1797 marriage Stanhope

[AlanBoyd]

St John the Baptist, St John’s Chapel
5 Nov 1803 Joseph Emmerson, of Wellhope, born 6 Jul 1797, 1st son of Thomas Emmerson (miner, native of this parish) by his wife Jane Watson (native of this parish)

So he named his first son Joseph.

“miner” is no doubt a lead miner

[fiddlerslass]

Have you looked at wills?

There are a lot of Emerson/ Emerson wills for the Stanhope area. Also check the possible female side, eg Featherstone or Fletcher & Watson as grandparents may have mentioned their grandchildren. Sometimes it is possible to build up pictures of families from wills if the baptisms are not helping to differentiate between them.


https://familyrecords.awh.durham.ac.uk/nei/data/intro.php

[campingdave]

Thanks again Alan that's resolved the issue with the 1797 baptism.

Thanks Fiddlerslass I have had a quick look at the records from your link, unfortunately still no luck with Thomas's baptism or parents.