Archers of Matfen

[Michael Dixon]

Just adding some snippets from transcriptions of Stamfordham Parish registers.
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Adding info onto the three bapts posted by Tracy...

Thomas  " 2nd son" Father Thomas, a "joiner"
Ann " 1st dtr"
James " 2nd son"* abode " Matfen Mill." Annd Dixon = "of this parish"
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Ann bapt 28 Jul 1776 dtr of William Dixon, farmer, Burnside and Hannah.

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Other bapts.

27 Mar 1767 Thomas, son of Stephen Archer, labourer of West Matfen.
3 Oct 1768 Barbara dtr of Thomas Archer, joiner of West Matfen.
3 May 1770 Jane dtr of ditto
1 Apr 1773 Barbara dtr of Thomas and Ursula Archer, joiner of West Matfen
9 May1773 Jane, dtr of Stephen and Elizabeth Archer, lab of West Matfen
15 Aug 1779 Matthew son on ditto
20 Feb 1783 Elizabeth dtr of Thomas and Ursula Archer, joiner of West Matfen.
1 Oct 1787 Ralph son of ditto.
Born 25 Jul 1799, bapt 26 Oct 1800, James son of Thomas Archer.
Born 9 Feb 1801, bapt 18 Mar 1801 Thomas 1st son of Edward Jordan, shoemaker, by his wife Jane Archer, native of Matfen.
Born 31 Jan 1806, bapt 14 Jul 1806 Matthew.. Good God.. can't tell whether  he is a Jordan or Archer... later
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Burials

20 Jan 1769 Barbara, dtr of Thomas Archer, joiner of west Matfen.
17 Jan 1772 Jane, widow of Thomas Archer of west Matfen
15 May 1772 Margaret Archer, widow of Wall House *
27 May 1778 Thomas, son of Stephen Archer, lab of West Matfen.
31 Mar 1785 Jane Archer, spinster of West Matfen *
Died 17 Jul 1798, bur 19 Jul 1798 Thomas Archer, 58 yrs, Joiner and Carpenter of West Matfen.

Died 10 Feb , buried 12 Feb, year 1799 or 1800. Thomas Archer, son of George Robinson, soldier, aged 7 yrs.

Died 4 Mar, Bur 6 Mar 1799 or 1899 Ralph, aged 14 yrs,
 son of the late Thomas Archer, joiner.
Died 29 Jun, Bur 30 Jun 1799 or 1800, Michael 26 yrs, son of Thomas Archer, joiner of West Matfen.

Died 21 Dec 1801, bur 23 Dec 1801. Elizabeth wife of Stephen Archer, lab of west Matfen.

D18 Jan 1805, bur 20 Jan 1805, Matthew Archer, shoemaker, Matfen, 30 yrs.

Died Jan 1806, bur 30 Jan 1806, Ann Archer wife of Thomas Archer, joiner, Matfen.

Died 25 Apr 1808 bur 27 Apr 1808, Stephen Archer, joiner of Matfen, aged 76 yrs.
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Michael Dixon

[fred111]

Great! Grateful thanks to both Tracy and Michael for this wealth of information.
There certainly seem to be people and dates that tie in.
I thought maybe Ann (living with Thomas) was from a second marriage because there is a space on her marriage certificate (1849) where her father's name should be. That Thomas would have been around 82, then, if he had still been alive, which really is not that likely in those days.
If James next door is son of Thomas, he and Ann are unlikely to have the same mother, with that age gap.
She could be a Grand-daughter from another offspring of Thomas eg Thomas b 1804.
LIz

[fred111]

I have sorted quite a few of the Archers with all the information I've been given.
However, nowhere, can I find a record of Ann's birth, to hopefully give me her father, at least.
Were the births of girls always recorded in those days?
Liz

[peter brownlee]

A family of Archers were tenants of the Priory of Hexham in East Matfen at the dissolution in 1536 Thomas Archer held 1 tenement. They appear in muster lists and hearth tax lists in the Victoria Northumberland County history. They acquired freehold land at Thorny Hill Matfen for which they were entitled to vote in county elections. But the estate was sold by the trustees of Michael Archer in 1776. His will was dated 7/7/1760.
Your Archers may have been (relatively)poor relations. Village craftsmen were usually less mobile than the rest of the Northumbrian population of tenant farmers, labourers and miners. Hope this is of interest.

[fred111]

Fascinating.
Thank you very much, Peter.
It all adds to the jigsaw, even though there are still bits missing.
'Muster lists' and 'hearth tax lists' are new to me, but I will look them up.
I still feel like a new recruit to the ancestry searching, but there are so many people, like yourself, who go out of their way to help, and point me in directions to add to my knowledge.
Cheers,
Liz

[buffhunt]

Hi Liz,
We have traced through our family tree, that we have an Ann Archer who married William Summerville. I have found her marriage records but have been able to find any birth details or other information on deaths etc.

Are you able to provide any more information on Ann Archer?

Regards
Tessa

[fred111]

Hi Tessa,
The most I can help is on the posts that you can see. I'm still not entirely sure of Ann's parentage.
Ann and William's daughter Elizabeth Ann Summerville was born in Matfen in 1859, even though the couple was living in Newcastle. I presume there must have been someone there who was a close relative.
I'll let you know if I find out any more. I'll post it on this site!
Best of luck
Liz

[fred111]

Tessa, I am almost sure that Ann's father was James Archer. I have been unable so far to find a marriage or a death for him.

 I have done a detailed timeline of the Archer family to try to sort it all out.
I am happy to email this to you if you leave your email address for me.
This also applies for any other frustrated Archer researchers of course!
Liz

[fred111]

I just thought I'd post the bit of the family tree I've got in case it helps anyone else.  I haven't added other sons and daughters which were not direct relatives of mine. They're on the time line I mentioned in my last post.

   
Thomas Archer  m  ?
                           |
                           |
               Thomas Archer  m  Ursula Ungus
                c1740               |            16 Jan 1743 Hetton - 10 Aug 1812
   ch 7 April 1742              |
                                11 Nov 1766
                                         |               
                                         |
                              Thomas Archer  m  Ann Dixon
          26 July 1767- 17 July 1798    |     28 July 1776 - 1806
                                                        |
                                                    1797
                                                        |
                                                        |
                                           Thomas Archer m   ?
                                                1804            |
                                                                    |
                                                                    |
                                                                    |
                                                           Ann Archer  m  William Summerville
                                                                1829
They lived in Matfen but as Matfen had no  church until 1842, villagers had to go to Stamfordham.

Thomas is the one I can't prove yet!

Liz