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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