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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Northumberland => Topic started by: JackB015725 on Tuesday 08 July 25 20:43 BST (UK)
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Hi,
I am trying to find the father and mother and any information about Elizabeth Sharon (Shasen) who married George Blenkinsop (Blinkinshop), in Tynemouth on the 10th September 1696. This is all I know and can find about her, and any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
JackB
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Hi Jack,
In order to have a chance of taking this line further back with any certainty, I think you would need to consult the original record. I am not convinced her surname is Sharon or Shasen. That seems like a best guess by the transcriber as there isn't anyone else that I can see in the area with a name like that. Based on the available records online it could be something like Shotton. There are is an Elizabeth Shotton baptised at Newcastle on 24 Jan 1675 to John, that's certainly a possibility.
That being said there is a baptism for a Thomas Chason to Ben. Chason, abode "Sh." (presumably Shields) at Tynemouth on 8 Apr 1695, so this could be related. These names don't appear to crop again though.
As it happens I am due to go to Northumberland Archives in the next couple of weeks, I can try and see if I can review the original entry for you as I will be digging through some other Northumberland parishes. That might shed some light - with the right surname the chances of finding her baptism are much better.
Based on her being in her twenties when she married, most of the surrounding parishes and Tynemouth itself would cover that period so if she was local, the record should be there. Notwithstanding any badly damaged or lost parish registers of course.
Lewis
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Thank you very much for your reply.
I had also figured that Sharon/Shasen was not a very popular name (especially in Northumberland) at the time, so I figured it must have been an error in transcription again. I thank you very much for offering to look up the original record for me at the Northumberland archives, and I think the original record may prove her last name to be "Shotton" or something very similar to it.
Thank you
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Thank you very much for your reply.
I had also figured that Sharon/Shasen was not a very popular name (especially in Northumberland) at the time, so I figured it must have been an error in transcription again. I thank you very much for offering to look up the original record for me at the Northumberland archives, and I think the original record may prove her last name to be "Shotton" or something very similar to it.
Thank you
Not a problem, I'll let you know what I find.