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Family Bibles / Any old WHITEHEAD Family Bibles out there?
« on: Monday 13 August 07 19:42 BST (UK)  »
Does anyone have any knowledge of an old WHITEHEAD Family Bible out there, that's not wanted?

The WHITEHEADs in question would be from North East Yorkshire, with names like John, John Henry, Thomas, Robert, Matthew and (wait for it...) Marmaduke ;)!

Thanks a lot,
Sheridan

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Durham / Re: Mellanby from Stockton
« on: Monday 13 August 07 18:53 BST (UK)  »
Hi John, Fay and Adam,

Many thanks for all the info, it never ceases to amaze me how 'sharing' family historians and Genealogists can be.

If anyone wants to see the 3 pages from the Family Bible please either send me an email address or explain (step-by-step ;-) how to attach them for viewing on the forum - I don't have a clue how to. I'm not usually this computer-illiterate, I just find this site difficult to navigate for some reason.

Kind regards,
Sheri

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Durham / Re: Parish Records Long Newton and Witton Gilbert
« on: Sunday 12 August 07 12:59 BST (UK)  »
Welcome back Ruby,

I know what it's like, having only got back on line myself - our computer crashed and we had to get a new one (luckily most of my family history was saved on a popular genealogy site  ;) and most of my photos were saved on a portable hard-drive)

I noticed you have John Whitehead (b. 1819, married to Elizabeth Newby) as the son of Marmaduke (love that name) & Aley Robinson. I have his father as John Whitehead (b. Eston 1771) & his mother as Ann Harling (b. Guisborough abt 1785).

Now that doesn't mean you're wrong - I got this info from a chap in Canada and he got it from someone else. He recently said he'd found something 'possibly wrong' in his Whitehead tree and that he'd get back to me once he's sorted it out. So it could be this - perhaps my great X 4 grandfather is Marmaduke and not John??

Great to be in touch with someone else whose researching the same family!

Please send my regards to my "new cousin"  ;)

Sheri

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Durham / Re: Mellanby from Stockton
« on: Saturday 11 August 07 17:20 BST (UK)  »
Hello all,

Me again. I'm afraid I posted some 'out of date' info a few minutes ago. (I was copying from the wrong file).

My Frances Mellanby (b. 1853, Durham) was not the daughter of Ralph & Elizabeth but instead of Philip Mellanby & Anne Chambers (b. 1830 Middleton One Row, Yorks).
Philip Mellanby was born in 1822 in Birkby, Yorks.
Philip's father was John Mellanby born (according to info I got from someone else) in 1793 in Birkby, Yorks.
His mother I have only as 'Frances' born 1796 also in Birkby. Could she be one of the 3 wives of the John Mellanby mentioned earlier?

Sorry to have posted incorrect or confusing info - I hope this is clearer now.

Regards,
Sheridan

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One Name Studies: H to M / Re: MELLANBY, ALL
« on: Saturday 11 August 07 16:41 BST (UK)  »
To all Mellanby / Mellonby / Melomby researchers:

I recently received three pages (copies) from an old Mellanby Family Bible. In it they spell their name 'Melomby' but in all the Census records it's written Mellanby or Mellonby or even Mellamby.

Some of the names mentioned in the Bible are; Mary, Isabella, Thomas, Louisa, etc.

Anyway, I am related to them via my great-grandmother, Ada Winter - her mother was Frances Mellanby born 1853 in Durham (not sure where in Durham - probably Stockton.) I'm also in touch with a chap who is related to the same branch.

If anyone feels this would be at all helpful to their research, I'll happily share my copies of the Family Bible. If there is a connection, I'd appreciate any info you could give me because I only have my Mellanby line back to 1827, with the birth of Ralph (father of Frances).

Kind regards,
Sheridan

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Durham / Re: Mellanby
« on: Saturday 11 August 07 16:39 BST (UK)  »
To all Mellanby / Mellonby / Melomby researchers:

I recently received three pages (copies) from an old Mellanby Family Bible. In it they spell their name 'Melomby' but in all the Census records it's written Mellanby or Mellonby or even Mellamby.

Some of the names mentioned in the Bible are; Mary, Isabella, Thomas, Louisa, etc.

Anyway, I am related to them via my great-grandmother, Ada Winter - her mother was Frances Mellanby born 1853 in Durham (not sure where in Durham - probably Stockton.) I'm also in touch with a chap who is related to the same branch.

If anyone feels this would be at all helpful to their research, I'll happily share my copies of the Family Bible. If there is a connection, I'd appreciate any info you could give me because I only have my Mellanby line back to 1827, with the birth of Ralph (father of Frances).

Kind regards,
Sheridan

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Yorkshire (North Riding) / Re: names on photos
« on: Friday 10 August 07 17:21 BST (UK)  »
Hi there,

My Whiteheads were from Middlesbro (before that Stockton, Durham and before that Eston, etc, etc) Anyway you could attach the photos so we could see them here? Sorry but I'm very new to this so I don't know how to 'pm' you my email address.

Another idea is to put them on 'This is the North East' website - http://www.communigate.co.uk/ne   
They have loads of old photo's, reunions, etc and are always adding to their collection.

Regards,
Sheridan

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Durham / Re: Parish Records Long Newton and Witton Gilbert
« on: Friday 10 August 07 13:53 BST (UK)  »
Hi Ruby,
I'm researching the same Whiteheads. I managed to trace them back to about 1591 in Eston and at some stage John Whitehead (b. 1821) moved to Long Newton, when he married Elizabeth Newby of that area. In the 1851 Census their son (also John - born 1847) is from Stockton, Durham - so it appears they had moved again. His son, John Henry, seems to have been born in Coatham - they really got around after 2 centuies of living in one place! I'd be interested to know if you found any Parish Records for Long Newton or any of the other places. It would also be interesting to know who the common ancestor is between your husband and I.
Kind regards,
Sheri

Quote from: rubyrose on Friday 03 August 07 18:29 BST (UK)
Hi All

Can somebody please tell me where I can get the Parish Records for Witton Gilbert and Long Newton. I am trying to track my husband's ancestors, Newby and Whitehead. I have looked on GENUKI, IGI and BIVRI and can only find incomplete births and marriages on all of them. I have searched the internet and can't find any sites which have these records. Do I have to go to Durham to do a search?

Also, to make matters worse, the Whiteheads lived in Eston in Yorkshire before they went to Long Newton and I am having the same problems finding the records for Eston.

I have got incomplete records for them from about 1719 but would like to be absolutely certain I have the right parents before I add to the family tree.

Help and advice would be much appreciated. Must be my age but I'm really confused by the parishes and districts in Yorkshire and Durham!

Regards

Ruby

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Yorkshire (East Riding & York) / Re: Whiteheads in Yorkshire
« on: Friday 10 August 07 13:23 BST (UK)  »
Hello there,
I'm new to this site so hope I'm doing it right. My Whiteheads (and I have a lot) were from all over the show in Yorkshire - Eston, Long Newton, Leeds, Redcar, Middelsbro, Skelton, Coatham, etc.
If any of these ring a bell, I'll happily share what info I have.
Regards,
Sheri

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