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[felltyne]

there is a record of burial in whittonstall,StPhillip& Jt James, for Luke Brown, died 1807 aged 45/46,how can i find out about any inscriptions that may exsist?? this man(if  he is the one i want)is said to be a native of the area i.e. faril,farrel,fairley,the only luke i've found was baptized newcastle(all saints?)  1763,father Luke,maybe sister Eleanor 1758,brother Thomas 1760,any help please,sorry it's long winded,the first part would solve all?? ..........thos

[Inicky]

I know there are the family history books in gateshead library with gravestone inscriptions. i dont know what years or churches, but if gateshead have these other librarys may have too

 

[felltyne]

thanks,iniky,gives me another avenue to this man of mystery:)  thos

[charlotteCH]

Hi, Why not email the Local Studies Library nearest to Whittonstall and ask if they have transcriptions of what you're after or if they can suggest another way of coming at this.
I've always found Local Studies Libaraians to be most helpful.

charlotte

[meadbh]

If you look at the Church Records section of the GENUKI page for Whittonstall (http://www.genuki.bpears.org.uk/NBL/Whittonstall/ChurchRecords.html) you'll see that a microfiche of churchyard transcriptions is available for purchase from the Northumberland and Durham Family History Society and they appear in book form in Newcastle Local Studies Library.

Happy New Year!

Kath

[felltyne]

thanks for that Kath,i'm a member of nfhs,must have missed that one,happy new year,and good luck with your resolutions!!.... thos

[fairleyfarm]

Hi there
Have been doing some research on Fairley nr. Whittonstall . Have found many browns but not Luke. The main ones are
Ralph b.1767 mar.1800 Hannah Elsdon d.1851 and
Peter b.1771 mar.1803 Mary Elsdon d.1851 .
Plus there children.
Probably brothers and seemed to have spent most of there lives at Fairley.
Also have gone through Whitttonstall Chaplery records for BMD of Fairley inhabitants .
Have some pictures of Brown gravestones from Whittonstall but are later 19th Cen. ones.

hope this is of some help

[felltyne]

hi,this fairley farm must have  been quite a size,the 1901 sensus had my grandfather b Fairleigh!!! have covered some ground since then,william and elizabeth are ralph and peters parents,this is the closest(if the luke buried in whittonstall is the one)d1807 aged 45 ie b 1762,but no baptism,he did not make the 1841 sensus,i have some fiche from ndfs coming,so lets hope. if you have the time,any thing  on the browns would be appreciated,nice to know some one else interested  in Faril,Farrrell or fiarhill,lovley country,like to visit one day.....thos

[fairleyfarm]

Hi there
First mention of Fairley is 1268 as a farming hamlet , today iti s a farm with three houses on it , census's show at one piont it had six dwellings on it , which can still be seen in the farm buildings. Loads of different spellings of Fairley / Fairle
More Brown Stuff:
From Whittonstall Chapelry records-
Baptisms-
1776 Ap. 28 Elizabeth dau.of William and Elizabeth
1778 Sep. 13 Jane Dau.of William and Elizabeth
1781 Jun. 10 Thomas son of William
1784 Apr. 11 Clemitson son of William
1798 Sep./Oct. Barbara 2nd dau. of William labourer
1799 jul./Sept. Jane dau.of William
1801 July/Dec. William 1st son Ralph pitman
1804 Jan. John 2nd son of Ralph pitman
1819 11 Nov. Isaac son of Ralph and Hannah (Isaac lived at Fairley all his life and is buried at Whittonstall. )
1804 Feb. Ann illeg. dau. of Elizabeth
Marriages-
1800 27 Dec. Ralph Brown married Hannah Elsdon
1803 1st. Oct. Peter Brown married Mary Elsdon
1804 John Brown married Jane Mack
1829 30th May Mary Brown married Surtees Barron
1834 12th April Hannah Brown married John Barron
1847 11 Dec. Margaret Brown ,dressmaker married Peter (Brown ?) coalminer
1848 27th May Elizabeth Brown dau. of Peter ,coalminer ,married Thomas  Taylor , farmer , son Anthony Taylor , Farmer . ( Thomas's brother, John , farmed Fairley untill his death in 1857 before that Anthony farmed firstly Highfield then Fairley untill his death in 1838)
DEATHS-
1787 1st Aug William son of William
1794 14th June William pitman
1846 9th Aug. Mary dau. of William & Mary
1846 Nov. 9 Mary aged 72
1851 6th Apr. Peter aged 80 (William and Eliza. son)
1851 3rd june Ralph aged 84 (William and Eliza. son )
1855 Elizabeth aged 45
1857 19th March Hannah
1890 13 july Iassc Brown aged 78 years (William and Elizabth grandson ?)

Thats all I've got from transcribtions of Whittonstall but alot of folk around Whittonstall also used Bywell St. Peters .

Hope its of some use