Grandmothers and their families Part 1

Slaughter Family

Grandma Crowther was born Margaret Slaughter.  She was a middle child of ten, four of whom died young.  Her parents were William Henry Slaughter, born 1855 in Brighton and died 1925 in South Shields, and Bell Lowe, born 1859 in Kelloe, Durham and died in 1933 in South Shields.

Grandma on her wedding day

Grandma outside her house in North Shields

Grandma was born in October 1892.  Although she was christened Margaret, she was often called Meg. The address for her parents was 25 East St, Hebburn. She was 21 years old when she married Joseph Crowther, just before the outbreak of WW1, in July 1914 in St Marks Church, Jarrow. She died in North Shields aged 72 years in March 1965.

Her siblings (who survived to adulthood) were:

John Lowe Slaughter was born in Oct 1883 in Hebburn Colliery and died in Newcastle in 1940.

Edith Slaughter was born April 1888 in Hebburn and died in 1974.

Edith (left) and her daughter Lillian

William Henry Slaughter was born in Aug 1895 and died in 1973.

Elizabeth Ann Slaughter (Great Aunt Liz) was born in Nov 1899 in Jarrow and died in 1970

Great Aunt Liz

Frederick Slaughter was born in 1905 and so far we haven't found his death.  He was living with the family in the 1911 census.

Burridge Family

Grandma Mac was born Elizabeth Ann Burridge and was the eldest of six children.  Her parents were Frank Burridge, born May 1873 in East Castle, Tanfield, Durham and died in November 1915 in Beamish, and Sarah Pinkney, born in Jun 1874 in Twizell Colliery, Durham and died in 1946.

Grandma Mac is on the right with one of her sisters on the left

Elizabeth Ann was born in Janurary 1893 in West Pelton, Durham and died in May 1972 aged 79 years. She was 19 years old when she married Edward McAndrew in June 1912 in Newcastle Registry Office.

Her siblings were:
Ethel Burridge was born in 1895 in Beamish
Mary Ann Pinkney Burridge was born in 1897 in Chester le Street
Josephine Burridge was born in August 1900 in Chester le Street and died in 1980

We think this photo is of two of Grandma's
sisters, but were not sure which two

William Pinkney Burridge was born in August 1902 in Chester Le Street and died in 1972.
Frank Burridge was born in January 1914 in Chester le Street and died in 1997. Therefore our great uncle Frank was younger than our uncle Frank (who was born in 1912)

Great Uncle Frank (centre of picture with his wife Violet on
right of picture), with Aunt Jean, Aunt Celia and Uncle Richie.

Grandfathers and their families Part 1

Crowther Family

Grandad Crowther was the eldest of a family of 6 children.  Their parents were Thomas Frederick Crowther, born 1858 in Liverpool and died in 1900 in Govan, Glasgow, and Hannah Isabella Wouldhave, born 1861 in North Shields and died in 1911 in Jarrow.

Grandad in the centre of the photo in his early days with the RNVR

Grandad, in working gear (Painter) on the right

Grandad, Joseph Crowther, was born in 1890 in Jarrow and died in 1969 in North Shields.
His siblings were:
George Wouldhave Crowther, born 1892 in Jarrow and died in 1915 in Jarrow
Alice Amy Crowther, born 1894 in Jarrow and died in 1975 in Halifax

Great Aunt Alice

Great Aunt Alice in uniform

Alfred (Alf) Ernest Crowther, born 1897 in Barrow on Furness and died in 1989 in Wallsend
Ethel Crowther, born 1899 and died in 1900
Josiah (Jos) Roberts Crowther, born in 1903 in Jarrow and emigrated to Australia in 1925

This photo was taken at Joe's wedding (1953) and includes Jos third from the
right and Grandad second from the right.  Also in the photo are
Grandad's borther in law, George Gray, second from left with the pipe,
and George's son in law, John Stelling, third from left. On the right is
Len Fletcher who married Alice Amy.

McAndrew Family

Grandad was the only son and youngest of a family of 6 children.  Their parents were Edward McAndrew, born 1853 in Gateshead and died in 1930 in Wallsend, and Mary Paddon, born 1854 in Newcastle and died in 1938 in Wallsend.

This is an early picture of Grandad, he is standing at the back
on the left, but we're not sure of the occasion.

Grandad, Edward McAndrew, was born in 1893 in Longbenton and died in 1969 in Wallsend.

This picture shows Grandad posing
with a viola (he couldn't play!)

His siblings were:
Mary Ann McAndrew, born in 1879 in Felling
Bridget McAndrew, born in 1881 in Felling
Catherine McAndrew, born 1885 in Gosforth
Ellen McAndrew, born in 1888 in Longbenton
Sarah McAndrew, born in 1890 in Longbenton

Unfortunately we have't found out any further information about the sisters at this time other than they all had left home by the time of the 1911 census and all were still alive at that time. If anyone can help us out with further information we would be grateful.

Aunts and Uncles

McAndrew
Dad was one of nine children, his siblings were
Frank, born 1912, shown here with his wife and son and with Mam and Dad

Catherine (Kitty) born 1914

Sarah (Sadie) born 1917 (The photo shows her with her son)

Celia born 1920

Edward (Ted) born 1922 (the photo was taken after the christening of his daughter,Ted is on the right)

Mary born 1927, shown on the tandem with Dad and with Joyce at her christening

Richard (Richie) born 1929 (The photo on the right shows him with Dad and Grandma McAndrew)

Josephine (Josie) born 1932.  The photo on the left was taken at Mam and dad's wedding when she was a bridesmaid) and the photo on the right is with her husband.

Dad, (John, Jack or Mac) was born in 1924

The family lived in Wallsend





Crowther
Mam was one of seven children, her siblings were
Ernest born 1914


Iris born 1918, seen here below with Gandma Crowther and Peggy

Margaret (Peggy) born 1920, with Grandma Crowther

Jean and Joan (twins) born 1922

Joseph (Joe) born 1930 seen below with his wife and daughter

Mam (Alice Amy) was born in 1926

The family lived in Jarrow and then North Shields

First Post

We (Helen and Joyce) have set up this blog to put together various stories about our family and ancestors.  We'd love to hear from any of our relations near or distant and welcome your comments on our posts.

Our family names include Crowther, McAndrew, Slaughter, Burridge, Lowe, Hitchmough, Caulfield, Pinkney, Wouldhave, Brunskill and Voisey amongst others.

Our ancestors came from Liverpool, Devon, Brighton, Beamish, Jarrow, Teesdale and County Mayo amongst others.
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The photo below shows the Crowther and McAndrew families on our parents wedding day, Crowther and Slaughter on the right, McAndrew and Burridge on the left. The wedding took place at St Joseph's Catholic Church in North Shields.