Ambrose Crowley-Winlaton ironworks

[Mr. Tibbs]

Has anybody come across a Philip Spencer living in the 19th Century and described as a nail manufacturer of Swalwell? I think he died in the 1860s. Also I am looking for further details  John Spencer's daughter Jane born 1822 who married a Spoor?

The 1835 Parochial Survey of Whickham covers parts of Swalwell. There is an entry for a Philip Spencer, who may be yours :

Page    43
Abode                           Swalwell, Pringle Yard
Name                           Philip
Surname                           SPENCER
Others                           & Wife
Sons                                   1
Drs                                   1
Lod                                   1
Serv                                   1
Tot                                   6
Occupation                    Blacksmith
Denomination                   Churchman

Means of Religs                  Regular Attendance at Church
Instruction                           Sacrament of the Lords Supper
                                        Reads or is able to read
                                        Prayer Book
                                        Bible
                                        Family Prayers

School                           blank
   
Married                           N'Castle

Remarks                           blank

The original document is held at Durham Records Office.
Ref: EP/Whm 29

Description:  Parochial survey giving names of parishioners, their occupations, denominations, education, place of marriage, size of family, etc. prepared by W. Gould, curate, 1835

Boo

Hello Boo
Were there any other Parochial Surveys of Whickham?

[Tickettyboo]

Hello Boo
Were there any other Parochial Surveys of Whickham?

Hi, not that I am aware of, though I only got to know about this one by accident :-)

The Durham Records Office reference for this one is EP/Whm 29. If you stick EP/Whm into their catalogue search you will be able to see what else they have. I can't immediately see anything else like this for Whickham, apart from a 'note of population' in 1831 which seems to consist of one page so I doubt if it would be in this sort of detail.

There are 4 other SPENCER entries in the 1835 survey if you are interested. I opened a thread in the Lookup Requests board in case anyone wants details (so I don't lose track of what I have done). If you would like the others, post in that thread and I will reply with the details.

Boo

[Mr. Tibbs]

Thanks, Boo.  I'll look that up.  It's not the Spencer family that I'm looking for but the TENCH family.  By 1835, I think they had left Swalwell/Whickham for Newcastle, which is why I was interested to know if there were more surveys.

[BillieJeanSiddoway]

My SIDDOWAY ancestors moved north from Rowley Regis to Sunderland and then Winlaton to work as nailors for Crowley Iron Works. There are two references in secondary sources to Siddoways - one for the funeral expenses for William Siddoway, and another for a shop application from Robert Siddoway. I would love to find the original records to see if there is more context. Does anyone know where the records are located that formed the basis for the Men of Iron and The Law Book of the Crowley Iron Works?

On a recent visit to the area, the librarians at The Story in Durham helped me find the farm my ancestors operated as well as a home built in the mid-1700s. One farm on the north-west side of Barlow Lane was operated with the NIXONS (one of my male ancestors married a Nixon), and a farm on the south-east side of Barlow Lane was operated by the RICHARDSONS (another marriage relationship) and had a sign identifying it as Normans Riding Farm. The Siddoways lived in a home on North Street. It was left to Richard Siddoway Bagnall in the early eighteenth century. It appears to be currently occupied as a duplex.

I was only in the area for a few days, but I highly recommend The Story in Durham. The research librarians and archivists were fantastic.