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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Northumberland => Topic started by: shazzi_b on Saturday 20 January 07 21:28 GMT (UK)
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Hi everyone
I wonder if anyone can help me - I have John Addison bn around 1778, christened 21.12.1783, son of John and Mary. On his wedding cert he is shown as a sailor of Woodhorn parish - also on the 1841 census he was shown as bn woodhorn. Ive visited the Woodhorn archive, and cant find him (or the parents) on the church records for woodhorn.
any ideas where to go now?
Any ideas welcomed!
thanks
Sharon
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Sharon,
Where did you get his bapt date from ?
And 1841 Census does not give specific birth places. The enumerator simply recorded whether Y (for yes) or N (for no) born in "this county" !
Michael Dixon
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Hi, sharon, just a thought but Woodhorn is only a couple of miles from Newbiggin by sea, perhaps it is worth checking out the records for this parish too, the church is St Bartholomews. I have a few Addisons in my family tree, it is probably incidental though as I think they cam from Warkworth. but they are Alice Addison,Thomas Addison and also an Ann Addison. :)
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Hi Sharon
Have you looked at http://www.genuki.bpears.org.uk/NBL/Woodhorn/ChurchRecords.html
"Adjacent Parishes.
The following parishes are adjacent to Woodhorn:- Bedlington, Bothal, Newbiggin, Widdrington."
Have you checked the records of all those parishes?
Also Bedlington was part of County Durham at one stage. From wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedlington :
"Bedlington was made over to the ecclesiastical commissioners in 1866. Bedlingtonshire was made part of Northumberland for civil purposes by acts of parliament in 1832 and 1844."
So on the 1841 census residents of that area would write No to whether they were born in Northumberland, as they were in a small, separated part of Co Durham at that time. Much confusion is created by this because now Bedlington is in Northumberland.
Good luck
Gen List Lass
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Presumably you got the date of baptism from the IGI? This makes quite clear that the record is extracted from the Woodhorn Parish Registers.
Where did you get the date of birth from?
Jennifer
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Hello - and thanks for all the suggestions - I will now look at the adjacent areas' churches to see if they hold anything.
I have come across another confusing piece of information - the John Addison I am looking for was married to mary Reed, in, as far as I know, Earsdon. Ive come across an 'Addison John Cresswell' bn abt 1778 married to an Elizabeth Mary Reed. Is this just a massive coincidence?? As far as I know, Cresswell is in the same type of area as Woodhorn (?). there is a lot of info about them on rootsweb.
Any thoughts??
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The Baker-Cresswells as in Addison Baker Cresswell of Cresswell Esq were the gentry of Cresswell. Your John Addison as a sailor does not seem to fit :)
Whether it is worth following up the Baker-Cresswells to discover where the name Addison as a christian name stems from I will leave to you :) A B-C died in 1879 aged 90 years.
Best wishes
Reiver
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Hi
Apparently Addison Baker Cresswells father was a John Addison of Woodhorn and his mother was Elizabeth Cresswell. The Baker was added after A B-C's wife Elizabeth inherited a fortune from her cousin, John Baker. It looks like John Addison was renamed John Cresswell in 1807 (info from rootsweb).
So - it boils down to my John Addison(the one at the beginning of this thread), whose father seems to be called John too, both being from Woodhorn, possibly being linked to the Baker-Cresswells?
Any ideas where I could investigate this further? looks like a trip to Woodhorn is imminent!
thanks
Sharon
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reading the info on rootsweb again, it maybe that John Addison was A B-C's grandfather - john had twin daughters frances and Grace. frances married Frabcis Easterby, and they had A B-C. Curiouser and curiouser.............
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Shazzi
. . . and perhaps curiouser.
I realised I had a little book about Cresswell and the immediate surrounding villages like Ellington. The author includes a discussion on the Cresswell pedigree..
Part of it reads (I quote) . . Frances Dorothea married Francis Easterby, an Elder Brother of Trinity House and nephew of John Addison of Woodhorn Demesne. He (Francis Easterby) purchased his sister in law's moiety of Cresswell and assumed the name and arms of Crsswell in 1807 (end quote)
Regards
Reiver
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thanks for that Reiver. Still cant find anything else about John and any possible link to my family ???
Have spoken to someone who seems to think John (who married Elizabeth) was origianlly from Whitby.... here I go again!!
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John Addison... " a sailor of Woodhorn parish".
Woodhorn parish gave "birth" to Newbiggin parish ( and to Horton parish also).
But John could not "sail" in or out of any of these places.
He could have fished in fishing boats off Newbiggin or nearby Cresswell, but then he would have been described as a "fisherman"
He could of course have still lived within the parish territory of Woodhorn/Newbiggin and have sailed in/out of the nearby ports/harbours of Amble/Warkworth, Blyth, Tyne, Sunderland, ( and getting father away... Hartlepool, Berwick, Whitby).
Michael Dixon
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Re your query on John Addison. My ancestor Robert Addison also a sailor in Merchant Service was baptised at Warkworth in 1776. He lived at Hauxley which is just a few miles up the coast from Woodhorn. His father was George.
hope this might help you track yours down.
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Stupid question - but how would I know if I found the right John? If it is very vague over the place of his birth, what can I go on?
any ideas / suggestions welcomed!
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Hi,
I can answer the bit about Addison Baker Cresswell and his link to his John Addison.
John Addison was baptized on 11 May 1725 @ Easington in Cleveland, Yorkshire, England. He married Elizabeth Cresswell at Woodhorn, Northumberland 17 Jun 1767.
John's sister Jane Addison baptized 27 Sep 1720 @ Easington in Cleveland, Yorkshire, England married Francis Easterby (senior) on 5 Jun 1746 @ Easington in Cleveland, Yorkshire, England.
Their son Frances Easterby (junior) baptized 26 Dec 1761 Whitby, Yorkshire, England marries Frances Dorothea Cresswell who was baptized 18 Jun 1768 at Dorking, St-Martin, Surrey. Frances Dorothea is the niece of Elizabeth Cresswell.
They were married on 6 Dec 1787 @ St-George, Blumsbury, Camden. In 1787, John Addison dies and Francis (junior) his nephew inherits. Francis & Frances Dorothea's first son was baptized 26 Oct 1788 at St-George, Blumsbury, Camden and named Addison John Easterby.
in 1807, Francis buys out Grace my 5th great grandmother and becomes Francis Cresswell and Addison John Easterby becomes Addison John Cresswell.
Addison John Cresswell marries Elizabeth Mary Reed on 25 Jun 1818 at St-Giles, Camberwell, Southwark. When her cousin John Baker dies (date?) Addison inherits on condition he takes the Baker name. He then becomes Addison John Baker Cresswell.
Hope this helps with the confusion of the names
Gary
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I also see a John Addison baptized 21 Dec 1783 at Woodhorn, Northumberland to parents John & Mary. FHL Film Number: 95031
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I think your John ch 1783 at Woodhorn came from Warkworth. I think his father was John also born Warkworth 1754 I have no details of a mother but I think siblings of John b 1754 are Thomas, George & William I am sure there are probably more than this though.If this is he - there is no connection to the Baker-Cresswells of Cresswell.
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hi. would like information about John Addison born 1778 at Woodhorn, Northumberland. He married Mary Reed In Earsdon. Also, I would like to find out about his parents.