Meaglin, new to this site and my reply is about your posting for Grahams in Brampton (sorry not Bank Houses). I'm tracing my wife's family who were Grahams from Brampton. Does any of the stuff below crossover with what you find? Really trying to get back a couple of generations earlier and possibly make a connection with George Graham from Brampton, the famous chronometer maker who is buried in Westminster Abbey. Here's some stuff we've found:-
The 1841 Census
Edmond Graham (age 50) and his wife Sarah (45) are living at the Moat Houses in Brampton, Cumberland (now Cumbria), together with 7 children. James, Thomas and Mary are triplets aged 20 (a miracle of survival in 1821), Margaret (15), Edmond (14), William (11) and Frances, a very late arrival aged 1 (mum was 44). We don't know what his occupation was.
The 1851 Census
Young Edmond is now 24 working as a watchmaker in Blackfriars Street, Carlisle and married to Frances (26) who was born in Kesket, Cumberland (known now as Hesket – which is the place we kennel the dog). Carlisle is about 8 miles from Brampton where he was born and they have children Margaret (3), who was born in Scotland - Gretna is only 10 miles up the road) and John (10 months old born in Aspatria about 40 miles from Carlisle- he was not to survive as you don't find him on the 1861 Census). They were obviously travelled.
The 1861 Census
Edmond has now moved to 128 Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland about 80 miles distant, he's packed in watchmaking and is now a carter – moving stuff about with a horse and cart. In 1861 he now has 5 children:- Margaret (13), Alfred E.(
, John W. (6) (He replaced the earlier John who'd have been 10), Elizabeth (5) and Thomas (3). On Census night they were also accommodating a visitor George Haugh who was 25, married and a “Eating House Keeper” born in Cumberland.
Again there'd been a fair bit of moving around 1851-61. Alfred E was born in Cockermouth or Keswick, John W. in Newcastle, Elizabeth and Thomas in Bishop Auckland.
Any help would be welcome,
Keith-clan
