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[Greensleeves]

An interesting development - as I have been checking the Durham Records Online, I have been contacted by someone who is researching the COULSON family.  I have emailed her to ask if she knows what the link is between the Shadforths and the Coulsons.  I await her response with interest.

[Pastmagic]

Regarding Thomas Shadforth, the elder brother, he was baptised 9 March 1756, is the mother given as Jane Sheppard, or is there no mother given?

It strikes me that it seems Robert Snr. was following the usual pattern of the times, getting a minder for existing children as soon as a wife died, by remarrying speedily. Rober Jnr. also remarried very quickly, and there is time for him and Alice to have had a child a year older than William, even if there is no record. Just musing on family patterns. Just wondering......PM

[Greensleeves]

I am a bit puzzled by Jane Sheppard and wonder if she was actually a wife of Robert Snr. 

Robert Snr's wife, Dorothy Middleton, was born around 1722 and died in 1766.  I have been unable to find a marriage for them although in this Hunt Debusa found an IGI extracted marriage:

Robert Shadforth = Doro Middleton
17 May 1752, Easington, Durham

If this was the case, then Dorothy would be the mother of Thomas although before Deb's post I had thought that Jane was the mother of Thomas. 

Hey ho, I must go and see if I can find the Easington BTs on Family Search!

[Greensleeves]

Sorry PM, forgot to add that the PR on Durham Records Online does not give the mother's name.  States Thomas Shadforth son of Robert Shadforth baptised 9 March 1756.

[susan willis]

i pretty new on here, but i have access to the parish records for st hildas in hartlepool, as i have not have the need to use them, my lot being from west hartlepool, im not sure of how far they go back, but i can find out for you, do you know if the family had always lived in what we call old hartlepool or the headland. the reason i asked is because all the families on the headland are decended from 6 families only 2 i can remember are the horsleys and the pounders. But there is a very active family history group on the headland and im sure they might be able to help you, they only deal with headlanders unfortunatly im not 1 being born in yorkshire and my husband is from west hatlepool, so they aint too keen on you joining. they are an absolute mine of information. im sure if you google them they may have a web site or contact details. they tend to move around venues quite a lot?? so dont even know where they are based. hope this helps,

[Tephra]

Hi Susan, Thank you for your very kind offer and welcome to the Scavenger Hunts.

I'm sure Greensleeves will be in contact, but she's just moved and doesn't yet have internet connection.   

Barbara

[susan willis]

ok, thats fine, i tend to go and search the records a couple of times a month, when i have a few hours to spare, funnily enough my freind lives behind st hildas church, i like these scavenger hunts what a good idea. sue

[Tephra]

Hi Sue

If you need a Scavenger Hunt, just send me a PM and I'll organise it for you