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Northumberland / Re: Blyth History.
« on: Monday 07 December 15 21:01 GMT (UK)  »
Hi TriciaK and others.

I have found a usefull site for info on Northumberland. This link defines Civil Defence
http://www.ne-diary.bpears.org.uk/Bck/BSeq_03.html#B16

David.f8


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Northumberland / Re: Blyth History.
« on: Friday 04 December 15 21:21 GMT (UK)  »
Hi TriciaK
Ref your enquiry regarding the 'Home Guard in Blyth during WW2' I have a copy of a report sent to the 'Control and Report Centre' based at Broadway Circle Blyth dated 1940. The report lists various contacts of this group (including both my father and grandfather) and its my understanding that this centre formed part of the home guard setup in Blyth of which there were various groups such as the armed guards based at the shipyards on the river.

This building is still there on the roundabout of which most of it is below ground level.

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Northumberland / Re: William Newton & Elizabeth Miller - married Tynemouth 1797
« on: Sunday 07 September 14 21:58 BST (UK)  »
Hi Craclyn

Hope I can help. William Newton was also my 4th great grandfather. When I started my family tree I was lucky that my father had been named Newton Skipsey Fellows. Not a christian name in site, all his names came from family surnames.

I haven't done any research for some time now and this will set me off again. Going back from William and Elizabeth his father was called Lancelot and he was married to Sarah ? (sorry don't know her maiden name).

As a child in the early sixties I remember visiting relatives in a country cottage in the small village of Edlingham west of Alnwick. Perhaps this was one of Williams descendants.

One of Williams granddaughters (Betsy) married James Bell Skipsey, my dads middle name. The Skipseys are another storey noteably Joseph Skipsey and his father Cuthbert.

I hope this is of interest and I will re-start my research and see what else I can turn up.

If we can share family details let me know.

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