Hello, I am trying to locate my 3rd great Grandfather's parents. He was Henry Gibson born in Heightington, Durham in 1782 and was a shoemaker.
I have been looking for seven years for his parents. I have such good records for Henry, but absolutely not sigh at all of his parents, so I thought I'd try contacting any guild for cordwainers in Durham.
Does anyone here know what they are called or where I can find them?
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Thread: Cordwainers in Durham
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28-05-2014, 11:20 PM #1DarklldoGuest
Cordwainers in Durham
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29-05-2014, 9:58 AM #2
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I googled guild of Shoe/bootmakers in Durham + cordwainers guilds in Durham UK =:
https://www.dur.ac.uk/library/asc/co...oad/?collno=44
& others which spun about a lot.There are several sites which may or not be of help
1841 census has a Henry Gibson 60 B. 1781 Durham a shoemaker +wife Mary 58 not born in county with son Henry- 17 plumber & Glaziers appy. born local.all res. at Priestgate, Darlington, Durham
Class: HO107; Piece: 303; Book: 27; Civil Parish: Darlington; County: Durham; Enumeration District: 13; Folio: 16; Page: 27;
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1851
Class: HO107; Piece: 2382; Folio: 396; Page: 54
Henry 70 of Heighington with Henry his son of Darlington & Mary Dtr in law.
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Try Familysearch.org as there are some entries, you would be better placed to choose, or not being in Tassie.Happy Families
Wendy
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29-05-2014, 10:05 AM #3DarklldoGuest
Thank you for looking. I have these two Henrys… it's the Henry Gibson that was born in 1781 whose parents I can't find, and I have spent hours and hours looking.
I can't believe that with this Henry 1781 having such clear and concise records that his parents are just nowhere to be found.
Not easy from Australia is it
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29-05-2014, 10:15 AM #4
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Not easy from Australia is it
I wonder if he was born/baptisedin another area & moved with his parents at a very young age?Happy Families
Wendy
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29-05-2014, 10:24 AM #5DarklldoGuest
Yes I have wondered this, but somewhere, and I have forgotten where, it was pretty clear he was born in Heighington, Durham… I'm just annoyed with myself that I can't confirm this now.
He definitely stayed in Durham for the rest of his life, married and died there. I have his name in nearly every site I can find but there has been no response at all. I have even fished putting his father's name in as various family names like Henry, Edward, Alexander, Thomas and several others, but nothing
Yes misspelt or misunderstood, oh the mistakes I have come across in my search
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