Gateshead Newspapers ?Advise please.

[Barbara348]

I would be grateful if someone could advise me of a Gateshead Newspaper which has a Letters page please.

I'm trying to trace descendants of my Gt Gt Uncle Samuel Jones (born Oswestry) & his wife Annie (born Ireland).

The 1911 Census shows him living in Gateshead, with Annie and the following children:

Mary 8 & James 6, both born in Manchester.
John 4, born in Jarrow.
Fred 2, born in Gateshead.

Don't know how to trace the family after 1911 so I thought that if I could get a letter showing the information I'm after, included in an edition of a Gateshead newspaper, I might have more luck in tracing someone that way.

Any pointers would be appreciated.

Cheers

Barbara.

[stanmapstone]

For daily newspapers in the North East See http://www.nsdatabase.co.uk/mz2/asp/mapzit.asp?mapid=6 which also gives contact information
Newspaper web sites http://www.newspapersoc.org.uk/Default.aspx?page=1228
Stan

[imeldageordie]

Hi Barbara

Gateshead doesn't have a specific paper of it's own any more so most people would read the Newcastle Evening Chronicle.

Might be worth contacting Gateshead libraries as well though as they have a very good local/family history section who also may be able to help. 

Julie

[nort]

Barbara,as Julie said the Evening Chronicle might be your best bet,i know they have a section in it about once week concerning families trying to get in touch with relatives.

Steve

[Barbara348]

Hi all,

Stan, thanks for your help &  the links etc , I sent you a PM of thanks the other day because the topic was locked at the time.

Julie & Steve, thanks to you both  for your info about the Newcastle
Evening Leader, I'll give it a shot at trying to get a letter published.

Thanks all for your interest & help.

Cheers

Barbara.

[stanmapstone]

Hi Barbara,
On the Evening Chronicle web site http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/north-east-news/contact-subscribe/ it has To send a letter for publication e-mail us at: ec.letters(at)ncjmedia.co.uk


Stan

[Barbara348]

Hi Stan,

Thanks very much for that.

Following your message , I contacted the paper and I've now sent them an E Mail with the letter details I'd like them to insert in their letters column of the Newcastle Evening Chronicle

Thanks again for the help - here's hoping .

Cheers

Barbara.

[nort]

Barbara,just to let you know that your letter is in tonights edition of the Evening Chronicle (Dec 20).I hope you have some luck with it.

Steve

[Barbara348]

Hi Steve, thanks for letting me know.

I'm sending you a PM.

Barbara.