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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Durham => Topic started by: richardbulmer1 on Saturday 14 July 07 08:14 BST (UK)
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I have hit a brick wall. My great x3 grandfather, Richard Bulmer born c1761, married Eleanor Johnson in Monkwearmouth (Sunderland) in 1787. Buried in St Peter's churchyard, Monkwearmouth, 19 July 1806 - the day on which his 4 youngest children were baptised in the same church.
Way back then there were only 3 small villages at the mouth of the River Wear, namely, Monkwearmouth; (Old) Sunderland; Bishopwearmouth.
I cannot find a birth/baptism entry for Richard Bulmer in any of these parish churches.
Has anyone come across someone fitting this elusive man's description elsewhere in County Durham or North Yorkshire - i.e. where the majority o fBulmers were located at that time.
Hope someone can help.
Richard
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HI Richard the only Richard Bulmer I have found was In Parish ,Stockton St Thomas 31/1/1762 father timothy mother ann nt sure if thats any help
lynnej
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Lynn
We went to Stockton Library yesterday for teh first time, to look up someone on my weife's side. Have booked a reader for next week, s will look at the entry suggested.
Are you related to the Bulmer family. I have lots of info on the Sunderland/Monkwearmouth Bulmes and other parts of Co Durham.
Thanks
Richard
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HI Richard my family is Bates ann and thomas they were both born in monkwearmouth ,Richard bulmer I found on familyhistory on line no family connection
lynnej
just found loads of info on igi stockton for bulmers
31/1/1762 richard bulmer mam ann stevenson dad timothy
22/4/1764 joseph bulmer mam ann stevenson dad timothy
4/10/1767timothy bulmer mam ann stevenson dad timothy
timothy bulmer married ann stevenson stockton 13/1/1761
timothy bulmer born 1736 stockton
ann stevenson born 1740 stockton
hope its the right family for you
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Hi Richard - Recently I have found birth dates for both Raphe Bulmer and his wife Elizabeth Hutcheson (married 30 Oct 1608, Bishopwearmouth), plus birth dates for both sets of parents and the marriage date for the (supposed) parents of Raphe. These are all in Familysearch, but none have primary source references. During your searches, have you found primary sources for any of the above events?
Graham1
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Welcome too Rootschat Grahamsh,
Hopefully lynne j will reply to you soon.
FreeREG has a lot of Bulmer records taken from original Parish Records.
Eg, I will just work on 1 name;
TIMOTHY Bulmer
Baptism, 4 Oct 1767 Stockton-on-Tees : St Thomas a Becket, Father TIMOTHY
Marriage, 27 Nov 1787 same Church to Mary BENTON
Burial, 7 Aug 1805, South Shields; St Hilda, Occp Ship Builder, age 38 (1767)
+ Burial
Likely Timothy Snr;
Mr Timothy BULMER 20 Nov 1811 South Shields : St Hilda
Age 77, a Gentleman
(1734)
Trish :)
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Hi Richard,
Like you I have hit a brick wall with a 'Bulmer' family member. I have been looking many years for Eleanor/Elen born in Sunderland. In 1901 she gave birth to a son Charles Frederick who was registered with the name Schellenberg, the father being Charles Frederick Schellenberg. No marriage seems to have taken place.
Unfortunately, I am unable to help with your Richard Bulmer, but wondered if you had Eleanoron your extensive tree.
Many thanks,
Doric
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I have Bulmer in my tree.
Samuel Bulmer born 1764 Methley, Leeds married Elizabeth Stonehouse 9 April 1787 Lythe
Samuel's parent's were Richard Bulmer born 1720 Methley, Leeds and Elizabeth Calvert born 1724 Yorkshire They married 6 Dec 1744 in Methley.
As this is not a direct line i only have limited information.
Carol80
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Recently on the National Archives website I've found an 1817 Chancery case in which a Timothy Bulmer 'coal undertaker' of Lower Shadwell, Middlesex is making a claim on the estate of Thomas Yeats of Topcliffe, North Yorkshire (his will is being contested though he was long deceased by then. The Yeats are related to me).
Is this Timothy related to you ship-building and trading family? Perhaps they shipped coal to London and had a property nearby?
Any information will be appreciated.
Graham
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Before you search all over England for something that no longer exists, I suggest you read the following:
https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Monkwearmouth,_Durham_Genealogy
"In 1790, the parish registers were destroyed by the fire which broke out in the Hall, then the residence of the minister, excepting the register of Marriages from 16th October 1785, of Baptisms from 2nd September 1779, and of Burials from 3rd January 1768."
I wouldn't swear to it but I seem to remember that St. Peter's attempted to replace the registers by asking parishioners for details of those events (baptisms etc.) that had been destroyed in the fire.
McTalbert.