Hi,

My interest in the area is more historically based as my husband's family are from the Bedlington area. As we are researching his family tree we have come across this site and thought we would join to see what we could find out about the area and (if we are really lucky) his ancestors. My husband's grandmother was born in Bedlington but her father sadly passed away when she was young and her mother moved away from the area with the children. Mark's grandmother was Florence Ferguson and her father was David Rice Ferguson. Flo was born in 1924 and her father, David was born in 1877 and was baptised in Cambois. He died in 1930. We have recently visited the town but could not find any of the addresses we have on birth certificates and census reports for the family and we are assuming that the area they lived in has been redevloped (or we were looking in the wrong place!!). David and his brother Mark Ferguson were Grocers in the area and the family lived in and around Bedlington and many were miners. If any one has any information about the Fergusons (or indeed the Maddison's which is David's wife's maiden name)from the late 19th/early 20th century or indeed if there are any Fergusons still living in the area we would love to hear from you.

Thanks for taking some time to read this,

Nadine Searle

Hi,

My interest in the area is more historically based as my husband's family are from the Bedlington area. As we are researching his family tree we have come across this site and thought we would join to see what we could find out about the area and (if we are really lucky) his ancestors. My husband's grandmother was born in Bedlington but her father sadly passed away when she was young and her mother moved away from the area with the children. Mark's grandmother was Florence Ferguson and her father was David Rice Ferguson. Flo was born in 1924 and her father, David was born in 1877 and was baptised in Cambois. He died in 1930. We have recently visited the town but could not find any of the addresses we have on birth certificates and census reports for the family and we are assuming that the area they lived in has been redevloped (or we were looking in the wrong place!!). David and his brother Mark Ferguson were Grocers in the area and the family lived in and around Bedlington and many were miners. If any one has any information about the Fergusons (or indeed the Maddison's which is David's wife's maiden name)from the late 19th/early 20th century or indeed if there are any Fergusons still living in the area we would love to hear from you.

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If you look at the old photos in the gallery of Bedlington you will notice [by your recent visit] that Bedlington has changed a great deal since the 1920's and 1930's. This is largely due to the demise of the pits and the demolition of the colliery houses in and arround the town. A few street names might help, if you have them Nadine, it is amazing how that can stir up someones memory.

Edited August 2, 201114 yr by keith

Dunno what happened there, it took a funny fit. Never mind it is still readable

A bit off topic.....but Keith we will be running computer courses soon............

A bit off topic.....but Keith we will be running computer courses soon............

Thanks for the tip Malcolm, they will come in handy, but there again, I know my short comings, what about you?

Thanks for the tip Malcolm, they will come in handy, but there again, I know my short comings, what about you?

Too many to list here.............swerve,

Welcome Nadine.

Welcome Nadine ..........

Welcome to the site.

Hi Nadine & welcome.

Welcome to the forum Nadine, good luck with your search.

Hi Everyone,

Thanks for the warm welcome. We only have a few address details at the moment which is hampering our search somewhat. We are awaiting the delivery of some birth/marriage/death certificates that I hope will shed some more light. I do know that the family lived at 8 East View in the late 19th century but we are not sure if that was in Bedlington or Choppington (we could find neither address in either place) and there was also family in Trojan Street in Choppington. Our visit to the area was unscheduled as we stopped off on our back from a trip to Scotland, but once we have gathered all the info we can we are hoping to return later in the year to get a real feel for the place. I've had a look through your gallery and you have some fantastic photos of the area.

Hope everyone has a great weekend,

Nadine

Hi Everyone,

Thanks for the warm welcome. We only have a few address details at the moment which is hampering our search somewhat. We are awaiting the delivery of some birth/marriage/death certificates that I hope will shed some more light. I do know that the family lived at 8 East View in the late 19th century but we are not sure if that was in Bedlington or Choppington (we could find neither address in either place) and there was also family in Trojan Street in Choppington. Our visit to the area was unscheduled as we stopped off on our back from a trip to Scotland, but once we have gathered all the info we can we are hoping to return later in the year to get a real feel for the place. I've had a look through your gallery and you have some fantastic photos of the area.

Hope everyone has a great weekend,

Nadine

Nadine,

East View is in Bedlington Stn. If you were to go down St. Johns road to the traffic lights, East View is a short row of terraced houses to the left of the lights, facing Grange Park. There was a family living in Grange Park, certainly during the 60's and 70's by the name of Ferguson. My mother was friends with a Mary Ferguson back then, I think they worked together. If Mary is still alive I would imagine that she would be in her 80's now. That is all I know of them, but it may put you in the right area given the proximety of Grange Park to East View, [ and Cambois, being only a mile or so away] it may be that some of them did not stray too far.

Edited August 5, 201114 yr by keith

Nadine,

East View is in Bedlington Stn. If you were to go down St. Johns road to the traffic lights, East View is a short row of terraced houses to the left of the lights, facing Grange Park. There was a family living in Grange Park, certainly during the 60's and 70's by the name of Ferguson. My mother was friends with a Mary Ferguson back then, I think they worked together. If Mary is still alive I would imagine that she would be in her 80's now. That is all I know of them, but it may put you in the right area given the proximety of Grange Park to East View, [ and Cambois, being only a mile or so away] it may be that some of them did not stray too far.

Thanks for that Keith, what a shame we were so close and missed the street. I have a few Mary Fergusons in the tree as well but they are all from too far back to match the lady your mother knew. There are a lot of branches of the Ferguson family that I have not researched yet so I've no doubt that there must be a connection to her somewhere.

Thanks again for the info,

Nadine

Hi Nadine. A very warm welcome to the forum