Hello
Referring to Reply #565, previous page (an earlier quote about the Hoods of Newcastle & Gateshead).
The council archaeology quote suggests that they felt that Hood's Ropeworks might be on the South Shore [Gateshead side of the River Tyne].
The Anthony Hood, Fitter (in the quote), was also very much into coal mining with links to various collieries.
Later a J. B. Pearson had his Office in Newcastle, at the Quayside (32 Quay Side & 10 Albion Place) and searching for this chap (John Brooksbank Pearson, also a Solicitor apparently, dying 1863 with a Probate on gov.uk) with mines at Newcastle; Wallsend; Heworth; High Heworth; South Shields etc., found a link to other Pearsons with mines and a quarry. ...
Durham Mining Museum web page
http://www.dmm.org.uk/directry/names_pe.htmWith the 18th Century John Hood of Newcastle being a Hostman and Others (book online gives the names of the Newcastle Hostmen), they were involved in the market control of the coal and seem to be also like Shipping Agents for the coal mined in the Newcastle area.
We also discovered previously 4 or 5 John Hoods, all Mariners, (most giving their Parish residence as Scarborough when they married, 18th Century).
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=731922.0 --------
I have not made any definite link yet to my George Hood of Selby, but put the above for later reference.
I am also wondering if the John Hood, Father of George Hood baptised Gateshead 1st October 1786, is linked to these Newcastle Hoods.
The John Hood in The Ship pub at Gateshead might even be involved in the Hosting duties for a while, rather than John Hood the Mariner taking on a temporary role.
ADMIN 1760 (likely had a Son called John Hood?)
John HOOD, hoastman, of chapelry of All Saints in the town and county of Newcastle upon Tyne
http://familyrecords.dur.ac.uk/nei/data/simple.phpArms of Hood
I'm thinking, that if there might be some link to my George Hood, then I could apply to the College of Arms, to see details of their tree, because the "Arms of Hood" were held by John Lionel Hood, Hostman, of Newcastle upon Tyne, Great Grimsby and London.
My feeling is, if you were controlling the price of coal, you would be wanting to control shipping as much as possible and some of those John Hood, Mariners, may be related to the Hostman, 'Keep it in the Family'.
Spencer of Scarborough (For reference Jane Spencer; Thomas Paxton Spencer)
Catherine Spencer, Wife, of Scarborough, 1782 PCC Will, there is a Chancery case Spencer v. Spencer 1800
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=yXADAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA362&lpg=PA362&dq=%22Catherine+Spencer%22+Will+1782&source=bl&ots=XKMMTRtbg9&sig=UEVKYK6Qa7mt-fI-MCBvKjQmrmk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjenJiKl6DWAhVFAsAKHezkDuMQ6AEIJTADRegards Mark