Searching for Redshaw roots

[Ruskie]

TL,
I rediscovered this site last night and thought you might find something of general interest:
http://www.keystothepast.info/k2p/usp.nsf/pws/Keys+to+the+past+-+Home+Page

Moving on from Michael confirming that the Turkshead was a pub - you can often have an educated guess at where a residence was by looking at the neighbours. You can walk around the neighbourhood looking for streets and other landmarks that may still exist today and compare an old map of the area to a map of today, sometimesyou even get a birds eye view. 

[totally leics]

 I think I was just allowing myself a flight of fancy re the domestic service Michael, it certainly wasn't logic based I fully concede.
 I seem to have located Jonathan's father Josiah as an unemployed shepherd living with his wife Ann, and again a grandchild ,this time a Sarah T Redshaw. I've got his d.o.b as 28/Sep/1808 at Falstone, but living at Harnham in 1881 which I cannot locate or maybe its getting late and I cannot see for looking.        TL
   
  PS  thanks for pub info, I'm trying to learn to broaden my methodology of search.                                                             

[totally leics]

Hi Ruskie,

 Really must thank you for introducing me to that site, I can see myself coming back to it again and again, its very useful and interesting. Have located Harnham, it seems to have been a collection of small settlements between Capheaton and Whalton, probably still is. My lack of geographical knowledge of Northumberland is on a sharp learning curve indeed,  as witnessed by my earlier confusion with North Sunderland (though in truth I've been to nearby Seahouses so can offer no real excuse!) Had retired for the night, but couldn't settle without one more try. Glad I did!
 Anyway thanks again.      TL

[Ruskie]

TL,

Not sure if you are aware of the excellent online resources available for Durham/Northumberland. To start you off, here is good example of a free one:

http://www.rootschat.com/links/05w6/

(Time consuming but it can be worth it if you get lucky)
Give me a shout if you can't find the Turkshead's approximate location. I'll be happy to give you a hand (I like fiddling round with maps). 

[jora]

There is a picture of the Turk's Head taken in 1964 here - http://tinyurl.com/kngltp

[totally leics]

Thanks for the further information on sites Ruskie, and thanks Jora for the 1960's photo, its always good to have an actual view of whats being discussed.
The further thing that struck me when looking at the 1881 census was the mix of nationalities in the ten or so houses in Turkshead Yard, English, a dozen or so Irish, some Scots and birthplaces for some given as Australia, NJ America and East Indies. The search for my partner's ancestors has certainly proved interesting!

[peter brownlee]

I live in a miner's cottage in Acomb,  built by Morrison Bros for their workers. They were brick built, a row of 15, one large room down and two up with  a wooden division and a small lean to pantry at the rear. The netty was at the bottom of the garden discharging into the stream and shared with the house next door. However there was a large iron kitchen range and a fireplace upstairs (no stinting of coal in a colliery village) so they were quite snug, especially as some had families of a dozen in them.
The National Coal Board added a small lean-to  to make a tiny kitchen and bathroom  either side of the back door. Since a right of way runs between the back doors and the gardens the cottages cannot easily be enlarged in the current fashion, though all but two, mine and the one next door have had the lean-to converted into a narrow two storey rear extension.
 I dug up the floor of brick quarrels in mine and replaced the range with a wood burning stove, the last to be refurnished in that way. I guess the museum is now the only place to find cottages without separate kitchens or indoor plumbing.
Peter

[Ruskie]

Your house sounds lovely Peter.

I know that it is unacceptable these days to live as our ancestors did, but I really like to see houses kept as near to the original as is practical, with the additonal of a few mod cons of course. 

They're part of history and I don't like to see them messed around with too much. I'd like to see examples of homes from all periods in time preserved as museum pieces ... 

[KittyWillow]

John Robert Redshaw born 1892 in Stobswood, Northumberland.
Parents are Adam Redshaw born 1867 in Rothbury and died 1918 in Seaton Hirst, Ashington, Northumberland also Mary Patton born 1872 Broomhill, Northumberland and died 1947 Seaton Hirst, Ashington, Northumberland.
Adams parents were Jonathan Redshaw born 1833 in Elsdon, Northumberland and died 1891 in Northumberland. His mother was Jane Brown born 1845 in Elsdon, but I have no death date.
Jonathans parents were Josiah born 1811 and Ann born 1816.
His maternal grandparents were Archibald Patton born 1843 Scotland and died 1892 in the district of Morpeth, Northumberland also Jane Spowart born 1846 in Spittal and died 1908 in the district of Morpeth, Northumberland.
Jane's parents are George Spowart born 1821 Berwick upon Tweed and Mary Adamson born 1822 Spittal. George died before the marriage of his daughter Jane in 1870, but I have been unable to find a death date yet!