Gateshead, Bishop Aukland, Durham

[Eyorepet]

I have two questions hope that's ok. My first is I am trying to find information on The Criterion Hotel, Bishop Aukland approx. 1931/32 can anyone suggest where I can look? Ideally I need to know landlords name but have no idea.
The other is about my granddad born in 1908 to a single mum who went into a workhouse to have a second child. Apart from his birth there is no record of him until he signs up when he is 19. He has just disappeared. His mother didn't keep him but his name stayed the same. Even if another family took him in he surely would still need to appear on the 1911 census wouldn't he? I would like to check orphanages etc but cant find any resident listings for them. I'm not very hopeful but any info would be great, thanks.

[River Tyne Lass]

https://twarchives.org.uk/collection/user-guides-and-information

Welcome to RootsChat!

On these user guides for the archives are some paupers records for Gateshead.  There is a register for workhouse children placed in homes from early 1900s.  I wonder if that might be of relevance perhaps?

There are other workhouse records - have a look and see if any might be one that might be connected with what you are searching for.

[Eyorepet]

Thanks for your quick reply  I am very new to this site and really struggling to find my way around. Could you point me in the right direction please?

[River Tyne Lass]

Yes, hopefully, click on that link - scroll down to Paupers records (close to the bottom of page) and click on that.  A download should appear which will give various paupers records that are at the archives.  Look at page 4 on download for Gateshead.  Others might advise if there would have been a closer workhouse to Bishop Auckland - I am not sure on that.

If the link doesn't work google 'Margaret Hall Genealogy'  and you can get in to the Tyne and Wear User guides this way.

I am on my way to work but if you get stuck I will be back on here either late tonight or tomorrow and can help more if no one beats me to it.

[Tickettyboo]

I have two questions hope that's ok. My first is I am trying to find information on The Criterion Hotel, Bishop Aukland approx. 1931/32 can anyone suggest where I can look? Ideally I need to know landlords name but have no idea.

Do you have an address for the Criterion Hotel? Was it in the centre of Bishop Auckland or just in the general area?

I can check to see if there's anything in electoral registers 1931 if you can narrow it down
Boo

[Tickettyboo]

Oh I found it :-)
EDIT Sorry meant to say that this register was in force 15 Oct 1931- 14th Oct 1932

I don't have access to later registers, but they are held by Durham Record Office.


Polling District C Parish of Bishop Auckland (North Ward) 1931

Criterion Hotel has the following listed as being registered to vote:
YOUNG William Robert, qualified by Residence and Occupation
YOUNG Rosina, qualified by Residence and husband's occupation
YOUNG Leslie, qualified by Residence
YOUNG Robert, qualified by Residence

Boo

[Tickettyboo]

It seems to have been a West Auckland Brewery Co. Pub (though not sure about the time frame for that, may have been different in 1931)
http://breweryhistory.com/wiki/index.php?title=List_of_West_Auckland_Brewery_Co._Ltd._pubs

Boo

[Tickettyboo]

Your question about your Grandad.
I agree, even if he was in a children's home/ institution of some sort he should appear on the 1911 census. Though we aren't allowed in here to do look ups on the commercial sites for 1911, Family Search has it indexed so if we can find him there we can provide a link to the FS transcript.

If you tell us his name we can have a look, sometimes an extra pair of eyes can spot something.
Where was he born? Do you have a baptism record/ birth cert? You mentioned both Gateshead and Bishop Auckland in your post title but its not clear where Grandad was born or which workhouse his mother had the next child in.
Do you have any details from him signing up when he was 19? Where was he living then?

Its difficult when you are new to know what info to give, but if you can tell us what you know we'll try to help.
and Welcome to Rootschat ! :-)

Boo

[Eyorepet]

Hello Boo, thanks for helping. My granddads name was John William Thorpe DoB 11/10/1908 born in Gateshead. His mother was Mary Beatrice Thorpe, unmarried and went to Elswick Workhouse (Newcastle I believe) in 1911, I think she may have had her daughter Margaret there. I dont have grandads birth certificate yet but have ordered one. I have seen an image of his sign up paper done in Felling, Gateshead and it has his occupation as a stoker, he always told us he stowed away on a ship when he was 16 but wasn't in the navy. It had his mother as Mary Beatrice Harwood as she married in 1912 or 13 but I cannot find any record of him being with her after the birth.