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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Northumberland => Topic started by: River Tyne Lass on Tuesday 23 May 17 17:30 BST (UK)
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I would like to try to find the baptism of Henry Storey Marshall who was born in the Tynemouth registration district in the December quarter of 1871.
A census gives his birthplace as Whitehill point.
Does anyone know where this place is and can advise on any likely close by churches to check for baptisms?
His father was called Ralph Marshall and he was a blacksmith. His Mother was Mary Ann. Her previous marriage name was Spence and her maiden name was Moore.
I will be very grateful for any information/advice.
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The extremely useful Northumberland Farm Index shows that it was in Chirton.
http://www.northumberland.gov.uk/WAMDocuments/75CAA247-2EB6-417F-B0C3-2838AE2897AF_1_0.pdf?nccredirect=1
There are lots of references to it if you 'google'
Here it is on a 'side by side map http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/sidebyside.cfm#zoom=16&lat=54.9926&lon=-1.4470&layers=171&right=BingHyb
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There is a list of Anglican Churches here http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/NBL/Tynemouth, so you could check on a map which might be the nearest. Possibly St John Percy Main?
But of course you would also have to consider non-conformist churches.
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Thank you so much Jen! The next time I am able to get to Tyne and Wear Archives, I will check out the Church baptisms close by starting with the one you have suggested. Thank you too for adding the the very helpful links. I really appreciate your help with this. :)
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Hi,
Guides to the local studies collection at Discover - North Tyneside are online.
http://my.northtyneside.gov.uk/sites/default/files/web-page-related-files/Guide%201%20-%20Parish%20Records.pdf
Trini.
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whitehill point
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Thanks Trini for the guides link and to you to Radcliffe for this great photograph. When I next go to the library I will check the Church records there.
I really appreciate these posts - thank you both! :)
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Looking at the census your family certainly moved around,I had a quick look t the Bishops transcripts as they state one son is born in Wallsend think 1865 but he never showed up in there,perhaps St Peters in North Shields would be worth checking as well depending on the exact location they were living when he was born as Dunston is also mentioned as a birth place in another census,
good luck I am sure he will appear soon
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His father was called Ralph Marshall and he was a blacksmith. His Mother was Mary Ann. Her previous marriage name was Spence and her maiden name was Moore.
Just idle curiosity on my part :) Since you know his parents names and his father's occupation, what additional information do you hope to gain from a possible baptism entry?
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Hi JenB
My bloodline ancestor travelled around, I have discovered in his work of being a blacksmith. I am interested in following the trail of where my ancestors lived through the course of their lives. I am interested in the whole life story and not simply looking for names and dates. :)
Incidentally, I have found that in the case of Thomas Marshall (Henry's half brother) he was baptised at a Church at Boldon even though the census always records his birth as Wallsend. I only discovered this when searching for the burial of Ralph's wife Isabella Marshall (also my bloodline ancestor) and found her buried at a Church in Boldon, South Shields in 1868.
I am hoping that in Henry's life story there will be no such red herrings. ;)
Thanks for your post.
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Hi Radcliff,
My emails seem to be working slowly this morning and I have just discovered your post. You are right my ancestors in this family did move around a lot. This family started Meldon (Ralph) and Hartburn (Isabella). Isabella was one of the servants at Meldon Park on the 1851 census. I wish I could find more about her life here. I would probably never have found Thomas' baptism (due to thinking he would have been baptised around the Wallsend area) if I had not found Isabella buried at the Boldon Church, South Shields. It occurred to me that perhaps her son may have been baptised here too and thankfully following up on this theory I found I was right!
Thanks for your post. :)