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Re: Seldom Seen, Newfield
« Reply #9 on: Tuesday 16 August 16 04:09 BST (UK) »
Tab11, what year did the child die?

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Re: Seldom Seen, Newfield
« Reply #10 on: Tuesday 16 August 16 08:33 BST (UK) »
Quote from: stanmapstone on Monday 15 August 16 22:16 BST (UK)
There were two places called Seldom Seen in County Durham which are listed in "Durham Places in the 19th Century" published by Durhah County Record Office. One in the township of Forest & Frith, and the other in Newfield.

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Just out of interest this is the Seldom Seen in the township of Forest & Frith http://maps.nls.uk/view/102341620#zoom=5&lat=7204&lon=5709&layers=BT

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Re: Seldom Seen, Newfield
« Reply #11 on: Tuesday 16 August 16 09:37 BST (UK) »
Hi

It may be worth checking out Findagrave as it contains gravestone photos from St Peter's, Byers Green (on Ancy. it is indexed as part of Spennymoor Unitary Authority).

William

Dent (Haltwhistle and Sacriston), Bell and Jetson (Haltwhistle), Postle, Ward, Longstaff, Purvis, Manners, Parnaby and Hardy (Co. Durham), Kennedy and McRobert (Banffshire), Reid(Bathgate), Watson (Wemyss), Graham (Libberton), Sandilands (Carmichael), Munro (Dingwall)

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Re: Seldom Seen, Newfield
« Reply #12 on: Tuesday 16 August 16 17:54 BST (UK) »
My family owned the home (small farms) Seldom Seen as well as another Never Seen. Both were in the Township surrounds of Newfield. The homes were sold off around 1835 as a part of my ancestors estate and now lie in Ruin. There are old maps that show the locations.

I have been made aware of a skipping rhyme used by children in the area.

Seldom Seen and never seen, Todd hills Park and Byers Green. This apparently relates to the area's that my family lived.

There is a cemetery at Newfield another at Whitfield, Byers Green, and of Course Auckland St Andrews.

I am in Australia.

Neil ;)
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Re: Seldom Seen, Newfield
« Reply #13 on: Tuesday 16 August 16 18:02 BST (UK) »
Hi Neil,

Really interesting post... thanks very much :D  They could have gone to any of the mentioned cemetries...

Whereabouts in Australia are you?

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Re: Seldom Seen, Newfield
« Reply #14 on: Tuesday 16 August 16 18:07 BST (UK) »
Here is Seldom Seen on a 'side by side' map
http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/sidebyside.cfm#zoom=16&lat=54.7019&lon=-1.6889&layers=171&right=BingHyb

Tab, when did your ancestor die and what was their name?
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Re: Seldom Seen, Newfield
« Reply #15 on: Tuesday 16 August 16 18:07 BST (UK) »
I live just north of the Hunter Valley in NSW coincidentally in County Durham. if you want PM me your email address and I will send the map of the area showing the Farms and the Row houses at Seldom Seen, near the River. What years did your family live at seldom Seen?

Neil

Modified.. Save that JenB has kindly provided them. :D
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Re: Seldom Seen, Newfield
« Reply #16 on: Tuesday 16 August 16 18:08 BST (UK) »
Neil, I posted a map in reply #5  :D
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Re: Seldom Seen, Newfield
« Reply #17 on: Tuesday 16 August 16 21:09 BST (UK) »
Hi Jen B,

The ancestor who died was born in 1852 and sadly died at 21 months in 1854.  His name was Hunter Miller and his father was William Miller, who was a miner.

Thanks also for the maps...

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