1861/71 census lookup in HEXHAM Complete

[audrey]

Micheal
thanks for all that info I dig into the history as well as the names and you have saved me a lot of digging  and I could never have come up with all that ,it would of taken me weeks

audrey

[Michael Dixon]

Audrey,

I hope I did not give the impression that I knew all that info.
I got it all from the Internet. We are so lucky to have it.

By the way it is usually a frustrating task to find out where in Ireland, our folk came from.

Here's a laugh... my oral history was that my Gallaghers were from Co Mayo. I paid two visits there before I discovered from records that they actually came from Co Sligo.

One tactic is to track all family mambers through all the censuses, hoping that at least one emunerator slipped in a county as well as "Ireland".

I think William's brother, James married Sarah Shaw, born Haltwhistle.

Catherine's death was registered in/at Hexham DRO in December Quarter 1879, aged 53.

On 1891 census in Tanfield (4087-50-1) there is a widowed William Rafferty, 62, lodger, colliery labourer, born Ireland.
No other good candidates for your William. 

Good Luck
Michael Dixon

[margaretBISHOP]

Hello Audrey

My name is Margaret Bishop, nee Welton.  William is my great, great Uncle.  James the brother mentioned on the 1861 census is my great great Grandfather.  I'm trying to find as much information about him as I can.  Do you have anything that you can tell me?  I would really love it if you had some more photos of them.  My family tree is stored on Ancestry.  You can have a look if you like.

James did marry Sarah Shaw and thier daughter Nellie (possibly Eleanor or Ellen, we have seen both) married William Welton and they had my grandma Esther Mary Eleanor, who had my dad Joseph.


Cheers
Margaret

PS my husband thinks he found a reference to Co. Down.  NI

[audrey]

Hello Margaret we must be related
James Rafferty and Sarah Shaw were my Great grandparents my grandfather being one of the sons John Thomas Rafferty born 6 may 1885 at Portland Street Newcastle  .I have his birth cert .He married Elizabeth Chambers 12 June 1905  they went on to have 14 children my mother being one of them

Audrey

[margaretBISHOP]

thank you for your reply.  It's really nice and unexpected to find a new relative.  I think you must be a cousin, am I right?  Do you live in Northumberland?  My husband and I are going to visit Woodhorn in the first week in May, it would be nice to meet up and you could meet some other of your cousins.

Do you subscribe to Ancestry?  My family tree on there is called The Bishop Family Tree.  Please feel free to take a look

Cheers
Margaret

[audrey]

Margaret it was Sarah Shaw's father who came from Co Down
Francis Shaw born 1813 Co Down Married Hannah Williamson she was born Haltwhisle 1819
I believe James Rafferty c 1843 and his brother William Rafferty c 1833 born Cookstown Ireland. no Idea of who the parents were but on marriage they both called their first daughter Ellen It looks like they came to England after 1850 as William appears to have married a Catherine ?there his daughter Ellen was born Ireland 1850 no confirmation outher than 1851 census despite several trips to Ireland

Audrey

[A-lady]

Hello Margaret and Audrey

I too am related too you both, Margaret i have tried to see your tree but i cant, I'm also from james rafferty and sarah shaw line,

kind Regards
A-lady

[audrey]

Hello A-lady
nice to hear from another Rafferty ,which one of James and Sarah's children are you descending through Ellen ,Francis,Hannah,James,Joseph,John T.[my grandfather]Edward and Mary there was 30 years between the eldest and the young gist I also suspect there was more children who I have never located yet .Margaret has sent for James and Sarah marriage cert So it will confirm there parents we hope

Audrey