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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Durham => Topic started by: bevmatth on Saturday 18 April 15 14:04 BST (UK)
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Classification: Query
Hi everyone
I'm wondering if anyone can help me track down an elusive ancestor from South Shields.
I have the following info:
James Maxwell Matthews (Sometimes as James, sometime as Maxwell) born approx. 1808 in Down, Ireland (I think that means County Down) and died approx. 1876.
I have found him in 1841, 1851, 1861 and 1871 but what I'd ideally like to find is where he was buried.
His address in 1871 is Brickgarth Row, Westoe and wondered where the most likely place of burial would be from that point? He's listed his occupation as Horsekeeper but his son is a coal miner.
He doesn't seem to have baptised his children in any records online so something makes me thing that there could be a non conformist element in there somewhere.
This man has driven me nuts for years! I can not find him before the 1841 census and can't find how or when he travelled from Ireland to England or maybe Scotland (wife is Scottish and elder children are listed as born in Scotland) so any additional info anyone can find would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks very much in advance for any help.
Bev
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There is this burial:-
James Maxwell Matthews - Age 69 - 14th Dec 1876 at Parish of Westoe
Husband of Matilda
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Oh Wow! Thank you. Where did you find that? :)
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On FindMyPast ;D
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I'm sure I've searched FindMyPast for it! unless its gone on in the last few months.
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I`m sure you`d have found it easily if it had been on there, as you said it must be a recent addition :)
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Just as a side note
Printed in the Newry and Louth Advertiser on 10/.8.1857 High Sheriffs of County Down years/names
1817 J. Waring Maxwell
1756 John Mathews
1743 Robert Maxwell
1721 James Maxwell
1716 Henry Maxwell
http://www.jbhall.freeservers.com/title_deeds_jones_to_maxwell.htm
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rosdavies/SURNAMES/Afrontpage.htm
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He's listed his occupation as Horsekeeper but his son is a coal miner.
It's quite possible that he was actually a horsekeeper in a coal mine, i.e. looking after pit ponies.
James Maxwell Matthews - Age 69 - 14th Dec 1876 at Parish of Westoe
Husband of Matilda
I'd hazard a guess that the actual interment was at Westoe Cemetery :)
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Thank you everyone.
The high sheriff part is particularly interesting as on his marriage certificate it lists John Matthews as his father. I have had a look as best I can for marriages between Matthews and Maxwell before as there seems to be a strong tradition of including the maiden name in the childrens names right the way down the generations.
Thanks again.
Bev
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Bit late, but one of my ancestors looked after pit ponies in Southh Shields and Sunderland having previously grown up on farms in Northumberland. He was a Rolly Man.
Clarrie
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I may possibly, and hopefully, have a connection into this family. I too have been looking for a Mathews-Maxwell Marriage in Ireland.
As bevmatth hasn't been online for good while, I'm hoping she may still be around, so have sent her a PM. I'm crossing fingers that she has her email notifications turned on!
Jeanne