Ralph Emmerson of Willington

[lizzieann]

I am trying to find the parents of Ralph Emmerson born in Crook 1816 died Willington 1894; Ralph was married to Mary nee Hedley & they had 7 children. I think Ralph`s parents may have been from Stanhope but I can`t find a birth or baptism for Ralph,
Any help really appreciated,
Lizzieann

[ss002d6252]

Not quite your Ralph but are they related ?
http://www.rainegenealogy.com/Emmerson.html

Ralph EMMERSON was the son of Joseph EMMERSON and Hannah FAIRLESS    Joseph EMMERSON and Hannah FAIRLESS were married on 20 May 1809 at Stanhope (for more on Hannah's line, see under FAIRLESS). Their children were:   

Thomas EMMERSON b 18 Feb 1810 at Heathery Cleugh, Durham.  Married Elizabeth CLENNING?

Betty EMMERSON b 25 Dec 1813 at Wham, Durham

William EMMERSON b 25 Dec 1813 at Wham, Durham

Nancy EMMERSON b 27 Apr 1816 at Wham, Durham

Joseph EMMERSON b 20 Sep 1818 at Low Rigg, Weardale, Durham

Hannah EMMERSON b 4 Feb 1821 at Low Rigg, died 1826

John EMMERSON b 27 Dec 1823 at Low Rigg m Ann BRIDDICK (see below)

Ralph EMMERSON b 27 Dec 1823 at Low Rigg m Frances PERCEVAL   

The family in 1841 Census:

 

1841 Census, Weardale DistrictWeardale, Stanhope Forest - Whain or Wham, HO 107 308/10 - Folio 48 - Page 4

 

Hannah Emmerson, 60

John Emmerson, 25, Lead Miner

Ralph Emmerson, 20, Lead Miner

-- same house, separate family --

Hannah Emmerson, 15, Female Servant 

[Preshous]

Hi LizzeAnn
 There is a tree on Ancestry that has Ralphs parents as John Emmerson b 1782 in Wolsingham & Elizabeth Smurthwaite b 1785 in Hamsterley. Unfortunatley no evidence supplied . The marriage for Thomas & Elizabeth is on the IGI.

Gary

[lizzieann]

Hello Gary,
Thanks for info - I`m still unable to find Ralph`s birth certificate to determine that John & Elizabeth were his parents. I`ve tried all the usual channels without success. Any ideas ??

Lizzieann

[lizzieann]

Thank you Raine for all the fascinating material--I`m sure we must be related way back ; the problem is that Emmerson is quite a common name in Weardale & they all semmed to have had lots of sons with the same Christian name! My other side of the family had a most unusual name which made my research a lot easier!

Lizzieann

[Preshous]

Hi Lizzieann

I have searched, as you probably have, all the usual records and have come up with very little. There are entries in the non conformist records for a Ralph Emmerson b 1818 one lists his father as Ralph and that record is on the IGI. The other entry does not give a fathers name and could well be the same person unfortunatley it is a pay per view site.

Added.  I have sent a request for more info from tree owner.

Gary

[lizzieann]

Hello Gary,
I know for definite that Ralph was born in 1816 - got him on the 1841 census; I`ve checked the "1818" Ralph just in case but that`s not him.
I know that Ralph`s wife came from an army family -she was born in Paris after  Waterloo. I wonder if Ralph`s father also went into the army & he was born abroad --I`m really just thinking now of all possibilities !

          Lizzieann

[Martin Aaron]

So, if I've got it right, your chap was married to a Mary nee Hedley born in occupied Paris in 1816?
There was a Private Robert Headley in the Kings Dragoon Guards at Waterloo - a long shot but possible father?

Martin

[lizzieann]

Hello Martin,
Thanks for your search ---I know the parents of  Mary nee Hedley who was married to my "illusive" Ralph Emmerson-- they were John Hedley b 1784 in Staffordshire & Elizabeth b 1787 in Durham.

I just cannot find confirmation of Ralph`s parents nor any record of his birth /baptism

 Will keep searching,

         Ann