Jane Lee - Kirkhaugh c1773

[Richard Knott]

Jane Lee married Henry Ridley in Kirkhaugh in 1799; her census entries say that she born in Kirkhaugh in about 1773.

Three of their six children are named after Henry and his parents, so their eldest child (Joseph) may, unusually, have been named after Jane's father.

A cousin, Thomas Moor, mentions Joseph Lee of Stoney Hill, Allendale in his will but that Joseph is too young to be Jane's father as he married Mary Moor in 1791; but he may be related.

Most of their family are comparatively well off and own land (which doesn't mean a great deal at that time and place) so the Lees may be the same.

I would be grateful for any references to Jane, particularly her baptismal entry. I realise I could contact the Northumberland RO but as printed copies exist I hope somone may have access to them.

Richard

[diddymiller]

the BT's for Kirkhaugh are online but unfortunately the records Jump from 1772 - 1778. However there is:

William  s/o Thomas Lee of Harelaw bap 9/9/1770

Margaret Lee d/o Joseph lee of Barhaugh bap 19/4/1771

Anne lee w/o Joseph of Barhaugh bur 9/5/1771

so there was a Joseph lee about at the right time!!

Diddy 

[Richard Knott]

Thanks very much. Two baptisms separated by only three weeks seems unusual.

Richard

[diddymiller]

sorry -second one Ann is a burail not baptism!

as to being landowners see:

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/102493

Barhaugh Hall nr Slaggyford (just up the road from Kirkhaugh) - picture and a little info.

Diddy

[diddymiller]

this site has some useful info about Kirkhaugh:

http://www.dnar.org.uk/local-history/72-know-your-parish/129-kirkhaugh-know-your-parish.html

Diddy 

[Richard Knott]

Thanks again.

I know a little about Kirkhaugh/Knarsdale as other ancestors, particularly the Moors owned land there.

Can you give me a link to the BTs please?

Richard

[c-side]

Diddy seems to have gone so here is the link to the BTs

http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=waypoint&s=waypointsOnly&c=fs%3A1309819&w=0

They are not indexed but have to be gone through page by page - a bit like a microfilm

Christine

[Richard Knott]

I had found them in the end and should have corrected by post, but thank you.

Richard

[diddymiller]

sorry - should have given link at the time!!

Diddy