However, I'm unsure if the certificate is a match for my William, as the location and occupation are different.

William Taylor was born in Scotland 1841 and all records I can find of him show him living in Newcastle working as a Carpenter. He is alive and living in Byker, Newcastle in 1901 census, and in the 1911 census his wife is a widow, stating that she was married for 43 years. As they were married in 1866, this gives a rough date of death at 1909. So both the age on the certificate, 68, and the year of death, match my William. It is possible that due to old age he stopped working as a Carpenter and took on the role of Cartman, so that could also fit.

So my question is, are there any other records of a William Taylor, born around 1841-42 living in Bedlington before 1910 that shows I have the wrong William, or is there anything that can show I have the correct person. I know this is a long shot, but I have been looking for this detail for many years now.

Many thanks in advance to all that take the time to read this.

Dave

Does anyone remember the Appleby family who worked at Netherton Colliery in 1930’s. Doing this for my friend as her grandfather worked there, John Robert Appleby. Married twice,first Mary Elizabeth Stephenson, she died, then a widow Sarah Elizabeth Pearson, a widow. They were at 31, Clifton Row.

Love hear of anyone whose family knew of them.

many thanks.

jane

Any info on the above also very welcome.

Thanks.

Richard Norton 

Fife

I live in Australia and have started my family tree.  Have found my English families came from Bedlington and they were miners.  The Chapmans who came here also were miners in Wollongong NSW.  These are all things I am learning now as I have no relatives alive.  I want to put as much together as I can for my children to see how their ancestors lived and worked.  I found this site.  Thought I would join in, but I have to admit not to being very apt at forums.  Just wanted to say hello and look forward to checking out the site.

Thank you.

M G Allan.

Thanks in advance

Keith

Anyone know where the Buildings were, please?

Looking for any relatives of Sadie (Sarah) Wright and her husband Ken Wright. Lived at Rothesay Terrace, believe Sadie went to live in a bungalow after Ken passed away.

Many thanks!

im hoping someone can remember the family and fill in a few blanks. Thank you

The sister was Thomassion Crackett, she married Arthur Smith, miner, in 1928, living at 2 Arcade, Glebe Row Bedlington.

They had a daughter Margaret Watson Smith.

Would like to find out more about this branch of the family if possible

This may seem a bit complicated. My Great Grandmother lived in Bedlington around the 1920's. In fact it seems she was born there around 1896 her name was Margaret Alice Walker. She then married a man called Elijah Wilkinson Smith who it seems was about 21-22 years older than her. 

Sometime in the early/mid 20's she and Elijah parted. Now I am unsure here how this came about whether she ran away or they divorced is unclear. She then had a relationship with another man and had children with him, the first were twin girls one of which was my Nan, but her birth certificate shows the address of 3, Hirst Terrace Bedlington as the place of birth. The father as far as we are aware was a James Waldock who also appears to have been from the area. It seems he may have been a widower as there may have been a half brother called Tommy/Thomas? 

Her dad (my grandad) was John Johnston, born 1926. His mother was born Ellen Todd and married his father, also called John Johnston in 1922 in Morpeth. I have their marriage certificate so I know at the time they were married Ellen lived at Old Hall Bedlington, and John lived at 14 Clifton Row Netherton.

Then from the 1939 register I can see that they lived at 38 Doctor Terrace, Bedlington. I've also recently found their headstone at Westlea Cemetery so I have their DOB and DOD. 

They had a few children, Thomas (Tommy), John, George (Geordie), James (Jimmy), Jane, Joseph (Joe), Billy and Robert Johnston. 

I'm just wondering if anybody here might remember the family? Have some stories or memories? May even be related? Or possibly have some photos of the places they lived (Old Hall, Clifton Row, Doctor Terrace)? I never met most of them so it would be nice to hear peoples memories of them.

Thanks in advance,

Donna Clark

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Her name was Florence May Sawyer born 12/06/1919 in Bedlington.

Her mum was called Annie Graves and she had the following siblings>>

Robert

William (married Emma and had these kids> Tommy, Joan, Barbara, Dougie and Patricia)

George (may have moved to Birmingham)

Emma

John (marreid Olive and had these kids > John and a girl whose name my dad cant remember.)

Some were called Graves some Sawyer - not sure why maybe second marriage.

My nan married a guy called George Falloon and they adopted a boy called Edward, however in the late 40's early 50's they divorced and my nan moved here to Rotherham, met my grandad Sam Spittle and they had my dad Pete in 1954.

Does any of this ring a bell with anyone? I would love to get some answers