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Title: ROBSON family Slaley early/mid 1700
Post by: brushbroomstick on Thursday 04 August 11 14:21 BST (UK)

I am trying to trace records of the family of my 4x gr grandfather JOHN ROBSON who married MARY CARR in Slaley on 6 Feb 1763 . They had twins CARR ( my 3x gr grandfather) and JOHN baptised 14 Oct 1763  and Susanna baptised 11 Feb 1765 all in Slaley.
Child JOHN was buried 21st Dec 1763 in Slaley.
CARR ROBSON married JANE CHILD in St Giles church Durham 19 Sept 1795. I have been able to trace the family after that but have been unable to trace parents or siblings of my 4x gr grandparents.
Can anyone help or point me in the right direction?

Irene

Title: Re: ROBSON family Slaley early/mid 1700
Post by: peter brownlee on Friday 05 August 11 21:18 BST (UK)

Robsons in Tynedale are like Smiths. However if you consult the Victoria County History of Northumberland Vol VI, in the account of Slaley, the Carrs go back to the Queen Elizabeth's 1570 survey of  lands confiscated from the Earl of Westmorland, as tenants at will then as freeholders, growing more numerous with the increasing population. They don't appear in the 1538 Muster roll however, so may have replaced a casualty of the 1543 raid.
Robsons don't appear until the voters roll of 1774 when Thomas and John voted. As freeholders they would be the social equals of the Carrs. Possibly they were Ninebanks Robsons?
Good luck, Peter

Title: Re: ROBSON family Slaley early/mid 1700
Post by: brushbroomstick on Wednesday 10 August 11 10:44 BST (UK)

Thanks Peter.
Where would I find a copy of the Victoria County History of Northumberland? Perhaps in the Northumberland Archives  at Woodhorn?

Irene

Title: Re: ROBSON family Slaley early/mid 1700
Post by: peter brownlee on Wednesday 10 August 11 15:09 BST (UK)

You can read it on-line at www.archive.org under the title of A History of Northumberland issued under the direction of the Northumberland History Committee. It is usually but apparently incorrectly known as the Victoria to distinguish it from Hodgson's work.
Peter

Title: Re: ROBSON family Slaley early/mid 1700
Post by: wilsonhepple on Wednesday 10 August 11 17:46 BST (UK)

Quote from: brushbroomstick on Wednesday 10 August 11 10:44 BST (UK)

Thanks Peter.
Where would I find a copy of the Victoria County History of Northumberland? Perhaps in the Northumberland Archives  at Woodhorn?

Irene

Do you have an address for the Northumberland Archives in Woodhorn..?

Title: Re: ROBSON family Slaley early/mid 1700
Post by: c-side on Wednesday 10 August 11 20:32 BST (UK)

Information on Woodhorn can be found here

http://www.experiencewoodhorn.com/

Christine

Title: Re: ROBSON family Slaley early/mid 1700
Post by: wilsonhepple on Thursday 11 August 11 12:10 BST (UK)

Hi Christine, and thank you for the link to Woodhorn archives.
I was actually in Woodhorn last year to attend the Pitmen Painting Exhibit at the Colliery..
I grew up in Northumberland, the daughter of a coal miner, so can relate to the many hardships of their trade..
Yet, despite all of it, those miners could create such beautiful images.?

Here is a link to the exhibition..

http://www.experiencewoodhorn.com/the-pitman-painters/