
Many thanks
Liz