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Radcliff, thank you, I think that clears up that path.

I have downloaded the birth certificate for Christopher Stephenson Fearon 1909 and his father is listed as Christopher Stephenson Fearon, labourer for gasworks (same occupation as the C S Fearon in the later censuses). Alice Oliver is also listed as "Alice Fearon formerly Oliver" on this certificate.  She is residing at 33 Ayton Street at this point - I don't know when she/the rest of the family moved to 53 Oban Road ahead where they were during the 1911 census (along with Hannah Fearon m.s. Brown). Very strange!

Hello, I was wondering if anyone might be able to help me untangle a mystery. I am researching my maternal grandmother's family and I have come to a bit of an issue.

Her father's (Arthur William Oliver Fearon) parents were listed as Christopher S Fearon and Alice Fearon m.s. Oliver, however, it is acknowledged in the family that it was unlikely Christopher S Fearon was his biological father. Indeed, on his birth certificate there is no father mentioned.

In the Census of 1901, Christopher Stephenson Fearon and Hannah Fearon stayed alone at 100 Clifford Street, Byker. They are noted as being married.

AWO Fearon was born in Byker, 1907, with no father named on the certificate. His mother is Alice Oliver.

in the 1911 Census, at 53 Oban Road, Byker, Christopher Stephenson Fearon and Hannah Fearon are marked as having been married for 12 years, with 2 children, neither of whom sadly survived. At this address is also Alice Oliver, aged 24, marked as "niece" and her two children, Arthur William Oliver, and Christopher Stephenson Oliver. They are aged 3 and 2, respectively, and are marked as 'illegitimate'.

However, in the 1921 Census, at 53 Oban Road, we now have Christopher Stephenson Fearon and Alice Fearon as husband and wife, with the children listed as 'son' and a further four children. There is no mention of Hannah.

The GRO records suggest that Alice and Christopher Stephenson Fearon DID get married, in 1939, and I understand that they may have simply stated they were married to avoid any judgement about living together? But I cannot find what happened to Hannah, and I am confused to the relationship between Alice and Christopher Stephenson Fearon. My supposition is that perhaps Alice was Hannah's niece, and that Hannah passed away sometime between the two censuses (1911 and 1921) but I cannot find enough information to say either way.

I would be mega grateful if anyone could help!

Hello!

I have been looking for information for my great x5 grandmother, Margaret Addes m.s. Dickson. I believe she was born around 1800, in Glasgow.

The earliest information I have for her is an old parish register (Glasgow) of marriage on 23rd October 1820. It reads "William Addes, weaver, in Glasgow, and Margaret Dickson, resident there married 23rd October by Dr. William Taylor, one of the ministers of Glasgow". The reference for the record from SP is 644/1 400 38, if that helps.

She appears on the 1851 census, aged 52, with William (57) and her children, Richard (19), John (16) and William (10). William Addes dies in 1855, in Drygate where "he spent all his life". Margaret's maiden name is spelled "Dixon" here.

In the 1861 census, she may be staying with her son George and his wife Elizabeth on 83 Drygat Street, although her the age of the Margaret Addis here is 84, so that doesnt fit. The surname is spelled ADDIS here.

On her son Richards' death certificate, in 1875, she is marked as being deceased.

I have searched SP using all sorts of variations of the Addes surname but I am turning up nothing. I have checked the following on the off-chance, but I have not managed to find the right Margaret.

1867 ADDIS, MARGARET (Statutory registers Deaths 644/1 388)   
1875 EADIE, MARGARET (Statutory registers Deaths 627/ 51)   
1873 DICKSON, MARGARET (Statutory registers Deaths 644/1 763)   
1871 ADDIE, MARGARET (Statutory registers Deaths 625/1 96)   

Can anyone help?

Absolutely spot on, great detective work! JenB thanks for piecing together the evidence! I'm very new to researching family history so I didn't think to use the censuses on either side to try and find a close match - thank you for this I shall do more sleuthing now I have the correct name