Crowther
Hannah Isabella Wouldhave (1861-1911)
Hannah was born in North Shields and baptised at the
Middle Street Mission. Her parents were
George Arkell Wouldhave (1837-1908) and Phyllis Robson (1840-1917). George was
a cabinet maker and joiner. The family was related to the famous William Wouldhave, Inventor of the Self-righting Lifeboat.
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| William Wouldhave exhibition at South Shields Museum |
The family
lived in North Shields until the mid 1860s when they moved to Jarrow. Hannah was the eldest child and her siblings
were
- Elizabeth Ann Wouldhave (1863-1925), who married Thomas Giddes Morpeth in 1884 in St Peter’s, Jarrow. Thomas was an Engine Fitter and the family lived in Wallsend.
- Georgina Wouldhave (1867-1937) married James Francis Crowther (the brother of Thomas Frederick Crowther, Hannah's husband).
- William Robson Wouldhave (1873-1923) married Sarah Ellen Ibbs (1873-1939) in 1897 at St Paul’s, Jarrow. William was a Driller in the Shipyards. The family lived in Jarrow.
- Richard Wouldhave was born in 1877 and died a year later. He was buried in Jarrow cemetery.
- John George Wouldhave (1879-1952) married Frances Batey Quin (1881-1950) in 1915 in South Shields. He worked in the shipyards and the family lived in Jarrow.
- Eleanor Jane Wouldhave (1883-1962) married George Alexander Stock (1882-1918) in 1906 in St Mark’s, Jarrow.
Isabel (Bell) Lowe (1859-1933)
Bell was the daughter of John Lowe (1821-1884) and
Margaret Bell Storey (1818-?). She was
born in Kelloe in North Durham, where her father was a coal miner. Margaret, her mother, had been married at
least twice before marrying John and there were children in the family
from at least one previous marriage.
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| Bell Lowe in the late 1920s |
The family moved to Jarrow in the late
1870s. A number of Bell’s siblings died young; the following reached adulthood
- Jane Douglas (1844-1881), a child of a previous marriage, married William Gates, a coal miner in 1862.
- John Lowe (1851-1924), married Frances Jane Fenton in 1874. John worked as a coal miner all of his life and is buried in Hebburn Cemetery.
- Mary Hannah Lowe (1858-1897) married George Maudling, a coal miner, in 1879.
- Elizabeth Lowe (1861-?) married Alfred Davison in 1891.
McAndrew
Mary Paddon (1854-1938)
Mary’s birth was registered in the All Saints district of
Newcastle. She was the daughter of Richard Paddon (1821-?) and Mary McKay or
McCoy (1831-?), who were both born in Mayo, Ireland. They were married in the
Catholic Chapel in Pilgrim Street in 1852; in 1870 this Chapel was demolished
to provide space for building the Fire Station. The family lived at various
places in Northumberland including Morpeth and Longbenton. Richard’s occupation was agricultural
labourer. Mary married Edward McAndrew in 1878. Mary had seven children, all girls, with the exception of her son,
Edward. She must have found it
particularly difficult bringing up a family when her husband, Edward, was
admitted to the County Lunatic Asylum in Newminster, Morpeth in 1896. In the 1901
census Mary was an agricultural labourer, aged 47 years. When her husband was released from the Asylum
he wasn’t able to work, so there wouldn’t have been much money coming into the
household. Mary died in Wallsend in 1938
from Heart Failure, aged 84 years.
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| Shipyard cranes in Wallsend in the late 1970s |
Her siblings were
- Bridget Paddon (1857-1922) married George Turnbull in 1878. The family lived in Lamesley, Eighton Banks and Gateshead. Bridget had six sons and one daughter; most of her sons became coal miners.
- Michael Paddon (1859-1919) lived in Gateshead and was a night watchman for the North East Railway.
- Thomas Paddon (1860-1933) married Margaret McHugh in 1888. They had six children and the family lived in Felling. Thomas was a Coal Hewer.
- John Paddon (1865-?) was also a coal miner and lived in Gateshead.
- Patrick Paddon (1870-?) worked as a labourer for the NE Railway Company and lived in Gateshead with his brother Michael.
Sarah Pinkney (1874-1951)
Sarah was the daughter of William Pinkney (1846-?) and
Mary Ann Stobbs (1848-1918). The family
lived in Twizell Colliery for several years, where William was a Coal
Miner. In the 1881 census the family are
living in Brotton in Yorkshire; William is a Pit Sinker i.e. one of the highly
skilled men who dug the pit shaft. The family later moved back to Pelton. Sarah
married Frank Burridge (1873-1915) in October 1867 in Trinity Church,
Pelton. They lived in Beamish.
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| Modern day Beamish Village |
After Sarah’s husband, Frank,
died, she stayed with her son Frank and they lived in Wallsend. She was buried
at Holy Cross Cemetery in 1951. Sarah had the following siblings
- Elizabeth Ann Pinkney (1869-1939) married Richard Gloyne in 1893.
- John Pinkney (1872-1952), a coal hewer who lived with his sister Dinah and her husband.
- Dinah Pinkney (1876-1940) married William Andrew Nixon in 1895. In the 1939 register they were living in Craghead.
- William Pinkney (1881-1946) married Margaret Annie Carr. William was a coal miner and in the 1939 register he was living in Seaham Colliery.
- Josephine Pinkney (1889-1952) married Samuel Wase. In the 1939 register they are living in Stockton on Tees. Josephine was buried in Preston on Tees.
