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Re: Tearing my hair out
« Reply #9 on: Thursday 10 February 11 22:11 GMT (UK) »
Thanks all, well I think the birth cert for Andrew, older brother of Sarah Alice, is a really good idea davidft. Failing finding Sarah's I suppose I should risk a tenner on Andrew? But I still wonder why Sarah is missing.
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« Reply #10 on: Thursday 10 February 11 22:17 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: northernsearcher on Thursday 10 February 11 22:11 GMT (UK)
But I still wonder why Sarah is missing.

I suspect she may be recorded as a Davidson see reply #7
James Stott c1775-1850. James was born in Yorkshire but where? He was a stonemason and married Elizabeth Archer (nee Nicholson) in 1794 at Ripon. They lived thereafter in Masham. If anyone has any suggestions or leads as to his birthplace I would be interested to know. I have searched for it for years without success. Thank you.

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« Reply #11 on: Thursday 10 February 11 22:29 GMT (UK) »
Davidft - I see what you mean, I have the IGI for Andrew and Frances and yes it is Davidson. I will try searching for a Sarah Alice Davidson birth.
thanks again Jen

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« Reply #12 on: Thursday 10 February 11 22:48 GMT (UK) »
Right, I found 3 Sarah Davidsons on Ancestry. I have to discount the Sunderland one so I am left with 1868 and 1870 Sarah's in Gateshead. Which is the right area.  I think I should try the 1868 one because that would make her 17 or 18 when she married. Pretty stupid of me not to think of Davidson, but she is Davison on the marriage cert. Thank you again I will let you know if I hit the jackpot or wasted a tenner when I get the certificate.
Jen

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Re: Tearing my hair out
« Reply #13 on: Friday 11 February 11 19:21 GMT (UK) »
There is christening record for "Sarah Alice Davison of Windy Nook" at Durham Records Online and her father is Andrew

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« Reply #14 on: Friday 11 February 11 19:54 GMT (UK) »
Well done,

............ now why didn't I try durhamrecordsonline  :-\ It also confirms her mother as Frances and it would be a lot cheaper to get that record than a certificate from the GRO\Records Office
James Stott c1775-1850. James was born in Yorkshire but where? He was a stonemason and married Elizabeth Archer (nee Nicholson) in 1794 at Ripon. They lived thereafter in Masham. If anyone has any suggestions or leads as to his birthplace I would be interested to know. I have searched for it for years without success. Thank you.

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« Reply #15 on: Friday 11 February 11 21:49 GMT (UK) »
Thank you so much everyone.  I have just checked Durham Records on Line and found the record. Her mother is Frances Davison so its got to be the right Sarah Alice. I had a look on Family Search earlier today and found the marriage for Andrew and Frances and yes they were both Davidson's. So the mystery is solved with just the right outcome.  I also spent some time looking at some amazing images of the Windy Nook quarry. All the male Davidson's and Frances's second husband John Bygate were grindstone quarrymen - they must have led extremely hard lives. The link to the site is below

Thanks again Jen

http://www.talkwindynookstaneway.org/gallery



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