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pea farm towlaw
« on: Wednesday 17 May 06 18:57 BST (UK) »
looking for a needle in ahaystack with this one all i know is great grandfather john william vickers from towlaw or tantobie lived with parents on a pea farm in towlaw i think havent even got a birth date only know born approx 1873 just wondering if anyone could give me the correct name for farm thanks lila
downie/north shields.vickers/durham. bugg/middlesbrough.storke/ middlesbrough.laityhelston cornwall.

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Re: pea farm towlaw
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 17 May 06 20:12 BST (UK) »
Lila…

A bit from Tow Law but a Vickers family appears on the 1881 census at Dearn Head Farm, Coatham Mundeville, which is near Darlington. There is a John William aged 8, the father is Francis Vickers farmer of 50 acres. Ref RG11/4892.

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Re: pea farm towlaw
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 18 May 06 09:09 BST (UK) »
thanks terry i had seen that one trouble is a have also found a lot of other vickers names with farms and all i know for sure is that they had this pea farm either tow law or tantobie i believe these villages are nxt to each other thtanks very much tho
downie/north shields.vickers/durham. bugg/middlesbrough.storke/ middlesbrough.laityhelston cornwall.

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Re: pea farm towlaw
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 18 May 06 09:45 BST (UK) »
According to the current Ordnance Survey map there is still a Pea Farm not far south of Tantobie, you can see its location marked by the arrow on this link http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?G2M?X=418582&Y=552976&A=Y&Z=5

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Re: pea farm towlaw
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 18 May 06 12:17 BST (UK) »
thanks i will have a look now lila
downie/north shields.vickers/durham. bugg/middlesbrough.storke/ middlesbrough.laityhelston cornwall.

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Re: pea farm towlaw
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 18 May 06 23:52 BST (UK) »
Hi lila,

Regarding the Vickers from Towlaw.
From what i know all of the Vickers in that area originally came from the up the Wolsingham, Stanhope valley.
I haven't heard of a Pea farm in Towlaw and the weather up there wouldn't be the best for growing peas.
Could it be Pease farm?
I'm pretty sure that there was families with the surname Pease in the Towlaw, Wolsingham, Stanhope area and would have been related to the Vickers.


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Re: pea farm towlaw
« Reply #6 on: Friday 19 May 06 10:11 BST (UK) »
Lila,

Do you have the names of John William's parents? I have info regarding Vickers families originating in the Stanhope area.

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Re: pea farm towlaw
« Reply #7 on: Friday 19 May 06 11:12 BST (UK) »
Hello. I have to agree with the last two postings. I always thought of VICKERS as a Wear Valley name. There are 168 VICKERS in the dale and nineteen are "John" Out of these 1 farmer has 600 acres, one farmer has 25 acres and one is a farm manager.  Adamand

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Re: pea farm towlaw
« Reply #8 on: Friday 19 May 06 11:24 BST (UK) »
Hello.I should have said those VICKERS numbers were from the 1861 census.
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