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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Northumberland => England => Northumberland Lookup Requests => Topic started by: Bejantine on Friday 26 January 18 23:09 GMT (UK)
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Hi
Can anyone help please with a lookup for the baptism of Margaret GRAY on 16 May 1814 to John and Isabel. I have found the transcript on Familysearch and wondered if there was more information
Thank you
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I have a transcript but different from the name and date only on Family Search
Wooler West Presbyterian baptisms 1749-1857
Margaret Gray baptised 16 May 1814, born 11 May [1814] daughter of John Gray and his wife Isobella, born Doddington.
I doubt there is any more information on the record.
Do you know the occupation of John Gray? There are a few child burials in Doddington
Janis
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Possible marriage for John...
John Gray m Isabella Hall. 10 Dec 1809, St Michael and All Angels, Ford, Northumberland.
Ford is about 10 miles from Wooler.
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Hello 2zpool
Thank you for your reply
Margaret and her husband are a brick wall for me and many others. They are my maternal 3x great grandparents and I have no idea of their marriage (poss about 1833) or parentage. Her husband was John McLAIN of Cornhill who was a miner.
Margaret was born (according to census) about 1816 in Doddington ( so this one could be her at last!) AND her first child was Isabella so maybe another clue.
I was rather hoping that as it is a Presbyterian record it would state the mother's MS, but the information about Doddington is brilliant as this is the first real possible candidate that I have found.
May I be cheeky and ask after any siblings? I see from FS that there possibly were some , baptised at West Chapel, from about 1790. I believe there was James (1811), George (1812). There was even a Mary (1805), Ann (1807 & 1811)) and Robert 1823 at the other chapel in Wooler, but I suspect they are a different family as some dates are too close.
I am sorry, but I don't know of any occupation for her father.
Thank you again - I hope I can hear the sound of cracks in a wall!
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Hello Solidrock
Thank you for the possible marriage of John to Isabella Hall. There is also one for a couple of the same name on Holy Island a couple of years earlier which I spotted. I wonder if they are the same?
But as you say Ford is a more obvious place (due to date and location) . Though I rather hoped for Holy Island, being a more 'interesting' place (sorry to all of you from Ford!) as i do love to spot it from the train.
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There is another John Gray/Isabella in Doddington. John was a saddler. Then when I started looking Isabella died 1808 .
There is a Mary Gray d/o John, labourer, that died at the age of 2 years 1 mo. died or buried 14 Mar 1811.
I have to scoot and come back to this. Good luck with the surname Gray.
Janis