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Northumberland / Re: Grateful help in identifying place name
« on: Wednesday 06 September 17 14:22 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: blythian on Wednesday 06 September 17 10:43 BST (UK)
The Bishops Quay was owned by the Bishops of Durham from the medieval times onward. I'm having trouble placing the quay myself Bishops Quay was on the north bank, opposite Hodgsons Mill (on the Blyth side), since Bedlington was an enclave of Durham, perhaps he was born on the north bank and so registered as Durham?

[EDID] JenB beat me to linking the pictures, we must have been looking at the same time haha

Thanks, I'm sure that must be the explanation.

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Northumberland / Re: Grateful help in identifying place name
« on: Wednesday 06 September 17 14:20 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: JenB on Wednesday 06 September 17 10:53 BST (UK)
There is a drawing of Bishop's Quay here http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=497484.msg3544831#msg3544831

Thanks very much Jen.  Looks charming!
Mark

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Northumberland / Re: Grateful help in identifying place name
« on: Wednesday 06 September 17 14:19 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: stanmapstone on Wednesday 06 September 17 11:31 BST (UK)
The parish of Bedlington was part of County Durham until 1844. You can see the area covered by the parish at http://maps.familysearch.org/
Stan

Thanks very much Stan.  You've solved the mystery.
Mark

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Northumberland / Grateful help in identifying place name
« on: Tuesday 05 September 17 10:38 BST (UK)  »
I have an Archibald Brown born around 1742 who served with the Royal Navy. According to an 1804 muster he was born in Northumberland, but according to the attached Greenwich hospital admissions register he was born in what looks like 'Bishopgrey' or 'Bishopquay' Durham. The best explanation I can find is the Bishop's Quay at Blyth, Northumberland. Grateful any views on whether that's a likely explanation. Was Bishop's Quay/Blyth at any point within Co Durham's borders? Or could the written reference be to somewhere else?
Very grateful any suggestions or advice.

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Durham / Grateful help in identifying place name
« on: Tuesday 05 September 17 10:34 BST (UK)  »
I have an Archibald Brown born around 1742 who served with the Royal Navy. According to an 1804 muster he was born in Northumberland, but according to the attached Greenwich hospital admissions register he was born in what looks like 'Bishopgrey' or 'Bishopquay' Durham. The best explanation I can find is the Bishop's Quay at Blyth, Northumberland. Grateful any views on whether that's a likely explanation. Was Bishop's Quay/Blyth at any point within Co Durham's borders? Or could the written reference be to somewhere else?
Very grateful any suggestions or advice.

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