Can anyone help me to find in the 1851 Census a John Beveridge and his ancestry
In the 1841 Census, in Newgate Street, St Andrews parish, Newcastle upon Tyne, lived a John Beveridge aged 48, possibly a “School M”, Mary Beveridge aged 48, George Beveridge aged 15 and Mary aged 8. All born in Northumberland. I believe John’s wife was formerly Mary Bell although I have yet to find their marriage, as the baptism of their son George on 30th April 1826 at St Andrews, Brunswick Place, Newcastle shows his name to be George Bell Beveridge. On George’s baptism record, John’s occupation is shown as a mason and not “school master”.
John appears to have died in Newcastle in 1857 therefore he should appear in the 1851 census but I cannot find him. Can anyone succeed where I have failed?
Using his and variations of his surname I searched for a birth / baptism of John Beveridge who was born in Northumberland around 1793. I could find only one, who was born in Morpeth, Northumberland on 6th February 1791 and baptised in Morpeth on 16th March 1792 to James and Margaret Beveridge. However, according to the Parish records, a John Beveridge, the son of a James Beveridge, was buried in Morpeth on 6th July 1795. A baptism of another son of James and Margaret named Edward in Morpeth on 14th July 1799 states that James is a native of Felton and a mason whilst Margaret’s maiden name was Wyatt, that she was a native of Shilbottle and that Edward was their 7th son.
Can anyone locate the John Beveridge (detailed in the 1841 census) in the 1851 census as this may give his place of birth. A second opinion on the conundrum of whether the Morpeth John Beveridge who died in 1795 is the same person as the one born in 1791 and if not, who is the one appearing in the 1841 census would be appreciated.
