My surnames from South Shields

[Dorothy]

With the New Year , I decided to post my South Shields surnames in case someone has a connection. HENSON from 1870 to present. Connected by marriage to HENSONs are DAVIDSON , BEAUMONT, HADDOCK, DODDS and THOMPSON

SEALES from Norfolk to South Shields in 1860s to present ; connected by marriage ELSEY ( ELSY) .

LASHLEY from 1800s to present ; connected by marriage OLIVER .

DIXONs from East Jarrow from 1890s connected by marriage WILSONs of NYKS. , MITCHELLs & ELLIS of North Shields , RAMSHAW and GILLIES of Jarrow,

Cheers,
Dorothy on Vancouver Island

[christine vinnicombe]

hi i`m new,am doing my family tree,my grandmother was a davison,her father
was called john davison,his father was called joseph who was born about 1832
in a place called dry knott? he married a sarah richardson.is there any links
with yours.

[Dorothy]

Hi Christine,
My grandfather's sister Mary Ann HENSON m. John DAVIDSON ( b.abt. 1867 in Scotland a mariner ) in 1899 in South Shields . On the 1901 census they have a son , James aged 8 mos. On an earlier census James was in Berwick with his family. I've never heard of Dry Nott.

[smallthings]

Hi there Dorothy

Do you have your people in 1891? I could look them up for you if want.

Jan

[Dorothy]

A cousin e mailed me to say that her aging father knew that James' family came from the Shetlands and not Berwick. Apparently they had a confectioners place in South Shields when he was a lad . He's in his 80s now. Since I'm living far away from my home town I can't pop down to the library and dig away to my heart's content in the family history section:-) Yesterday I did look up on the IGI for DAVIDSONs in the Shetlands and found 9 entries of births in 1855 to 1866 including two fathers named James. I appreciate any help you could give me.

[kjfoster]

Dorothy,


I have Mitchells in my direct family, but they were all born in South Shields. The direct line is:
- Eva, born Westoe, South Shields 1873 daughter of
- Albert Alexander Black, born Westoe 1846 a plumber son of
- Alexander, born South Shields 1809 a staithman.

I also know of various siblings of both Eva and Albert as well as various nephews and nieces of Albert.

Let me know if they fit and I can provide more details.

Keith Foster

[smallthings]

These are the James DAVIDSONS from 1891 from Scotland - there were just over 300 with that surname:
DAVIDSON

Piece 4166 Folio 150 Monkton Hedworth & Jarrow South Shields
67 Tyne St.
George DAVIDSON Hd M 45 Shipwright SCT
Annie DAVIDSON Wi M 36 SCT
James DAVIDSON So 9 Scholar
George DAVIDSON So 6 Scholar
Margaret A DAVIDSON Da 3 DUR Jarrow
Ann DAVIDSON Nc 15 SCT

Piece 4169 Folio 81 Page 30 Hebburn Colliery & Hebburn South Shields
184 Cuthbert St
James DAVIDSON Hd 41 Ship Caulker SCT
Margaret DAVIDSON Wi 32 SCT
Margaret DAVIDSON 13 Scholar
Elizabeth J DAVIDSON 10 Scholar SCT
James DAVIDSON 7 Scholar
Adam DAVIDSON So 5 Scholar SCT


Piece 4170 Folio 36 Page 7 Hebburn (Pt), Monkton, He South Shields
13 Church St
James DAVIDSON Hd W 41 Foreman Ship Joiner SCT
Margaret DAVIDSON Da S 15 Scholar
James Alexr. DAVIDSON So 10 Scholar DUR

Jan

[smallthings]

This are the only HENSON family in 1891:

Piece 4158 Folio 4 Page 2 Westoe-Laygate South Shields
20 Cuthbert St
George HENSON Hd M 65 Shipyard Laborar KEN
Isabella HENSON Wi M 56 SCT
Mary Ann HENSON Da S 19 Domestic Servant DUR South Shields
Hugh HENSON So S 16 General Laborar DUR South Shields
Henry HENSON So S 11 Scholar DUR South Shields

[smallthings]

Let me know if there are any other families in 1891 South Shields I can look up for you - I don't want to duplicate your efforts!

By the way - have you joined the Northumberland and Durham Family History Society? At the very least I'd suggest visiting their website.

Jan

[Dorothy]

My G grandfather Robert lived in N. Shields from 1860s to 1925 , his son George Ellis a trawlerman also until 1927 and Robert a fireman on ships with his wife , Annie and daughters lived there, too. I don't know where my GGgrandfather ended up after working on ships as a carpenter in N. Shields in 1861. Don't know what happened to my grandfather William after 1904 in N. Shields but I don't think any of " my" MITCHELLs lived in S. Shields .

Robert MITCHELL , my GG grandfather married Honor Flannighan in 1854 and he actually did live in South Shields later.

[Dorothy]

Yes. Jan, this is my Ggrandfather and some of his family. I've seen them on the 1871 and 1881 under the surname WILLIAMS , as well as the 1891 and 1901 except to find out where Jane b. 1865 is ; if she married and if Margaret b. 1877 in S. Shields married . Thanks

[Dorothy]

James DAVIDSON a sailor mariner m. Mary Ann HENSON in 1899 and they were on the 1901 census on Adelaide Street with son James aged 4 mos. James was 34 and Mary Ann 26 at that time. Yes, I was a member for a few years but belong to other FHS at the moment:-)
Dorothy

[smallthings]

Hi there

Sorry not to have posted sooner.

I don't know whether you will have looked for marriages of Jane DAVIDSON, but I included those I found on freebmd. And then there's this:


I found this on freebmd:
Marriages Jun 1886

DAVIDSON Jane S.Shields 10a 905
Possible Husbands Names
Patrick Carling
Michael Lyons

And then on the censuses:

1881

Paterick CARLIN Head M Male 30 Ireland Dock Laborer
Jane CARLIN Wife M Female 30 So Shields Dock Laborer Wife
George Thomas DAVIDSON Son Male 9 So Shields Scholar
Richard DAVIDSON Son Male 7 So Shields Scholar
Ralph DAVIDSON Son Male 5 So Shields Scholar
Paterick CARLIN Son Male 2 m So Shields

So was this Jane telling porkies in 1881???


1891 4161 45 32 Tyne Dock South Shields
63 & 65 Dock Street
Jane CARLING Wi M 40 NBL No. Shields
Patrick CARLING So S 10 Scholar DUR Tyne Dock
Richard DAVIDSON Ss S 16 General Laborer DUR Harton
Ralph DAVIDSON Ss S 14 General Laborer DUR Harton

In the workhouse: Patrick CARLING M 45 Chemical Labourer IRL

I know Jane is the wrong age, but thought the children’s names were interesting!

There are these other marriages between 1880 and 1910, from freebmd

Marriages Mar 1888

DAVIDSON Jane S. Shields 10a 860

Marriages Dec 1891

Davidson Jane S. Shields 10a 1109

Marriages Sep 1899

Davidson Jane Lizzie S.Shields 10a 1249

Marriages Mar 1903

Davidson Jane S,Shields 10a 1008

Marriages Sep 1903

Davidson Jane Dockwray S Shields 10a 1228

Marriages Sep 1909

DAVIDSON Jane S.Shields 10a 1444
Jane CARLIN Wife M Female 30 So Shields Dock Laborer Wife
George Thomas DAVIDSON Son Male 9 So Shields Scholar
Richard DAVIDSON Son Male 7 So Shields Scholar
Ralph DAVIDSON Son Male 5 So Shields Scholar
Paterick CARLIN Son Male 2 m So Shields

So was this Jane telling porkies in 1881???


1891 4161 45 32 Tyne Dock South Shields
63 & 65 Dock Street
Jane CARLING Wi M 40 NBL No. Shields
Patrick CARLING So S 10 Scholar DUR Tyne Dock
Richard DAVIDSON Ss S 16 General Laborer DUR Harton
Ralph DAVIDSON Ss S 14 General Laborer DUR Harton

In the workhouse: Patrick CARLING M 45 Chemical Labourer IRL

I know Jane is the wrong age, but thought the children’s names were interesting!

There are these other marriages between 1880 and 1910, from freebmd

Marriages Mar 1888

DAVIDSON Jane S. Shields 10a 860

Marriages Dec 1891

Davidson Jane S. Shields 10a 1109

Marriages Sep 1899

Davidson Jane Lizzie S.Shields 10a 1249

Marriages Mar 1903

Davidson Jane S,Shields 10a 1008

Marriages Sep 1903

Davidson Jane Dockwray S Shields 10a 1228

Marriages Sep 1909

DAVIDSON Jane S.Shields 10a 1444

Something to get you thinking anyway!

Jan

[Dorothy]

I'm afraid you 've lost me , Jan , on Jane DAVIDSON :-(

I've just subscribed again to the NFHS as we hope to fly to the UK in September ......provided that gas prices don't sky rocket more than they are at the moment and we'll visit Bolbec Hall again. It's over a $1 now here for gas at the pump!!! Anyway before we come over I'm attempting to further info. on all my branches . I've written again to the Catholic FHS in London for help with my MITCHELLs as they were so helpful some years ago.

[robbieuk]

Hello,

I would be pleased to hear from you about your ELSEY relatives in Norfolk - I have ELSEY ancestors from south Norfolk.

Migration from Norfolk to the north east of England was common in the 19th century - member sof my own family did it: some settled there, and others returned to Norfolk after a few years.

Rob Bates

[Dorothy]

We have just returned from a month in England including South Shields , of course, where I found many of the ELSY ( and variations) christenings from the St, Hilda's church records. ELSY /ELSEY families are related by marriage to my SEALES originally from NORFOLK. ALICE ELSY a widow nee LARKMAN married my G grandfather Richard H.B.SEALES after his first wife , my G grandmother , died so both families were brought up together . The SEALES and ELSY families had moved from Norfolk but I only know the background of my SEALES ( Downham Market etc.) back to the 1700s not the ELSYs

[mthompson]

I have made available for all to use my database of approximately 29,000 records, mainly for the North East of England on my site. These cover all forms of Thompson / Thomson that I know of. Records are available in the same database for some other areas, e.g. parts of Devon, Cornwall, Lancashire.
Records can also be added if anyone feels so inclined.

[Dorothy]

Jan. 17th , 2006
I've added data to your Thompson data base.
Dorothy

[martina]

I have Elsys who lived in south sheilds from abt 1881 before that George Henry Elsy born1874 in Kent his father William C Elsy lived in Cley Norfolk.
George Henry married Eugenia Powell South Sheilds 1872 they had 12 children Jane Ann Elsy b1874 ,Annie Douthwaite Elsy b1876,Mary Ann Elsy1878, ,Richard H Elsy b 1883,William H Elsyb 1885 ,Isaac H Elsy b 1886 ,Marie Elsy b 1889 and George Henry Elsy b 1880 died 1919 married Henrietta Goodman they had 6 children.

They name George Henry runs though the family.


Martina

[martina]

We have just returned from a month in England including South Shields , of course, where I found many of the ELSY ( and variations) christenings from the St, Hilda's church records. ELSY /ELSEY families are related by marriage to my SEALES originally from NORFOLK. ALICE ELSY a widow nee LARKMAN married my G grandfather Richard H.B.SEALES after his first wife , my G grandmother , died so both families were brought up together . The SEALES and ELSY families had moved from Norfolk but I only know the background of my SEALES ( Downham Market etc.) back to the 1700s not the ELSYsI have in my partner family Elsy which my link into yours
my partner is the 3rd great nephew to Joseph Cornelius Elsy not sure when he was born but he came from Norfolk he had a son called Arthur John Elsy about abt 1854 in cley Norfolk Arthur married Alice Larkman 23 jan 1876 Christ Church Jarrow Co durham
they had so far as i know 4 children
Alice Larkman then married Richard Seales and as far as i can tell had 4 children i only found this infomation this week so have not done much reaseach on it yet
Joseph Cornelius father was also called Joseph Cornelius who had including JC two more boys william, and henry and a daughter Elizabeth
my partner family belong to William

martina

[Dorothy]

Yes, Martina, On the 1881 census Arthur J. ELSEY a Boot & Shoemaker aged 27 from Clay, Norfolk with Alice nee Larkman and Arthur son aged 4 .On the 1891 census Arthur is aged 15 a driver in the mine, Robert L, aged 13 , Joseph E. aged 11 and Thomas L. aged 7 stepchildren of Richard SEALES now married to Alice after their spouses were deceased.
In the 1901 Census Arthur R. is now 24 and married to a Margaret aged 21 In church records I found the birth of Arthur Robert on Dec. 1902 christened on Jan. 4th , 1903 , Alice Larkman born in 1905 and an Ann Shotton christened April 28th, 1907 (parents- Arthur now a ship steward and Margaret on Gordon St.)

Dorothy

[martina]

Thank you Dorothy|jumphappy