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Re: Bedlington Parish Records Help Needed.
« Reply #9 on: Wednesday 13 March 13 00:42 GMT (UK) »
I'm inclined to agree with everyone but to eliminate all doubt I will have a look for you at the archives tomorrow.

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Re: Bedlington Parish Records Help Needed.
« Reply #10 on: Wednesday 13 March 13 00:54 GMT (UK) »
Hi Christine,

Many thanks for offering to do that. Its very much appreciated.

Kind regards

David
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Re: Bedlington Parish Records Help Needed.
« Reply #11 on: Wednesday 13 March 13 23:46 GMT (UK) »
I know from years of doing it how difficult transcribing can be and I also know that George Bell was usually accurate but on this occasion I can’t see how the error was made.  There is doubt about the last letter in the name but there is a definite ‘e’ after the ‘k’.  Also where the signature would go it clearly states that it’s the mark of Thomas Parker.  One of the witnesses was John Parker.  For completion the other three witnesses were John Johnson, John Laverick and Isabel Laverick.

I also have the baptismal details of all four children if you need them.

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Re: Bedlington Parish Records Help Needed.
« Reply #12 on: Thursday 14 March 13 00:20 GMT (UK) »
Hi Christine,

Many thanks indeed for checking the marriage record, its very much appreciated! I was reasonably confident that it was Parker, but to have confirmation is brilliant. I would very much like to have the baptism information for the children as well & my thanks for getting those too.

Intriguingly, the witness John Parker, i haven't a clue who he is! He's rather an unexpected mystery! Whether he's brother, uncle, cousin etc i don't know, i don't have a record of a John at all!

Many thanks again.

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David
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Re: Bedlington Parish Records Help Needed.
« Reply #13 on: Thursday 14 March 13 02:11 GMT (UK) »
Hi David,

Here are the baptisms

Mary - 14 April 1822, father a Waterman from Bedlington
Ann - 26 Feb. 1824, father a keelman from Bedlington
Isabella - 22 July 1827, father a waterman from Bedlington Iron Works
Thomas - 26 Feb. 1832, father a waterman from Bedlington

I didn't spot any other children

Christine

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Re: Bedlington Parish Records Help Needed.
« Reply #14 on: Thursday 14 March 13 02:24 GMT (UK) »
Hi Christine,

Many, many thanks indeed for the baptisms. Its very much appreciated!

Kind regards

David
Aitcheson, Aldred, Batty, Bauer, Bone, Brewer, Dean, Doyle, Durant, Fife, Finney, Gibson, Graham/Grayham, Hall, Harrison, Hersey, Hill, Holliss, Hudson, Hussey, Insley, Kelsey, King, Laver, Longmore, Luke, Mellor, Newman, North, Parker, Phillips, Porter, Read, Robinson, Rowel, Spink, Sproxton, Steer, Stevenson, Tanner, Witty/Whitty, Warburton, Wood.
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Re: Bedlington Parish Records Help Needed.
« Reply #15 on: Monday 31 May 21 16:25 BST (UK) »
On the offchance that OP is still around, I think that Ann (sister of your Isabella) is my GGG-grandmother.  Ann married Elijah Brooks and lived at Bedlington; Chippenham (Wiltshire) for a few years in the 1850s; and later Newcastle, where he died in 1886 and she in 1888.  Their daughter, my ancestor Martha Ann, was born at Bedlington on Aug 4th 1850.  Do you know if I'm correct that it's the same family as yours?

Not sure if you're aware of the marriage announcement from "Newcastle Guardian and Tyne Mercury", 26 Sep 1846: "At Horton, on the 17th inst. Mr George Hills, mariner, of Blyth, to Isabella, youngest daughter of Mr Thomas Parker, shipowner, Bedlington Iron Works."
Co Durham BROOKS / Northumberland BURNS / Fogo ALCORN, DODDS / Whitby LINTON, STONEHOUSE, GRAHAM / Stirlingshire BROWN, MCLACHLAN, JOHNSTONE / Blackford (Perthshire) DAVIDSON, MURRAY / St Andrews KIRK, HAY / Leith, Orkney GROUNDWATER, EUNSON / Edinburgh HUTTON, WRIGHT, BLAIR, CHISHOLM, GREGOR

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Re: Bedlington Parish Records Help Needed.
« Reply #16 on: Monday 31 May 21 16:30 BST (UK) »
Have just read the note about the Laverick witnesses.  Elijah Brooks' grandparents were John and Elizabeth (nee Clark) Laverick - perhaps there's a connection.
Co Durham BROOKS / Northumberland BURNS / Fogo ALCORN, DODDS / Whitby LINTON, STONEHOUSE, GRAHAM / Stirlingshire BROWN, MCLACHLAN, JOHNSTONE / Blackford (Perthshire) DAVIDSON, MURRAY / St Andrews KIRK, HAY / Leith, Orkney GROUNDWATER, EUNSON / Edinburgh HUTTON, WRIGHT, BLAIR, CHISHOLM, GREGOR

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Re: Bedlington Parish Records Help Needed.
« Reply #17 on: Monday 31 May 21 22:06 BST (UK) »
Hello! I happen to have additional information concerning this Elijah Brooks ancestry.  For starters, his Father was also an Elijah Brooks b 12 May 1795 in Ryton, Co Durham.  I have several more generations further back, if you are interested. Sincerely, patrexjax
ARCHIBALD/ARCHBALD: Tweedmouth, NBL; CHARLTON: Ponteland, NBL;
ERRINGTON: West Denton, NBL; 
FAIRLESS: Longbenton, NBL;
HARDING: Hollinside, Co. Durham;
KING: Newcastle-on-Tyne & Berwickshire;
LOCKEY: Ryton, Whickham, Co. Durham & YKS; NICHOLSON: Ponteland, Newburn, NBL; PAXTON: Norham, NBL;
PAULIN: Berwickshire; REAY, Ponteland, NBL;
SCOTT: Norham, NBL; SELBY: Tweedmouth, NBL;
SLIGH: Berwickshire; SPOOR: Whickham & Ryton;
WIDDRINGTON: NBL