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Peggy and Michael,

I must admit i'm a little confused with this topic now as i have traced George and Jane back to census 1841.
Maybe the confusion is that i am going off the correct spelling of Douglas with a single 's' on the end,which is how my name is spelt.I have a record of George and Jane's (meggison) marriage at Gosforth St.Nicholas on April 25th 1833.They had children,George(1828) Jane (1828 ?)William (1831) Elizabeth(1835)and Thomas (1837) although 3 of the children were born before the marriage,i think it was commonplace in those days as much as it is now.
They were living at Lane House,Kirknewton,Howtel,Northumberland in 1841.George was born in 1791 and Jane in 1801.

I also have a copy of George's (1828) death certificate stating that he died in 1914 aged 86yrs old,he was a colliery overman,born in Stanhope,Co.Durham. The person who reported or found him dead was his son in law Thomas Prince according to the certificate,Thomas actually married George's daughter Annie in 1906, so this kept me on the trail thinking i was correct.George died at Heworth,Co.Durham which is where the family lived at the time according to census records.
George (1828) who i believe to be my great,great grandfather was married twice,the first was to Isabella(heckels)1852 and the second was to Ann(tiplady)1872 this marriage produced the daughter Annie.
Now that you have both come up with a different George and Jane this has thrown my research into serious doubt and i am now starting to think i have been chasing the wrong family all this time.
It looks like i'll have to start all over again,or maybe i am on the right track,would appreciate both of your inputs,that is, if i haven't confused you or put you off.


Regards,

Bykerlad

Wow !!!!
This forum is so overwhelming.

Ruskie,i tend to agree with you on the 1850 marriage and am going to purchase the certificate.As for Dolly,i did think about the possibility of her being James' grandmother,looking at the household and their ages it means she had the youngest child at the ripe old age of 51,very doubtful i think but who knows.

Jora,your information has opened up so many new avenue's for me and given me so much more to explore.Loved the news about the Berwick Bridge,brings back so many fond memories,beuatiful part of the North-East.

Michael,i do agree with you also in thinking James got off lightly,i can only say that hopefully was the only member of the family to have been locked up(you never know tho').Great note about the Carlisle railway line,still the quickest way to cross the two counties in my opinion,certainly the most picturesque.

Once again, thanks to all of you,your help is so much appreciated.I will keep you posted on my progress.

Absolutely dumbfounded at the response !!!!!

Regards,

Bykerlad.

Thanks so much for the replies regarding my thread.
Eyesee and jimmijam,thanks very much for the criminal records,now i know what he did to deserve his sentence.
Ruskie, thanks for the info about Irish history,it is frustrating trying to trace anyone back there.
The address i have him with mother Dolly(dorothy) is in Berwick 1851,as i said his wife Catherine is there with him.i originally traced his marriage to Catherine to 1855 in Berwick her maiden name was McDonald but i have since found that a James Bracken married a Catherine (nee leunan) but way back in 1850,also in Berwick.
This would be the more likely of the two as james and catherine's first child was born in 1851 also in berwick,just gets more complicated eh.
Anyway,once again thanks for the warm welcome and interesting responses.
kind regards,
bykerlad