Marriage of James Robson and Jane Campbell, around Sunderland 1800.

[Higpoidius]

Anyone help with this?
Bapt. record for Alexander Robson, 21 Dec 1800, born 15 Dec 1800, Cornhill. Father James Robson, mother Jane Campbell. Father native of Highope parish of Morbottle, but am assuming this is a wrong transcription and is Newbottle, near Houghton-le-Spring (much family history in this area). Jane is a native of the Cornhill Chapelry. I can't find a marriage record for the couple in this area. Any help or suggestions gratefully received.
Many thanks.

[Christine53]

Looking at the image on FindMyPast the entry says Morebottle Scotd. I think this is Morebattle near Kelso. I can't see a marriage on Scotlandspeople though.

[Higpoidius]

Thank you, Christine53, that is very useful. That puts a different slant on things. It's confusing about the registration as 'Cornhill' on that record for Alexander's birth. I assumed it was Cornhill in the Newcastle district, but if father James is from Scotland, it could be Cornhill-on-Tweed which, as I understand it, was in the County of Durham untill 1844, as a chapelry of Norham. Kelso is only 10 miles from Cornhill-on-Tweed, so at least that makes sense. Perhaps the family moved down to the Newcastle/Sunderland area in Alexander's time for work?

[rosie99]

Who were their children prior to Alexander and where were they born

[Higpoidius]

Rosie99, as far as I can see:
Jane 24/28 Nov 1791, Cornhill, Northumberland
Marey 4/8 Feb 1798, Cornhill, Northumberland
There is also Calender (female) 8/12 April 1803, Cornhill, Northumberland.

It is the distance of Cornhill-on-Tweed to Houghton-le-Spring (which is where Alexander and his wife and children lived) that bothered me - 72 miles. Having said that, Alexander's first child, Euphemia Robson, is recorded on the 1851 census as being born in Scotland. Just finding the different Cornhills of Durham and Northumberland a bit confusing.

[Higpoidius]

Have just noticed that Alexander's birth is recorded at St. Helen's church, which it seems is in Cornhill-on-Tweed.

[JenB]

The record you are looking at is for Cornhill on Tweed.
The original record states that Jane Campbell was a native of 'this chapelry'.
Therefore she was also from Cornhill on Tweed.
James was a native of Morebottle Scot[lan]d

[Higpoidius]

Thanks JenB, good to see the original and not a transcription.

[JenB]

Where was Euphemia in 1851?