Hare Crags?

[liznjohn2011]

Hi all,

I'm hoping someone might of came across a place called Hare Crags before ?
An ancestor of mine has been recorded in the Carham parish records as follows..
John Mathewsons sons of Downham were baptised in this parish..
Oct 22nd 1733 James Mathewson son of John Mathewson of Hare_Crags

And then 2 more sons baptised Downham.
Any ideas are much appreciated

Liz

[Kay99]

I googled it and came up with this    http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=14380

Kay

[liznjohn2011]

Hmm it says the nearest town is Doddington. When i googled it, it showed the lake district.

I wonder if it could be a place called Harelaw Crags?

I just want to find a 'place' called Hare Crags lol they just all talk about the rocks (which are amazing)

[Brentor boy]

Doddington, Northumberland to Downham :- 10.1 miles.

Perhaps there was some family connection linking Doddington/ Carham/Downham. Not really that far distant.

[liznjohn2011]

Yes the family are named as being in those 3 places.. although mostly Carham. Think I need a trip to Woodhorn again to see if the archivists can help find anything in books then which parish to check next

[Phodgetts]

I don't have the time to look into this right now, but my guess is, that Hare Crag has something to do with Harehope near Wooler. OS maps will have the detail to identify the place. I'll have a look when I get back later today.

P

[Flattybasher9]

On the map

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01mrs/

Malky

[Istrice]

This OS map from 1865 https://maps.nls.uk/view/102346245 shows it North and East of Doddington, as identified by Malky.
Istrice

[liznjohn2011]

Thank you both for that. I'm going to head back to the archives and have a look at the churches around that area

Liz