I am trying to trace descendants of my paternal grandfather, whom I never knew, but who came from BEDLINGTON. He would have been alive at the start of the 20th century. I know that he served in the Metropolitan Police, was in the Coldstream Guards and was also a coal miner. I know he had two sons - actually three including my father. I have a few more details of his career and life, which I am happy to share with anyone who may be able to help make connections. Robert's son, my father, is alive, active and well at 83 and curious to learn more about his family background. The existence of Robert's third son, my father, may be a surprise to his family.

Good luck with your search and welcome to the forum.

Good Luck.

The record office at Woodhorn is excellent .

You can also check out 'Coal mining' and the now famous 'Pitmen Painters'

Welcome to the sight Mark. Don't know the surname so can't help with any possible links. I would assume you have used a genealogy site like FREEBMD. I had a quick 'Births' search and I see a record that I would assume was your grandfather:-

Surname   Given Name       District   Volume   Page 

Births Mar 1900

Bottoms     Robert Phillips   Morpeth    10b       456
 

Edited December 23, 201411 yr by Eggy1948

Welcome Mark, enjoy the site. A quick search here gives a couple of possibly relevant results;

 

http://www.bedlington.co.uk/community/topic/4381-logan-markwell-families-grant-bottoms-middleton/?hl=bottoms

http://www.bedlington.co.uk/community/topic/1394-logan-bottoms/?hl=bottoms

Welcome to the forum Mark, Hope you enjoy it here.