Another Cowpen face from the past.
The photo taken at Blyth, probably in the early 1900s, of a certain James Edward Batey. If my research into this young man is correct he was born at Wylam on 17 May 1874 to parents Thomas and Helen.
On the 1881 census the lad was age 6 living at East Denton with his parents and siblings. They lived in the Police House, his father being a Sergeant in the Police.
1891 census age 16 he was with them at Low Prudhoe and working as a Grocer's Apprentice.
1901 age 26 he was single and living with his parents on Double Row at Cowpen (St Mary's). His father was a Colliery Policeman! I'm guessing that was about the time he had his picture taken.
By 1911 he was married to his wife Jane and they had a son, Stanley age 3, and they lived at 8 Rosedale Terrace, North Shields. His occupation at that time was a Policeman, following in his father's footsteps eventually.
I haven't looked for him on the 1921 census, but on the 1939 Register he was age 65 a Widower, living at 94 Belford Terrace, Tynemouth. It seems he died age 67 in 1941, so I am not sure if that was because of the war and perhaps bombing, or perhaps he had had his allotted innings just short of 'three score and ten'.
I hope this post is discovered by a family member at some point in time.
P
