Project Info: Earthenware Dealers and hawkers of pots

[mulberry-rose]

River Tyne Lass

Hope you are doing well 

Come across a new development today, I think some of my Rooneys may have been using the alias Conroy.

Margaret Rooney (24) & Patrick Green (31) married 5 Aug 1911 at Morpeth Register Office. It lists Margaret as the daughter of John Conroy, not Rooney.

I think her first husband, Patrick Docherty, likely deserted her. So, as a cover up she made it appear that Conroy was her maiden name, and Rooney her married name. There is also a witness “E Conroy” which I believe is Margaret’s mother Ellen Not 100%.

Their first son, Francis Green, was registered with MN Conroy, and initially I thought this was just a mixup with Ellen’s maiden name, but now think it was possibly deliberate. My ggmother birth was registered with MN Rooney, but was not registered by bio family.

[River Tyne Lass]

Hi Mulberry Rose,
I hope you are keeping well.  That is interesting re the alias names.  I wonder why they did that?  It doesn’t sound like it was an accidental slip of the tongue as Rooney and Conroy do sound quite different. 
I have revisited the Outdoor relief lists and found this one which I missed at the Local Studies.  In the Departures from relief lists on 16 Dec 1915 (page 296 in the printed volume) Ellen Rooney is noted as age 51 with 1 child dependent.  This time however, she is recorded under Blyth district. 
Also, it may or may not have any relevance to the Leightleys you are interested in but in the departures in the 1926-27 there is an Anna M. Leightley listed age 37 with 2 illegitimate children under the Cramlington district.
Also just to mention, I managed to get a brief time yesterday afternoon at the Archives and whilst looking at a Tynemouth workhouse alphabetical index I came across some Tweddles who may or may not be of relevance.  I made a note just in case.
Robert S Tweddle looks like from Cowpen.  Birthdate given as 1850.  Admitted 4 June 1908 and discharged 5 Aug 1910.
Also a Robert born 1861 with a Sarah born 1881 and an Alice born 1912.  All discharged on 21 January 1912.  I do not know when they were admitted. 

[mulberry-rose]

Hi, River Tyne Lass, hope you’re well too

Thanks for the new information. Ellen being in the Blyth district  does make sense as they’d lived in Bebside before, and had a few births/deaths registered in Tynemouth. Only Margaret (1888) seems to be using Conroy as an alias, as far as I know the other Rooneys didn’t. Too many aliases! I’m still trying to figure why my Joseph Conroy was referred to as James in the criminal register

Thank you for the Tweddle’s and  Leightley info, it’s all very appreciated. A quick look on FreeBMD shows Robert S Tweddle died Dec Qtr 1910 not long after discharge. Robert Tweddle (1861) looks to have married Sarah Johnson in 1911, daughter Alice born 1913. I’ll look these up further at a later point.

I can’t remember if I’ve mentioned this before (too many topics to keep track of!) or you may already have this info, but Peter Conroy (married Ann Miller) died of phthisis on 21 Dec 1888 at Damside Morpeth. He was a general labourer. My Rooney’s later lived at Damside mid-1891, a connection I thought might help in future.

There was also this interesting death; Michael Conroy, aged 60, besom maker, died 30 June 1870 at Hexham Union Workhouse (typhus fever).

Unrelated, but this memorial you have on FG https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/241959659/annie-dormand
I believe is connected to my Bell ancestors. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/265983899/matthew-bell

Annie Bell b. 1885 dau of Andrew & Williammina. I didn’t connect it until recently because of the surname from her second marriage.

[TraceyD]

Hi,

Interesting topic.

My Great Great Grandfather William Stokes born in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire and christened 26th May 1833. William married Elizabeth Palmer on the 25th December 1862 at St Margaret's Church, Leicester, their witnesses were John Palmer and Mary Ann Billings. They went on to have four children William (1863), Henry (1867), Mary (1871) and Annie (1879).

William's occupation was a dealer in china in Leicester. It is believed that the family worked on fairground stalls and gave china items away as prizes.

His son William (my Great Grandfather) was later listed on census as occupation Potter.

Hope this information is of some interest.

Kind regards,
Tracey

Edited for typo.