Make what you will of this (Bearing mind is is the baptism date not the birth date)
From Famiily search
John Seymour 10 Apr 1883 baptism Shotley-Bridge, Durham,
father's name:
John Cook Seymour mother's name: Mary
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Durham Records Online site and says:
Shotley is adjacent to the County Durham parishes of Edmundbyers, Muggleswick, and Medomsley, and the
Northumberland parishes of Bywell St. Peter and Whittonstall, and many residents of these places used Shotley for christenings.
Residences (adodes) mentioned include Acton, Airyholme, Allensford, Baybridge, Birkenside, Black Hedley, Black Hedley port, Blanchland, Boleshares, Brown Hill(s), Bullion House, Burn House, Burn Mill, Burnt Shields Haugh, Bywell, Common Crook, Cowbires, Cronkley, Crooked Oak, Durham Field, Eddis Bridge, Emley, Fairle (Fairl, Fairley), Field House, Fine House, Gingleshaugh, Greenhead, Grey Mare Hill and Pit, High Fotherley, High and Low Waskerley, Hill Top, Hole Row, Lains or Lanes Lonning, Letch(es), Lingey Field, Little Black Hedley, Mill Shields, Minsteracres, Mosswood, New Snods,
Newbiggin, Newbiggin Hope, Newfield, North and South Snods, Orchard Field, Penshields, Pit Hill, Redwell Hall, Royal Oak,
Shotley, Shotley Bridge, Shotley Field, Sir Williams Lodge, Snods, Summerfield,
Sunnyside(
<-Nearest village to Newbeggin complex in google maps), Unthank, Wall House, Wallish Walls, Waskerley, Whittonstall, and Wood House
strawberrymivvy
15-02-2011, 03:50 AM
Good luck.
Dobby
