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Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 29 Feb 2012 13:10

Hello to anyone who can help me, I am trying to find the whereabouts of deceased and living relatives. who they married, where they moved to and could be living there now.

Bennett & Beal - from Spennymoor or Coundon, County Durham

Lumley, Wilson & Alderson - from Newfield, Toft Hill & St Helens, County Durham

Calvert & Longstaff - from Eldon, Shildon, County Durham

Anderson & Clark - from Sedgefield, trimdon & Easington, County Durham

Would be very grateful for any information.

Thank you Jackie

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 29 Feb 2012 13:13

A bit vague without names and dates

Lynne From Up North !!

Lynne From Up North !! Report 29 Feb 2012 15:37

1901 census:

28 Bennett's born Spennymoor and 6 Bennett's born Coundon.

If you could provide some Christian names it will help to narrow down the search.

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 29 Feb 2012 17:25

Sorry, Jackie, but without first names and dates, your request can't be dealt with.

Have you made any searches yourself?

The 1881 census is completely free....as is the freebmd website.

And if I may - a tip

Restrict your searches to one line at a time - otherwise you'll get in muddle

Cynthia

Cynthia Report 1 Mar 2012 13:09

Hello Jackie,

You can also try putting the names you are researching into the Search Trees box above to see if anyone on this site has them in their tree. If you find any connections, you can contact the tree owners.

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 6 Mar 2012 11:33

I would be very grateful for any information giving.


CALVERT - born Eldon County Durham
Who they married, where did they live & did they have children?


John R Calvert 1893 – 1912
Matthew Calvert 1895 –
Lily Calvert 1897 –
James William Calvert 1900 – 1965
Albert Victor Calvert 1903 – 1976
Oliver Calvert 1905 –
Violet Calvert 1907 –
Martha Elizabeth Calvert 1909 –
Maud Calvert 1911 –
Mary Calvert 1913 –

LONGSTAFF - born Arkingarthdale and some moved to Eldon, County Durham to live, who did they marry, where did they live and did they have children?

Mary Longstaff 1861 – 1864
Richard Longstaff 1863 – 1943
John Longstaff 1865 – 1953
Christopher A Longstaff 1868 – 1945
Mary E Longstaff 1870 – 1958
Martha Longstaff 1873 –
Robert Longstaff 1876 –
William Longstaff 1878 – 1961
Margaret Jane Longstaff 1883 –

LUMLEY - born Toft Hill, Newfield, St Helens who did they marry, where did they live and did they have children?


Isabella Ann Lumley 1856 – 1933
Sarah Lumley 1857 –
Mary Lumley 1860 –
Henry Lumley 1864 –
Joseph Lumley 1866 – 1909
Cornish Lumley 1867 – 1867
Susannah Lumley 1870 –
James Lumley 1871 –

WILSON - born St Helens and Toft Hill. Who they married, where did they live & did they have children?


Mary Ann Wilson 1829 –
Christopher Wilson 1834 –
John Wilson 1836 – 1892
Francis Wilson 1839 –
Ruth Wilson 1841 –
Jane Wilson 1844 –
Martha E Wilson 1863 –
Priscilla Wilson 1866 – 1873
George Heslop Wilson 1870 – 1873
Catherine 'Catharina' Wilson 1872 – 1937


ALDERSON - Born Evenwood, St Helens and Newfield. Who they married, where did they live & did they have children?


Thomas Alderson 1877 –
Joseph Winter Alderson 1888 –
Sarah Alderson 1891 –
William Alderson 1893 –
James Alderson 1896 –


ANDERSON - born Easington, Trimdon and Sedgefield. Who they married, where did they live & did they have children?

Joseph Anderson 1878 –
Charles Anderson 1886 –
Hannah Anderson 1890 –
Mary Anderson 1893 –
Jane Anderson 1894 –
Jacob Anderson 1896 –
Samuel Anderson 1897 –
Janet Anderson 1904 –
Mary Armes Anderson 1905 – 1966
Isabella Anderson 1909 –
Elizabeth Anderson 1911 –


BEAL - born Spennymoor and Coundon. Who they married, where did they live & did they have children?


William Beal 1876 – 1941
Eliza Beal 1878 – 1964
John Beal 1880 – 1960
Ethel Bennett 1896 –
George Beal 1900 –
Nora Elizabeth Beal 1904 – 1992
William Joseph Beal 1908 – 1985
Joseph Beal 1909 –
Thomas Beal 1910 –
Eliza Beal 1917 – 1943
Flora Beal 1917 – 1917
Doris Beal 1922 – 1972 George Beal 1851 – 1890 Mary Beal 1858 –
William H Beal 1860 – 1861

BENNET - born Spennymoor and Coundon. Who they married, where did they live & did they have children?



William Bennett 1857 –
Clara Bennett 1858 – 1948
Eliza Bennett 1861 –
Annie 'Hannah' Bennett 1864 –
Jemima Bennett 1866 –
Joseph Bennett 1868 –
James Henry Bennett 1876 –
Sarah A Bennett 1879 – 1965


Thank you
Jackie

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 6 Mar 2012 11:41

Start by doing some research on freebmd.............

http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

As you know the death years of some of the females, the assumption must be that they either didn't marry, or you know their married names.

For those whose deaths you know of, buy the certs, for details of the informants, who may be relatives

Trying to cover so many different families in one post is going to end up in chaos

Cynthia

Cynthia Report 6 Mar 2012 12:59

Hello Jacqueline,

The freebmd site recommended by Reggie is one we all use and it's very helpful indeed.

Another site which you will find helpful is


https://www.familysearch.org/


Good luck.

Cx

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 6 Mar 2012 13:07

Possible marriage for Oliver Calvert.

Marriages Jun 1932
Calvert Oliver Vennard Auckland 10a 393
Vennard Elizabeth Calvert Auckland 10a 393


2 daughters born to that marriage.

Above found on Freebmd.

If you had looked on Freebmd, you would have seen that Oliver was born in 1904 not 1905.

Births Sep 1904 Calvert Oliver Auckland 10a 250

So possibly his death.

Name: Oliver Calvert
Birth Date: 22 Aug 1904
Date of registration: Apr-May-Jun 1982
Age at Death: 77
Registration district: Darlington
Inferred County: Yorkshire North Riding
Volume: 1
Page: 0827



So as Reggie has already said, start with one family. Look for their birth registrations on freebmd. For example if you have the exact birth dates for the Calvert family, it may be possible to search on Ancestry for their deaths using the exact date of birth. The quarter as well as the year that the birth was registered can also narrow a search for deaths. Informants on the death registrations may help - they could be a spouse or child.


CALVERT - born Eldon County Durham
Who they married, where did they live & did they have children?


John R Calvert 1893 – 1912
What does the "R" stand for?
I see, if this is his death
Deaths Mar 1912 Calvert John R 19 Auckland 10a 235
then this is his birth
Births Sep 1892 Calvert John Richard Reeth 9d 682

Matthew Calvert 1895 –
Is this your Matthew's birth please?
Births Mar 1895 Calvert Matthew Aysgarth 9d 677


Lily Calvert 1897 –
Births Mar 1897 Calvert Lily Auckland 10a 188

James William Calvert 1900 – 1965
Births Dec 1900 Calvert James William Auckland 10a 207
Informant on the death certificate may be a spouse or child. Do you have the death certificate?
Name: James W Calvert
Birth Date: abt 1901
Date of registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1965
Age at Death: 64
Registration district: Durham Western
Inferred County: Durham
Volume: 1a
Page: 793


Albert Victor Calvert 1903 – 1976

Oliver Calvert 1905 –
Births Sep 1904 Calvert Oliver Auckland 10a 250

Violet Calvert 1907 –
Births Jun 1907 CALVERT Violet Auckland 10a 215

Martha Elizabeth Calvert 1909 –
Births Jun 1909 Calvert Martha Elizabeth Auckland 10a 243

??? You need the marriage certificate to be sure that it is your Martha

Marriages Dec 1930
Calvert Martha E Spensley Reeth 9d 1423
Spensley John T Calvert Reeth 9d 1423

1 daughter and 1 son from the above marriage

Deaths Dec 1944 Spensley Martha E 35 Bradford 9b 31

(All the info on Martha from Freebmd)


Maud Calvert 1911 –
Births Dec 1911 Calvert Maud Longstaff Auckland 10a 442

Mary Calvert 1913 –


Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 6 Mar 2012 19:34

Thank you all for your help :-) I will try that site Reggie suggested.

Thanks again
Jackie