Archibald Ramage & Smithson Peverall

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Hi Suberra - I think we have corresponded before?
Smithson Mary seems to be called just Mary Mavin in the 1841 Census at Bridge St Haswell. She did have a sister called Mary who was born in 1801 and married Wm Graydon, a butcher, in 1823 so that just adds to the confusion!
I wish you tons of luck with the elusive Archibald Ramage! I think the key will be finding out when he died and hopefully getting sight of a headstone upon which some helpful soul will have noted where and when he was born!
All the best,
Moira

[Darlingtonian]

Welcome Suberra, I seem to have the same Mary Rammage as Moira, marrying William Graydon and haven't come across a Smithson Mary Rammage ..... but she sounds interesting with the 'Smithson' name.   

I haven't done a great deal in trying to follow Mary as I come down from Henry and Isabella's son Henry who married Elizabeth Sedgewick (another difficult woman to trace).

Like Moira, I wish you all the luck with your research and hope you wont forget us if you find anything interesting on Archibald ....... or if I can help you in any way.

Jean   

[Barney2]

Hi,

It appears you have all been busy with the Ramage & Peverell line. I have been offline for the last few years but am now getting back into the groove.
I can confirm that the witnesses at Archibald & Smithsons wedding were Henry Peverell & Joseph Tiffin. The bride & groom were both previously unmarried.
Rergards
Barney

[suberra]

Trying to do this properly I had ordered the death certificate for Henry Rammage who died in 1837 at Chester Le Street. It came today and is not terribly readable so I'll not scan it on here.
It states he died at Chester Le Street on December 11th 1837, his name was spelled Henry Rammage, male, 68 years old died of old age ( gasp) Informant was John Allison Governor of the Workhouse, Chester Le Street, registered on December 13th. Henry's occupation is the box I can't read. It appears to say Husband and then another incomplete word. even with a magnifier not good. Husband wasn't ever an actual occupation and if one was in the workhouse I doubt if an occupation was relevant.
Anyway wanted to share stuff that I come across. Thanks for replying, if we all work backwards maybe we  can define it all. I'll be looking at the Chester Le Street parish films when they come in ( about three weeks or so). Stay posted.
Hi Moira yes it's me again!

[coombs]

Hi

Could it have been Husbandman?

Ben

[Darlingtonian]

Welcome back Barney and thanks for that bit of information .... I don't suppose you know which church in Chester le Street?

That's great Moira, thankyou .... as Ben said....it might be husbandman .....
I think they still put the occupation of people when they were in the workhouse. 
Everytime I go to durham Record Office, I have a list as long as my arm, I always seem to go off on a 'branch' and never have time to find them all.

Jean

[Darlingtonian]

I was just think Barney ..... the witnesses you have makes my baptism in Gainford for Smithson a little more plausible as her parents were Henry and Mary Peverall. 

I know people seem to be sticking with Wakefield but as I said in an earlier post, her family may have moved to Wakefield after she was born.

Jean

[coombs]

Hi

Checking the workhouse records to see if they survive would be a good step. They can give some good info such as age, occupation, reason for admission and discharged or dead. It can give a religion. Reasons for this was because if they died, the ministers of the workhouse could decide on an appropriate burial like a Catholic or Anglican burial.

Ben

[suberra]

Here's the certificate, I did think about husbandman. It may say former on the second line?

Moderator comment: image removed - only small portions of certificates may be posted to assist with handwriting.