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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Durham => England => Durham Lookup Requests => Topic started by: Ninatoo on Tuesday 28 March 06 13:33 BST (UK)
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Hello,
I am hoping someone can help find my missing ancestors.
I am interested in finding out who else lived with this little boy found in Durham:
Hugh G. Easton, aged 3 born Scotland, Durham So Shields, 1901 census.
I am hoping he is with his father William born in 1862 and mother Sarah born about 1875.
Thanks for any help!
Nina
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William Easton head mar 38 pityard labourer Scotland
Sarah J 26 South Shields
William son 15 Scotland
Hugh G 13 Scotland
111 marsden Street RG13/4731 f161 p38
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Thanks very much soocatt.
It seems like the exact family except the dates are all out by exactly ten years....how odd! If I had not seen their ages on that extract I would swear they were my family.
I checked births in Scotland for Hugh G. Easton, and there is only the one in the whole of Scotland...
Wonder what the chances are of this being my family with an extra ten years added to ages for some unknown reason?
I have the birth registrations for my William senior and Junior and Hugh Graham Easton, but nothing for Sarah as yet; not even a census entry to try and confirm a birthplace.
I appreciate you looking for me. Looks like this family will be a challenge!
Nina
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So what is Sarah J's maiden name?
Janis
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Hi 2zpool,
Sarah was Sarah Jane Graham. If the Hugh above is indeed mine, that "G." will stand for Graham.
I have cut and pasted my post from TalkingScot, which I posted there today:
William Easton was born in Bowling, Old Kilpatrick, Dumbarton (Scotland) in 1862, the son of William Easton and Christina Clark. I have him on the 1871, 1881 and 1891 censuses. In 1894 he married Sarah Jane Graham (b. about 1875) in Jamestown Dumbarton, daughter of Hugh Graham and Barbara McDermid. Sarah was the niece of his brother's wife.
William and Sarah Easton had William, b. 1895, Hugh Graham, 1897 and Mary Agnes Graham, b and d 1899.
Armed with this information, I have tried to find the following documents and IGI entries (for Scotland) with no success whatever:
1901 census for William and Sarah, and children
Birth for Sarah Graham
Death registrations for William and Sarah
Marriage registration for Hugh Graham and Barbara McDermid
Death registration for Hugh Graham (before 1894) - I have his wife's
I thought William and Sarah Easton had perhaps left the country before 1901 so I checked here http://213.161.80.228/ . I was able to find a 3 year old Hugh G. Easton in Durham who was born in Scotland (I didn't pay to look at the image). I then asked for help on (this) site and (soocatt) posted this for me:
William Easton head mar 38 pityard labourer Scotland
Sarah J 36 South Shields
William son 15 Scotland
Hugh G 13 Scotland
111 marsden Street RG13/4731 f161 p38
Apart from the names all fitting, the ages are all ten years out! I can't understand how I got a Hugh aged 3 at 1901 census site, but (soocatt) has found one ten years older. There is no mention of a 13 year old Hugh at the site I visited. And I only found William b. 1895 on a whim to see if my William had a son ten years YOUNGER than that English census...and he did. Can this just be a huge coincidence?
However, looking at that entry I searched again for Sarah born in England in the (Scottish) 1881; there are two for aged 5-7 but none for ages 10-20, and neither is my Sarah. A general search of the 1881 (Sarah had a sister called Isabella b. 1872 in Glasgow) didn't throw up likely possibilities either.
So I am at a dead end. I began this search just looking for the death of William born 1862, as he is the only one of his family of nine kids that I don't have.
So after probably confusing you to death, any suggestions please?
Nina
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Nina,
I looked at the actual 1901 census. Here is what I see.
RG13/4731 folio 161 page 37
South Shields
Marsden Street
William Easton, Head, Mar, 38, Pityard Labor, below ground, Scotland
Sarah J Easton, Wife, Mar, 26, Durham South Shields
William Easton, Son, 5, Scotland
Hugh G. Easton, Son, 3, Scotland
There are enumerator ticks in front of all the ages. Which might account for someone thinking it was 15 and 13.
Janis
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WOW! THANKS Janis...seems like it IS them then!
And thanks also to soocatt for finding them too!
Nina
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There is a Sarah Jane Graham registered in South Shields.
Sarah Jane Graham 1874 Dec ¼ S. Shields 10a 815
Here is the family in the 1881 census
RG11/5011 folio 121 page 61
South Shields
Hedley Street
Hugh Graham, Head, Mar, 37, Dairyman, Scotland
Barbara Graham, Wife, Mar, 33, Scotland
Isabella Graham, Daur, 9, Scholar, Scotland
Sarah G? Graham, Daur, 6, Scholar, Durham South Shields
Jannet Graham, Daur, 3, Durham South Shields
Mary Agnes Graham, 1, Durham South Shields
Harris Jacobs, Boarder, 23, Slipper marker? Russia, Poland
Janis
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Hi Nina
I'm so sorry I had been reading the enumerators tick as a one. As soon as ~I saw your message about the age difference I double checked but by then everyone else had answered. Sorry.
Susan
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hey there Susan,
Please don't worry about it...it was lovely of you to even bother to have a look in the first place! And you did get the ball rolling...so thank you!
Nina
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Special thanks to Janis for all your help today! Because of the things you found, I have managed to add a few more details to my tree, and I just wanted to publically acknowledge my appreciation for your assistance!
Nina
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Im related to this family
Donald McDermid married Catherine Clark
They also had a daughter Sarah
Sarah married Charles Rodden
They Lived in Kirkintilloch Scotland
Their Daughter Mary was My Grandmother
She Married Patrick McGowan in 1893
and came to Canada in 1920
Chris
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Hi Chris,
I have been in touch with you in the past through another website but under a different name. I live in Australia. I think at one point we were conversing, along with Pat in New Zealand. My ggg-grandfather is William Easton born 1811, Hugh Graham Easton's grandfather. Good to hear from you!
Nina
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Hi. I see there is mention in this series of messages regarding Hugh Graham and Barbara McDermid. I am interested in one of their children, Alexander Graham b. 1885. I'd be interested in more information on Hugh Graham and Barbara McDermid, their children and resulting families as well as any information on the ancestors of Hugh Graham. Alexander Graham is my wife's grandfather. Thanks.
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Hello Saroy,
Welcome to Rootschat! I have quite a lot of information on the Graham family. It was one of those lines which fascinated me, and so even though not my direct line I pursued it as far as I could. Some of my research is probably on this site somewhere, because I am sure I asked for help on it. I don't know much about Alexander Graham though, just that he was born in 1885 in England, and he had five sisters; Isabella, Sarah, Janet, Mary and Alice. All but Isabella, who was born in Glasgow, were born in England. There may be more siblings but I can't find them in the 1891 census to check for sure! Alexander was a dyeworks factory hand at Bonhill Dumbarton, Scotland in the 1901 census.
Hugh Graham was from Bute, originally a farmer from a long line of farmers, and Barbara was from Argyll. Hugh's father was Alexander Graham and mother was Janet Johnstone. Johnstones also owned farm land in Ayr. Barbara's father was Donald McDermid, a master blacksmith from Argyll and her mother was Catherine Clark. I can find no marriage record for Hugh and Barbara in England or Scotland. Barbara's sister Catherine married David Easton. That is one of the ways my line connects.
My Easton family were living in Bonhill for years, and Barbara and Hugh were both related to them through marriages, and I suppose that might be why the family settled there after returning from England, instead of going to Bute or Argyll. I don't know when or where Hugh died, so I am presuming he probably died in England and then Barbara and the children returned to Scotland.
I have more information on this family and am happy to share but I hope this is enough for now!
Nina
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Nina, thanks for the information you posted on the Graham family. This is great to have and I will update my information with what you have provided. Alexander Graham (son of Hugh Graham and Barbara McDermid) married Gertrude Olive Ashforth (The Ashforths ran a boarding house in Blackpool) in Flyde, Lancashire in 1918 and settled in Jamestown, Dunbartonshire. They had two children, Florence and Hugh Douglas. Alexander died in 1954 in Jamestown, Dunbartonshire and Gertrude Olive died in 1961 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire. Hugh Douglas married Margaret McIntosh in Glasgow in 1954 and had two children, Joy and Marlyn. Marlyn is my wife and we now live in Canada as does Hugh Douglas, Margaret, and Joy. I can send you the details of this line of Grahams if you wish.
My Roy family is from Glasgow with some Irish influence as well. Thanks again for the info.
Stephen Roy
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You're welcome Stephen,
I have much more detail, such as dates of births, deaths and marriages and so on if you would like them. It is probably easier if you contact me through email, however. If you want the information, please PM me with your email address, and I will be happy to share.
Nina