Hi Folks, I have been over this before, but now I wonder if exploring again may reveal something.
I have my brickwall at a William "Wind" of Cow Close, Lamesley. he has 5 kids.
Baptisms Chester-le-Street 1755 Margaret Wind Cow Close William
Baptisms Chester-le-Street 1758 Thomas Wind Cow Close William
Baptisms Chester-le-Street 1761 William Wind Cow Close William
Baptisms Chester-le-Street 1767 John Wind Cow Close William
Baptisms Chester-le-Street 1770 Henry Wind Cow Close William
William is not shown as a "Wind" in records, and I have found no mother recorded. The only "William" I find in baptism records that has a rough birth date as a possible father, is a William (Blank), born 1735. This is from Durhamrecordsonline- Lamesley, County Durham, St. Andrew, Denomination: Anglican, baptised 29 Jun 1735 William [blank], of Cow Close, son of William [blank]. I wonder if there is an image that may hint at something.....
This is by no means the correct William father of five. BUT, I wonder if William Blank is illegitimate. Or if a William has blown in from somewhere. One of the children, Henry is noted in a record as a mariner who later becomes a coal miner. Could "William" be a waterman/mariner? I am not so sure as Cow Close, altho a mining area, and coal was transported on keelboats, this option seems a bit off track maybe.
The question I keep asking is, if the five kids get a surname of "Wind", where did the name come from? There are a whole series of Non-Connected Wind families (at the moment) around Gateshead , Lamesley, Chester Le Street etc right down to Staindrop and Yorkshire. If William Blank is the "father, why is he blank, who was the father/mother. As my yDNA is narrowly linked to a Danelaw origin, it gets quite interesting to work out the pathway - if possible.
Any hints would be sooooo appreciated, its getting super messy tracking all the "other" Winds.
Thanks heaps.