Woodcock family Rock Moor House

[amersidelaw]

My maternal Grandmother Elizabeth Woodcock 1868 was the illegitimate daughter of Ellen Woodcock 1844. The family lived at Rock Moor House and I believe there was at least two other daughters and several illegitimate children but have been unable to trace them. Elizabeth married 1890 have found her on 1871 census but no trace on 1881 census. Any help appreciated

Amersidelaw

[rosie99]

Hi

Sorry but where is Rock Moor House 

Where was Elizabeth born and where was Ellen born

Thanks
Rosie

[amersidelaw]

Rock Moor House is somewhere beside Longhoughton in Northumberland I think it comes under the Parish of Rock.
Elizabeth was born there in 1868 Ellen was born in Bamburgh Parish 1844,her parents were Andrew and Mary.

Thanks
Amersidelaw

[aspin]

Is Rock not in the Parish of Longhoughton

Rock is not far from there only about 3 - 8 miles away I am guessing 

Have a look at a map of Northumberland you will see
Rock, Rennington and Longhoughton, Boulmer, and Embleton ,are all small villages in the same area

Elizabeth

[c-side]

Hi there,

Rock is a parish in its own right - about 4 miles from Longhoughton

http://www.genuki.bpears.org.uk/NBL/Rock/index.html

Christine

[aspin]

Thanks thats interesting

Being from this neck of the woods I didn't know that

Elizabeth

[Woody32]

Is this the Elizabeth in 1871? and could that be Ellen?

Ellenor Woodcock 27  Head
Mary Ann Woodcock 13 niece
Ellenor Woodcock 9  niece
Elizabeth Woodcock 3  Niece b Embleton
 
 
RG10 Piece 5175 Folio 93 Page 6

[amersidelaw]

Hi

This is Ellen and Elizabeth 1871 although they were mother and daughter not aunt and neice, the census records aren't always correct. I have discovered that Ellen married James Hudson in 1873 they had seven children between 1874 and 1890 all born at Longhoughton, the family later moved to Morwick beside Acklington. Elizabeth married Benjamin Clark 1890 but I have been unable to find any trace of her between 1871 and 1890,

Thanks for your help
amersidelaw

[Michael Dixon]

 A wee note on geography/administration of the past.

 In 1600s and before the "ancient" Parish of Embleton comprised several "townships" ( not a very apt term to describe sub-divisions of a parish- nothing to do with Towns). Rock was one of Embleton's townships.

Through population increases/shifts Rock got itself a chapel/church, but still a satellite of "mother" parish church. Satellite churches were called " chapels of ease". Ease of travel for the flock !

The next step would have been a chapel of ease growing, to become an independant parish in own right.   I don't know if/when Rock became a Parish.

Rock church records available from 1700s.     Church " events" in Rock before that era, would have been recorded in Embleton's parish registers.

Michael