Scotland Gate

[barryd]

There was one Choppington Church of England entry on the baptism records and another on the burial records. William, baptised 19 May 1867,  s/o Edward/Margaret Morpeth, Coal Miner, abode Chopington. William Morpeth, Scotland Gate, buried {Sunday} 25 December 1870. 3 years old.

[lazytee]

Yes, thank you ever so much for those details from the Choppington parish registers, Barry.  Little William was the older brother of my grandmother.

It is interesting that he was baptized in the C of E, when some of Margaret and Edward's younger children were baptized as Wesleyans.

Cheers,

Hazel

[Michael Dixon]

 Janis,

 The Service X22 of Arriva bus company runs northward from Newcastle to Ashington with stops
at Choppington, Scotland Gate and Guide Post.

 The X2 of same company runs from Blyth to Morpeth, also with stops in Choppington, Scotland Gate and Guide Post.

 The X22 take the north road out of GP. The X2 takes the west road out of GP.

Trivia Angle.  I wonder what interest a lady out of Wisconsin, USA, could have in buses running through old mining communities in Northumberland ? LOL.

Michael

[barryd]

From the Admission Register for Choppington CofE School.
The following children were the children of John Morpeth and unknown wife, all living in Scotland Gate at the time of admission.
Sarah Morpeth born 16 OCT 1891, admitted 1 SEP 1896.
John (Jnr) born 20 JAN 1889, and Samuel born 12 NOV 1887, both these boys admitted 24 AUG 1896.

[lazytee]

Barry:

Thank you for the school records.  I didn't know that Choppington School records were available.  Are they online?

I don't think these children are members of my Morpeth family, as by 1879 my grandmother and her family had moved to the Stobswood area.  As far as I am aware, there are two main lines of Northumbrian Morpeths.  Mine are what I think of as the "Allendale" Morpeths, a large clan who lived in the East Allen valley from about 1730-1830.  I'm not sure where they came from before that.  The other branch I call the "Tyne Valley" Morpeths, as the first I can find of them is in the parish of Bywell St. Peter in the first decade of the 18th century.  This is a more numerous family, some of whom moved to the Killingworth area towards the end of the 18th century, and then spread round the coalfields of  Northumberland and Durham.  I feel pretty confident that the children you found in the Choppington school records are descendants of the Killingworth
Morpeths.   As yet I have not found any connection between the "Allendales" and the "Tyne Valleys".  If anyone has information on that point, I would love to hear about it.

Thanks again, Barry.

Regards,

Hazel.

[barryd]

Unfortunately the School Records of Scotland Gate are not on-line. The Newcastle Sunday Sun has an interesting article in their  on-line "Mr. Justice" Section today regarding the state of the churchyard. “Since 1993 this churchyard {St Paul the Apostle} has gone derelict, there are no paths anymore, you cannot get access if you were wheelchair-bound or use walking aids, even with a pushchair it is impossible.”

Sad but the upkeep is very expensive.

[lazytee]

Thank you for your post, Barry.  I will have to look further for the records of Scotland Gate/Choppington school - perhaps they are at Woodhorn.

Regarding the state of the churchyard at St. Paul's, when I visited there about 5 or 6 years ago, I found it quite well kept, not pristine exactly, but I was able to walk round easily and search for family graves.  Is the quote from the Newcastle Sunday Sun from today's issue?

Regards,

Hazel

[barryd]

Yes. The full "complaint" is in the Sunday Sun today (June 10) "Mr. Justice" Section.

[lazytee]

Many thanks, Barry.  I will have to go and have another look, next time I am in the North.

Cheers,

Hazel