Hartley Widow

[Radcliff]

Fantastic,
I knew those admission records could possibly hold some vital clues,
sad the children had died though
but it does clear up the fact that they are missing from the census,
I had them in my hands ,last week and it was so frustrating having to come away from Woodhorn without having the time to look at them ,
Gillian

[Radcliff]

Ann Jacks
estimated birth 1860
death registered Tynemouth March 1868


Elizabeth Jaques ,death registered Tynmouth O/N/D 1865

[Radcliff]

So if Isabella possibly survived into adulthood
she may have married

possible marriage Tynemouth district
to either Carl Johan Lund or James Henry Taylor

Isabella Jackes O/N/D 1885

[Gen List Lass]

Carl Johan LUND - that name cropped up recently in another of my posts titled "Blyth - French?/Dutch? house facing Ridley Park?" If it's the same one he was a ships chandler at Blyth. Possibly another Carl in the same family?

Poor Elizabeth - lost husband, 3 brothers and 2 of her 3 children  - women had to be tough in those days!

Gen in NBL England

[Radcliff]

Gen I could only find him 1881, onboard a ship,in Newcastle,but if he is like my ancestors in North Shields he may have changed his name,
I will check back later as I have to do a few things,

[fred111]

Thank you again from me. I am so saddened by the death of the two girls. After she's been through the loss of her husband & 3 brothers.
I did wonder if Isabella had died because she named the daughter she had with Thomas - Isabella.
There records are wonderful, that we can know so much about our relative's lives, but they are full of their heartbreaks too.
Liz

[fred111]

On the site of New Hartley First School, there is a brief history about the village & the Disaster, they state that the school was opened in 1862, at 20 & 21 Double Row for 140 children aged 4 - 12    'of these 120, all but 35 were fatherless'.
Liz

[fred111]

Trini - the obituary for Thomas Legg was interesting.
 However, on following his life a bit further I find he married his second wife Eliza in 1897(4 Q). According to Wikipedia the Klondike Gold Rush was from 1897 - 99
If he went after the wedding, he wouldn't have been able to leave Eliza without financial support, especially as she had her 1st baby in 1898.
I wonder when & for how long he went to the Gold Rush!
Liz

[Trini]

Hi.

Perhaps Tommy Legg was a good storyteller?  I haven't found any evidence of him being part of the Klondyke...but records are probably sketchy.  However, he did have a couple of brothers and sisters who went to America.  One of them, Robert, moved from Ohio to Seattle (lots of info there.....check out the Issaquah museum website who have a great story on 'Bad Ben Legg!...who was Thomas' nephew).  I can't dispute the Klondyke story, but then, I can't confirm it either.  He's not my direct ancestor, so I haven't researched him fully.
This family of LEGG's have proved interesting

Regards,

Trini.

ps...the photo I have seen of Thomas LEGG must have been with 2nd wife Eliza....as he was an old man.  I will keep searching....