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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Northumberland => England => Northumberland Lookup Requests => Topic started by: janmoore on Wednesday 28 February 07 15:28 GMT (UK)
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Hi I wonder is sks would look at the image for me please?
I'm looking at HO107/2422 , Etal, Ford, Northumberland
The first family is Mary SMALL and her four grown up children. I think it says Mary and James were born Ford, John Tweedmouth (in Durham??), Robert and Margaret, in Norham, Durham. Is that your reading?
Then the actual residence - I think it says Etal for the first word, but Etal What?!!
Someone with better eyesight, please look for me!
TIA
Jan
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Hi Jan - agree with the PoBs for those 5 people (dreadfull writing !)
Residence - looks like ~Hill ...
Last entry previous page looks like Hull ?
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From http://communities.northumberland.gov.uk/Etal.htm ...
wonder if the word is really Till or Mill ?
Etal today is a peaceful village, forming part of the Ford and Etal estate, which is very popular with visitors. In 2002 the Ford & Etal tartan was made public, created by the pupils of Ford first school. The river Till has had mills along it for many centuries, and nearby Heatherslaw Mill is still in operation, producing flour as well as containing a bakery and café. A light railway runs from the mill to the village. Etal is perhaps most famously known for its pub the Black Bull, the only thatched pub in the county.
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Good job the details are not a life and death matter!
Thanks for confirming the pobs and suggesting Till or Mill. Interesting that one is a mill carter.
Thanks again.
Jan
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I can confirm it is Etal Mill. The miller is on the previous page.
When the children were born, Tweedmouth and Norham were in the county of Durham, Ford was in Northumberland.
Mary and James were born in Ford, John in Tweedmouth, and Robert & Margaret in Norham.
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'Thumbs-Up' type smilie :)
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:D Thanks emjay, that 's helpful. :D
Boundary changes are interesting - one wonders how the original ones were arrived at in the first place.
Jan