As we mentioned in the previous blog, the further back in time we go , the more difficult it is to find information about our ancestors. There are some individuals for whom we have a great deal of information for example if they appeared in military records. However most of our ancestors were ordinary people who went about their business without being recorded other than in parish baptisms, marriages and burials. Any further blogs going back in time will only include ancestors for whom we have uncovered additional information.
Crowther
George Arkell Wouldhave
(1837-1908)
George was a cabinet maker and
joiner. George was the younger of two sons of Richard Wouldhave (1794-1844), a
shoemaker (or cordwainer) and Isabella Arkel (1798-1879). George married
Phyllis Robson in December 1860 in All Saints Parish Church, Newcastle.
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| All Saints Church, Newcastle |
George
had several sisters as well as his one brother, Richard.
His siblings were:
- Ann Wouldhave (1819-1862)
- Hannah Wouldhave (1821-1892)
- Isabella Wouldhave b 1824
married Joseph Nicholson, a shoemaker, in 1853.
- Jane Wouldhave b 1831 married
George Sanderson, a Master Boat Builder.
- Richard Wouldhave (1832-1907),
a Shipwright. Richard (RI102) married twice, firstly
to Jane Jackson at the Salem Chapel, Hood Street, Newcastle, in 1852 and secondly
to Ann Webster in 1868 following the death of Jane in 1866. Jane was the
daughter of George Jackson, a master mariner in North Shields and Ann was the
daughter of Thomas Webster, shipwright of North Shields. Richard went into partnership with William Johnson in 1875 and they had premises near to the Low Lights at North Shields. Wouldhave and Johnson launched their tugs at the Low Lights up until 1884 when the Fish Quay was extended. (More information about Richard and his family can be found in our blog Wouldhave Family Surname at wouldhavestudy.blogspot.com)
- Eleanor Wouldhave b 1841 married David Chambers in 1864 in North Shields.
Death of Mr G Wouldhave
There passed away yesterday (Thursday) an old
and highly respected resident of Jarrow, in the person of Mr George
Wouldhave. The deceased was a relation
of William Wouldhave, the inventor of the life-boat. He was 70 years of age and was for many years
a prominent musician in Jarrow and district.
He was a native of North Shields and had resided in Jarrow for 46
years. He leaves a widow and grown-up
family.
Phillis Robson (1840-1917).
Phillis was the daughter of William (1799-?) and Barbara
(1803-1869) Robson formerly Smith. William
was a housepainter. It is intriguing to
think that our grandfather, Joseph Crowther, followed his grandfather into the
same profession.
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| Grandad (in his later years) painting |
Phillis was born in North Shields in October 1840. She was named after her grandmother
Phyllis (formerly Brunskill) who was born in Middleton in Teesdale in 1765 and
was living with the family in Collingwood Street, Chirton in 1841 and 1851
census. Phillis had several siblings.
- Matthew Robson b1831, a housepainter
- Elizabeth Brunskilll Robson b1835
- William Allan Robson (1835-1849)
- John Sharp Robson 1838, a housepainter, who lived in the
house in Collingwood St after his father’s death
- Hannah Bell Robson b1843 married Thomas Murray, a grocer,
in 1868 and lived in Collingwood Street.
John Lowe (1821-1884)
John was the son of Robert Lowe (1801-?) and Margaret
Scott (1801-?). He was born in Ferryhill
in 1821. His father Robert was a coal
miner and John followed the same occupation in the Durham coalfield from a
young age. He died in 1884 from chronic
bronchitis and heart disease aged 63 years. John had the following siblings
- Joseph Lowe b1826, also a coal miner from a young age.
- Ann Lowe b 1831 who was a maid at Windleston Hall owned
by William Eden, Baronet, in the 1851 census. This was later the birthplace of
Anthony Eden (Prime Minister from 1955-1957).
- Mary Lowe b 1836
Margaret Bell Storey (1818-?)
Margaret had been married at least twice before
marrying John Lowe in Kelloe in 1847.
For her marriage to John Lowe she gave her father’s name as Thomas
Storey. She had married James Douglas in 1842, also in Kelloe, giving her
surname as Graham and her father’s name as Thomas Sheraton. Therefore it is difficult to find her
original maiden name and trace her parents and family.
McAndrew
Richard Paddon (1821-1900s)
Richard was born in 1821 in Co, Mayo, his father was
Michael Paddon, a labourer and his mother Anne.
In the 1861 census he was living in the Market Place, Morpeth and his
occupation was agricultural labourer. In
the 1871 census he was an agricultural drainer at Billy Pit Village,
Longbenton. He appears in the 1901
census as a labourer living in Gateshead. We cannot find a death certificate
for him and cannot find him in the 1911 census so we have assumed he died
sometime in the 1900s.
Nancy or Mary or Anne McKay or McCoy (1831-?)
Mary was born in Mayo in 1831. Her father was Thomas McCoy, a labourer and
her mother was Mary. She married Richard
Paddon 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. In the 1871 census her sister, Catherine
McKie aged 27, is living with the family and she is an agricultural field
labourer. Mary died before the 1901 census where her husband is described as
a widower, but we haven’t found a death certificate.
William Pinkney (1846-?)
William was the son of John Pinkney (1822-1884) and Ann
Wright (1824-1891). He was born in
Craghead, Durham. William was a coal miner and eventually a Pit Sinker, one of
the highly skilled men who dug the pit shaft.
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| St Thomas' Church at Craghead |
His siblings were
- Elizabeth b1847 married John Grieveson in 1870
- Thomas (1849-1904) married Mary Jane Graham in 1874. He
was a coal miner and his sister Annie and brother John lived with him and his
family in Pelton.
- Hannah Jane b 1852 married William Owers in 1873. William was a coal miner and they lived next
door to Thomas and his family. Hannah Jane died in 1890
- Ann (1860-1926)
- Eliza b 1862 married James Owers in 1883 (possibly
brother to William above)
- John (1868-1941) a coal miner
Mary Ann Stobbs (1848-1918).
It has been very difficult finding any information about
Mary Ann. She married William Pinkney in
1867 in Trinity Church, Pelton. On her
marriage certificate Mary Ann, a spinster aged 20, gave her father’s name as
Joseph Robinson, a coal miner. We have
not been able to find any family on the 1851 or 1861 census that includes Mary
Ann Stobbs and Joseph Robinson. 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. The family later moved back to Pelton.
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| St Paul's Church, West Pelton |
