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Sorry to hear that June.  i thought something must have been up when I didn't hear back.  Good luck with the recovery.

So let me work backwards (because we have more agreement from the later generations, no surprise):

I have Elizabeth b. 1819 marrying John Featherston 2/4/1837. I also don’t have her death but to be honest I haven’t tried as my focus is a Spurrett one-name study.

Her father Robert I have born 1783 in Wootton and died 1853 Hexham, as you say.  There are some conflicts here – some people say 1781 but I suspect he lied about his age in order to get enlisted into the Militia.

I’ve also been told Susannah as the name for his wife but I can’t find any evidence of it.  He was moving around with the militia, so his marriage could be anywhere. There are a few sources that cite Susan PARKHILL but I’ve not managed to located the evidence for that.

I am descended from a brother of this Robert, who was Richard b 1781 and who was married to Susanna(h) OSBOURNE (various spellings). Richard is my 4xGGrandfather

Now to the bit where it gets more challenging.

I now have Robert and Richard's father as another Robert, not William (which is a change from some of the earlier posts in this thread) and their mother as Mary.  I now have William b1760 as their father Robert’s brother. I know Mary was born 1759 and died 1790 aged 31. (with an outside chance that this is the wrong Mary as there is one other unlikely candidate).   I only know that Robert and Mary were travellers and I’ve searched over the circuit I think they travelled.

I do have William’s father (and Robert’s father), bur. 16 Jan 1810 aged 85, as you reported, but not a death record for William at the same time.  Where did you find William’s death on the same day?

Robert (1725-1810) = Elizabeth (1725-1806)

            son William (1760 -    ) = Jane TURNER (likely but not 100% certain)

            son Robert (c.1760 - ) = Mary (1759-1790)

                        son Richard (1781-1832) = Susannah OSBOURNE (c.1780-1851)
                        (my 4xG grandfather)

                        son Robert ‘Militia’ (1783-1853) = Susannah???

                                    your Elizabeth = John FEATHERSTONHAUGH

Please can you give me a date (b. or d.) on the GGGrand Elizabeth or GGGgrand Robert so I can work out which one they are on my tree and where you fit?  I'm guessing these are the Hexham connection?
 

Hi - yes - I recall that one as well.  If I remember correctly, it was also slightly too early (~1780) as well as not being a Robert.  It will remain a mystery to be solved in 2014!