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Title: Churchman Family
Post by: Peter78 on Saturday 20 February 21 14:48 GMT (UK)
Hey All, hope we're good this February weekend?

I'm looking for information regarding my Great Grandparents, Ezra and Emily, and their ancestors. Brief conversations with surviving elders leads to very little in all honesty although I do believe we have both Scottish, and Prussian-German, lineage.

(Marriage date/venue, unknown)

Ezra Churchman
b. 03/05/1912
d. 09/09/1977

Emily Churchman (nee. Marshall)
b. 19/05/1913
d. 01/12/2004

Ezra and Emily had six children, five daughters and one son (four survive) although we now believe there was a seventh, a first-born if you will, born prior to my grandmother, who was born in 1934.

Children of Ezra and Emily, in birth order, are Jean, Lily, Joan, Joyce (deceased), Edward, and Christine (deceased).

Any information/links elsewhere are gratefully received. TIA
Title: Re: Churchman Family
Post by: River Tyne Lass on Saturday 20 February 21 15:03 GMT (UK)
On Freebmd it looks like marriage was Sept quarter 1933 in Durham.
Title: Re: Churchman Family
Post by: heywood on Saturday 20 February 21 15:12 GMT (UK)
Birth registration
Ezra Churchman
Durham June quarter 1912 vol 10a pg 914 - mother’s name Colpitts
Title: Re: Churchman Family
Post by: River Tyne Lass on Saturday 20 February 21 15:18 GMT (UK)
http://www.newmp.org.uk/search_results.php

Not sure if there might be a relationship to Ezra but their are some Durham 'Churchman' on memorials mentioned on the North East War Memorials Project website.  Actually it is not showing via link so you will need to put in Churchman yourself in search box to see things.
Title: Re: Churchman Family
Post by: heywood on Saturday 20 February 21 15:21 GMT (UK)
Just tell us if you have any information - saves duplication.
Marriage

Middlesbrough 1896 March quarter vol 9d pg 797
Christian Henry Churchman and Blanche Creigh Colpitts are on the same page

1901 /4679/94/14
21 Church Street Durham
Christian H Churchman 29 yrs Stoker at the Gas Works b Middlesbrough
Blanche Churchman   25 yrs b Newcastle on Tyne
John Hy Churchman   4 yrs
William Churchman   2 yrs
Robert Churchman   1 yr
Children b Middlesbrough
Title: Re: Churchman Family
Post by: Peter78 on Saturday 20 February 21 15:27 GMT (UK)
I've got next to nothing tbh other than 'ideas' of names, and that two brothers married two sisters so Ezra and a brother, married Emily and a sister
Title: Re: Churchman Family
Post by: heywood on Saturday 20 February 21 15:32 GMT (UK)
Here is Christian H Churchman with parents and your German link

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27B-K2PZ

You need to sign in to family Search but it is free   :)
Title: Re: Churchman Family
Post by: River Tyne Lass on Saturday 20 February 21 15:34 GMT (UK)
http://www.marriage-locator.co.uk/cgi-bin/ML_search.cgi?year=1896&qtr=1&vol=9d&page=797&search=search

Looks like the Churchman & Colpitts marriage might have been at the record office.
Title: Re: Churchman Family
Post by: River Tyne Lass on Saturday 20 February 21 15:40 GMT (UK)
Could Jack Churchman be the brother marrying Ena Marshall in Middlesbrough Sept quarter 1929?
Title: Re: Churchman Family
Post by: River Tyne Lass on Saturday 20 February 21 15:54 GMT (UK)
Blanche Cree Colpitts born in 1875 in Newcastle upon Tyne no Mother's maiden name so likely illegitimate.

As there is a Newcastle connection you may have some Colpitts ancestors recorded on this site.

https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/NBL/DeathNotices/deaths_COLM
Title: Re: Churchman Family
Post by: Maid of Kent on Saturday 20 February 21 16:42 GMT (UK)
census 1881 Henry Churchman born 1841 Hesse Darmstadt Germany name probably anglianised Heinrich Kirchmann living in Middlesborough with wife and family.
Title: Re: Churchman Family
Post by: Tickettyboo on Saturday 20 February 21 16:57 GMT (UK)
1911 census for Christian Churchman and family https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWHS-FYZ

Boo
Title: Re: Churchman Family
Post by: Peter78 on Saturday 20 February 21 17:06 GMT (UK)
German connection always interests me; can't believe there's a 'smoggie' (Middlesbrough) connection though lol....

Anything on Emily, Ezra's wife, she survived him by near three decades, cancer eventually took her in 2004 - fantastic matriarch if ever there was one
Title: Re: Churchman Family
Post by: Tickettyboo on Saturday 20 February 21 17:24 GMT (UK)

Ezra Churchman
b. 03/05/1912
d. 09/09/1977


I think that death date is a month out
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/210187698/ezra-churchman

Boo
Title: Re: Churchman Family
Post by: Peter78 on Saturday 20 February 21 17:29 GMT (UK)

Ezra Churchman
b. 03/05/1912
d. 09/09/1977


I think that death date is a month out
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/210187698/ezra-churchman

Boo



It is, my apologies, must have clicked 9 instead of 8 - my bad...
Title: Re: Churchman Family
Post by: Maid of Kent on Saturday 20 February 21 17:41 GMT (UK)
Im sorry but they were living 21 Nelson street, Middlesborough with children Christian H 9, Thomas 7, Maria E 5 and John W all born in Middlesbough.



















Title: Re: Churchman Family
Post by: Tickettyboo on Saturday 20 February 21 18:04 GMT (UK)
FreeBMD
Births
Q2 1913 Durham 10a 890
Emily Marshall MMN Fenwick

Free Search on Durham Records Online shows

A baptism in the Durham Wesleyan Methodist Circuit for an Emily Marshall born 1913, abode 30 New Row Pity Me

Marriages
Q2 1891 Durham 10a 527
Edward Marshall & Jane Ann Fenwick on same page

and a likely 1911 census transcript address New Row, Pity Me

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWH1-WJX

FS has an  index entry but it doesn't give any other details than the parents names, the film number is for Methodist baptisms in Durham Circuit

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CJP1-2Q6Z

If you search the catalogue using the film no 1804141, specify a surname of Marshall, father Edward, mother Jane then you should find more of the children named in the census.

Boo
Title: Re: Churchman Family
Post by: Peter78 on Tuesday 23 March 21 14:50 GMT (UK)
http://www.newmp.org.uk/search_results.php

Not sure if there might be a relationship to Ezra but their are some Durham 'Churchman' on memorials mentioned on the North East War Memorials Project website.  Actually it is not showing via link so you will need to put in Churchman yourself in search box to see things.


Just got round to looking at more on this - yes, JH Churchman was my Great Grandfather's brother, and the memorial is the entrance to the church where the family are laid to rest, including my kid brother....
Title: Re: Churchman Family
Post by: barryd on Tuesday 23 March 21 15:49 GMT (UK)
I have Colpitts going back to Robert born about 1769 Edmondbyers.
Title: Re: Churchman Family
Post by: Peter78 on Saturday 27 March 21 09:24 GMT (UK)
http://www.newmp.org.uk/search_results.php

Not sure if there might be a relationship to Ezra but their are some Durham 'Churchman' on memorials mentioned on the North East War Memorials Project website.  Actually it is not showing via link so you will need to put in Churchman yourself in search box to see things.


Just re-quoting on this - John Henry was Ezra's brother, found out loads in the past week  or so about him; believe there's photos and letters with an ageing uncle we're trying to get access to which will be over a century old now...