Mystery of James Bain

[wivenhoe]

Possibly the second witness, BAIN-CHRISTIE marriage certificate, 1874, Sunderland?


Census 1881   England   29 Liddell Terrace Monkwearmouth Shore Durham
LEDINGHAM   George       30y    plumber and gas fitter       b. Scotland
LEDINGHAM   Alice           24y                                           b. Sunderland  Durham
LEDINGHAM   John             4y                                           b. Sunderland  Durham
LEDINGHAM   Mary A          2y                                           b. Sunderland  Durham
LEDINGHAM   Ann              2m                                          b. Sunderland  Durham

Census  1891   England    31 Dundas St  Monkwearmouth Shore Durham
LEDINGHAM  George       43y       plumber                         b. Scotland
LEDINGHAM  Alice           35y                                            b. Sunderland  Durham
LEDINGHAM  John           16y     app. plumber                    b. Sunderland  Durham
LEDINGHAM  Annie          10y                                            b. Sunderland  Durham
LEDINGHAM  Alice              8y                                           b. Sunderland  Durham
LEDINGHAM  Mary Jane      5y                                           b. Sunderland  Durham
LEDINGHAM  George           3y                                          b. Sunderland  Durham
PAXTON        Mary             70y   mother   widow                 b. Sunderland  Durham
PAXTON        Thomas         38y   son    single     fireman     b. Sunderland  Durham

[aidansrest]

Looks good...and the right occupation too!

Sue

[aidansrest]

Interesting that he was born in Scotland and his mother, has a link to the name Paxton

Sue

[jennywren001]

Elizabeth and Thomas were the siblings of the infamous tailor James Christie much talked of on this site...

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=709033.msg5523675#msg5523675

[aidansrest]

Thanks so much for this additional information! It is fascinating!!

Thanks again and a Merry Christmas to you   

Sue

[jennywren001]

Do you have any idea who the two young children are who were living with James Christie and Ann Paxton in 1841? The fact that one has the surname STEVEN has me a bit twitchy given the mother's maiden name on Elizabeth Christie's DC? EDIT: maybe just boarders after all...I think the wee Steven's boy is back with his mother Isabella Bruce in 1851...