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I’ve had a good search through the Presbyterian and Parish records for Belford. It’s always wise to check both as parents sometimes used both, depending upon circumstances at the time, whichever was more convenient and it could change between generations.
First of all John Johnson and Margaret Gradon were married at Kyloe Church not Doddington as you mention at one point. Kyloe  Church  closed a long time ago and is now a private house but existing records are held at Berwick Archives in the Library(open Wed and Thur only). The parents may not have been strict Presbyterians as they married in an Anglican Church. Many Presbyterians took advantage of living near the Border and hopped over to Coldstream or Lamberton

The baptisms of their children do not appear in the Belford Erskine Church (also now closed). I checked transcripts for 1793-1820 published by Berwick Archives. Unfortunately I seem to have mislaid the microfiche of the Belford Scotch Church so could not check it directly but I believe they are included in FamilySearch and none of your Johnsons  appeared on that website apart from two burials at Belford Parish Church of children who died as infants. I could not find them in the Parish Church baptisms. I also looked in Warenford Presbyterian Baptisms but no luck there.

Not everyone was baptised. I’ve managed to find very few baptisms for my Presbyterian ancestors, possibly because their registers did not survive as well as the Anglican ones.

I did find the baptism of a John Jackson in the Spittal Presbyterian Register on 17 March 1773 with father James and mother Ann. Is that a possibility?  I also noticed that a Thomas Johnson and wife Alice had a child named Adam in 1819 and wondered if they were connected to your line.

I’m sorry I haven’t been able to find anything new. If I come across anything relevant I’ll certainly get in touch.

Val

Is there anyone out there with an ancestor named Thomas, Robert, John, or  William Glass who disappears from Ross & Cromarty late 1600s or early 1700s ? I’m looking for someone with such a name who settled in North Northumberland and possibly worked as a shepherd? Family legend says that’s how my Glass line arrived in this region. It is not a Border name and was far more common in the Highlands especially in Perthshire, Aberdeenshire, Inverness-shire but family legend promotes Ross & Cromarty as the original homeland.

Can anyone help me on this longstanding quest, please?

Val

My 3xgrt grandfather Thomas Davis born about 1815 in Glamorgan moved to Northumberland before 1833 and worked as a miner in collieries around Cramlington, Seghill, Cowpen area. He died of pneumonia in 1847 At Monkwearmouth Shore in Co.Durham while his wife and children were living in Cramlington/Blyth area.

Was there a likely reason for his move to Northumberland? I’m assuming he was a miner in Glamorgan before his move. I’m interested to know if there particular incidents in Glamorgan collieries around the 1820-30 period which preceded his move. He seems to have moved with his brother David but it’s always possible he came as a child with his parents.

I haven’t attempted to find his baptism with a name like Thomas Davis born in Glamorgan as this seems too daunting but wondered if anyone else has coal miner ancestors from Glamorgan who made a similar move to Northumberland around that time who might be able to make suggestions .

All help gratefully received!

Val

Thank you for your suggestion, Mckha489. Worth a try!

Belfordian