Parents of Margaret Carr

[janescroft]

Can anyone help please? Looking for the parents names of Margaret Carr b 1806, married 13th Feb, 1825 in Houghton-Le=Spring? Thank you

[CaroleW]

Hi

Was she born in Houghton or elsewhere

[philipsearching]

Hallo.

Can you tell us where the info on the 1806 birth comes from?  Have you tracked Margaret on censuses to see what her age and birthplace were recorded as?

A quick look on FreeReg for Durham between 1790 and 1810 doesn't show an obvious candidate

[Jolly Roger]

Looking at Houghton le spring marriages she married a George Dunn and on the 1851 census, a margaret with a George living at Easington born 1806 it states she was born Blyth Northumberland is this your Margaret Carr?

I have looked on Family Search Bishops Trans. and on Houghton le Spring 1822-1830 page 201 is the marriage, which gives no clues to her parents and the marriage was by Banns.

JR

[janescroft]

I think this must be. I always thought she came from the same place as George. My cousin had found her originally but neither of us could trace the parents...now I know why! Thank you all for looking.

[CaroleW]

Just to be absolutely certain that this is the right couple - what do you know about their children?

These were the children living with them in 1851 in East Murton

The following were b Easington

George Dunn 18
Margaret   15
Thomas   13
Peter  11
Elizabeth   9
Mary  8

The following were born Newton Colliery
Richard 5
Ralph 3  shown as twins
Edward   3
Robert 1
 
In 1841 they also had a son William aged 15 and were living in Houghton Le Spring

If the children match what you know - then you are definitely looking for Margaret in Northumberland - not Durham

[janescroft]

That is the right family as William was my great-great grandfather. They ended up in Derbyshire sinking the pits there. Some of them were killed in a colliery explosion= very sad. Thank you for clearing that up.