John Newton, Lanchester

[Elliven]

Can anyone please give me any information on John Newton who was a publican in Lanchester from the 1790's to about 1820.  He owned The King's Head Inn and The Blue Bell Inn during that time. I have no more information about him other than that he was a member of The Lanchester Association for the  Prosecution of Felons.

I am interested in his parents and his wife and children (if he was married) and his dates and places of birth and death.  Also in what he did for a living before and after his life as a publican and innkeeper.  I have discovered that a man named John Newton lived in a small house near the workhouse in the 1840's - was this the same man?

I have met nothing but brick walls whilst trying to find out about his personal life.  Thank you.

[Radcliff]

might be a clue,
All Saints Lanchester,
born 22nd April 1803
baptised 8th June 1803
Mary Newton
father John Newton Inn Keeper ,  Mother Margaret
abode Kings Head Lanchester
1st daughter father native of Medomsley and mother Margaret Boys daughter of William Boys native of this Parish

[Radcliff]

Free reg Margaret Boys spouse John Newton
All Saints Lanchester, 26th December 1798

[Elliven]

Thank you Radcliff,

This has to be him!  I can't imagine that there were two men named John Newton, both innkeepers in this small village at the time.  It is a very big village now but then there were only about 600-800 inhabitants.

So, with his date of marriage, his wife's maiden name and his daughter's name and baptism date - that's a great start!  Thanks again.

Neville

[Millmoor]

Later children of John Newton and Margaret Boys have father John as a farmer living at Lizards, Lanchester. They can be found there in the 1841 census.

This is, I believe, John Newton's death notice in the Durham Chronicle 12 July 1850

At Hyperion Syke, near Lanchester, 8th inst, aged 78, Mr John Newton, upwards of 40 years, tenant of the Lizards Farm near that village.

William

[Elliven]

Thank you Millmoor,

That information is very interesting and useful.  following the newspaper report, he became a farmer at least 40 years before his death in 1850.  He still owned the pubs for a few years after that and presumably he put a tenant into The King's Head, The Blue Bell already had a tenant.

Neville

[Millmoor]

For the baptism of son William ( 2nd son) in 1805 he is still an innkeeper. For the baptism of daughter Margaret ( 2nd daughter) in 1808 he is a farmer at Lizards. Baptisms are on Freereg.

William

[AlanBoyd]

All Saints, Lanchester
26 Dec 1798 John Newton married Margaret Boys, both of this parish, by banns
Witnesses: Barbara Boys; Mary Boys; William Boys; Surtees Newton


baptisms, all at Lanchester, All Saints
5 Apr 1778 Margaret Boys, of Maiden Law, daughter of William (blacksmith) & Margaret Boys
21 May 1780 John Boys, of Maiden Law, son of William & Margaret Boys
7 Apr 1782 Barbara Boys, of Maiden Law, daughter of William & Mary Boys
20 Jun 1784 Mary Boys, of Maiden Law, daughter of William & Margaret Boys
26 Dec 1786 William Boys, of Maiden Law, son of William & Margaret Boys

[Tickettyboo]

BTs for Lanchester on Family Search
1798 marriage of John Newton & Margaret Boys
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-D1ZQ-QZ1?
(see also previous image which confirms the parish and year)

1799 baptism of 1st son, John
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-D1Z3-B4R?

1803 baptism of 1st daughter, Mary
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-D1Z3-139?

1805 baptism of 2nd son, William
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-D1ZQ-9LJ?

1808 baptism of 2nd daughter, Margaret
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-D1ZQ-S59?

1811 baptism of 3rd daughter, Jane
28 Aug 1811 Jane Newton, of Lizards, born 17-Jul 1811, 3rd daughter of John Newton (farmer, native of Medomsley) by his wife Margaret Boys (native of this parish, daughter of William & Margaret Boys)
(transcription as images have been scanned as portions of the very large page and would take a lot of stitching together to make sense)

1815 baptism of daughter Elizabeth
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-D1ZQ-3YB?

1841 census (transcript)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQBD-G8L?lang=en

1842 likely death registration for wife Margaret
Q4 1842 Durham & Lanchester 24 32, age 64

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