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Title: Black Horse, County Durham
Post by: bigt on Thursday 14 September 23 10:30 BST (UK)
Hello,

I have an Isabella Kirtley born c1871, and in the 1881 census for Whitworth (Spennymoor) her place of birth is given as Durham, Black Horse.

Any ideas where that could be?
Thanks
Tom
Title: Re: Black Horse, County Durham
Post by: AllanUK on Thursday 14 September 23 10:59 BST (UK)
There was a Black Horse Inn at Cornsay, Co Durham. It closed in the early 2000s.
Title: Re: Black Horse, County Durham
Post by: AllanUK on Thursday 14 September 23 11:02 BST (UK)
There is a Black Horse Inn still open at Spennymoor.
Title: Re: Black Horse, County Durham
Post by: hanes teulu on Thursday 14 September 23 11:21 BST (UK)
FindMyPast has the baptism (transcript only) of an

Isabella Kirtley, bap 8 Dec 1872, place Tanfield, parents George and Jane. Just east of Tanfield is the Black Horse P.H.
https://maps.nls.uk/view/101099588#zoom=5&lat=4846&lon=6332&layers=BT

Title: Re: Black Horse, County Durham
Post by: bigt on Thursday 14 September 23 13:42 BST (UK)
Many thanks to all

Tom
Title: Re: Black Horse, County Durham
Post by: trish1120 on Friday 15 September 23 11:57 BST (UK)
2 Isabellas?

1881 Census
Isabella Kirtley, 1871    Black Horse, Durham, Granddaughter of ANN age 73
Possible Daug of John, a Mason in  same Census.

Isabella with Parents GEORGE/Jane is with them 1881 Census born c 1873 Lanchester


Black Horse Isabella seems to have married as Amelia Isabella Kirtley 1892 to William Sawdon/Sawden.

1901 Isabella Sawdon is born c 1871 Blackhorse, Durham.
Title: Re: Black Horse, County Durham
Post by: Elliven on Saturday 11 November 23 14:46 GMT (UK)
Are you sure it is Black Horse?  Could it be Blackhouse?  There is a small village of this name just outside Craghead in County Durham.  Much of it has now been demolished but it was much bigger even as recently as the 1950s/1960s.  What remains is alongside the Stanley to Durham road just before you get to Edmondsley.
Title: Re: Black Horse, County Durham
Post by: JenB on Saturday 11 November 23 16:28 GMT (UK)
Are you sure it is Black Horse?  Could it be Blackhouse?  There is a small village of this name just outside Craghead in County Durham.  Much of it has now been demolished but it was much bigger even as recently as the 1950s/1960s.  What remains is alongside the Stanley to Durham road just before you get to Edmondsley.

The entries definitely say Black Horse.

The map linked in hanes teulu's reply 3 shows it adjacent to Beamish Red Row,
https://maps.nls.uk/view/101099588#zoom=5&lat=4948&lon=7874&layers=BT
and this is confirmed by the 1871 census, snip below (reference is RG 10/ 4955/ 57/7)