Has anyone found family links to Tanfield?

[Nick Carver]

Have just uncovered several generations of Andersons in the family who hail from the village of Tanfield. I'd be very interested to find out if anyone else has a research link with that village as judging from the proliferation of offspring in the various families of Andersons, the chances of an overlap are quite high.

On another tack, I believe Tanfield 1750 onwards was a pit village, which accounts for the occupations my Andersons have given in the census. Does anyone know what it is like today?

[Geoff]

Hi Nick,

I have FENWICK & STEVENSON connections at Tanfield.

Cheers
Geoff
PS I have the Tanfield BDM's 1719-1812 if you require a look up

[Nick Carver]

Geoff

Thanks for your kind offer. I'll send you a PM when I can sort the details into something you can easily read.

Nick

[patagonia]

Hello,

I have just found your post about relatives in Tanfield.  I recently unearthed a whole load of relations there called Richardson.  The father of the clan is Thomas Richardson who I think was born in 1754 and married a Jane Smiles, also from Tanfield.  They then produced a large brood of at least 8 children.  If you or anyone has any details that would help to trace them further back or just to shed further light on their lives I would very much appreciate it.

Thanks,

Pat

[Geoff]

Hi Pat,

I've checked the Baptism records for 1748 to 1757 and there are plenty of RICHARDSON families listed.

So far I have not located a Thomas.
I'm a bit pushed for time at the moment but over the next few days I'll go through the full record for you and get back to you.

Cheers
Geoff

[patagonia]

Hi Geoff,

Thank you for your reply and kind offer.  I don't know if it helps but the records I have seen at LDS say 'Fryerside, Tanfield'.  I do hope that you find something, the children that I have are:
Jane; Margaret; Francis; John; Robert; Smiles; William and Thomas all born in the 1780s and 1790s.

Thanks again,

Pat

[audrey]

Have just uncovered several generations of Andersons in the family who hail from the village of Tanfield. I'd be very interested to find out if anyone else has a research link with that village as judging from the proliferation of offspring in the various families of Andersons, the chances of an overlap are quite high.

On another tack, I believe Tanfield 1750 onwards was a pit village, which accounts for the occupations my Andersons have given in the census. Does anyone know what it is like today?

Tanfield is more than a pit village it has the oldest railway line in the world  there is many sites on the net about the Tanfield Railway

audrey

[Geoff]

Hi Pat,

Here's what I have so far.

Benjamin RICHARDSON married Isabel SOUTHEREN 20th Sept 1747, both of this chapelry.

The SOUTHEREN name appears to be one that could also be Solteren/Solteron/Southeron. according to the transcriptions.

Neither of these people appear in the Baptism listings which  start in 1719, they were either born before then or came from some other place.

Benjamin & Isabel had the following children.residence listed as, of Leap.
Rowland, bap 29th Jan 1748
Thomas, bap 25th Aug 1751
Alice, bap 14th Apr 1754

Thomas RICHARDSON married Elizabeth MORTON by banns, both of this Chapelry, service performed by T THWAITES curate.
Witnesses were John BLAXTON & George LECK. 

Elizabeth MORTON d/o Wm MORTON of Tanfield Head was baptised 23rd July 1758.

There are two locations given for residences of the children you have listed. At this stage I'm not really sure if they all belong to your Thomas & Elizabeth

Children of Thomas
Thomas bapt 21st July 1782 s/o Thomas of Fryerside, possible death in 1783.
John bapt 16th May 1784 s/o Thomas of Tantove
George bapt 15th Apr 1787 s/o Thomas of Tantove
William bapt 10th Feb 1788 s/o Thomas of Fryerside
Thomas bapt 4th Jan 1790  s/o Thomas of Tantove
Jane bapt 10th June 1790  d/o Thomas of High Fryerside
Robert bapt 11th Jan 1795 s/o Thomas of Middle Fryerside
Smailes bapt 5th Feb 1797  s/o Thomas of Middle Fryerside

I'm still looking for Margaret & Francis

There was another THOMAS RICHARDSON bapt 28th June 1747. He was the son of John RICHARDSON.
If he married and had children then the TANTOVE children listed could be his & not your Thomas's.

OR, he might be your THOMAS?
You have to love Genealogy Eh!

If I find anything else then I will post it for you.

Cheers
Geoff

[patagonia]

Thank you, Geoff!

That is an amazing amount of material for me to digest - I can't believe you have found it all so quickly.  We were fairly certain about Thomas marrying Jane Smiles, though, as the Smiles name was passed on through the generations at least to my g grandfather who rejoiced in the name of Frederick Edward Henry Smiles Richardson.  Is there no trace of Jane?

Thanks again

Pat