Genealogy Chat

Hi again Geargina Just noticed all the lead miners in your family. Great grandad Thomas Shaw was from Allendale, Northumberland and when my grandad Hugh was born to him and grandma Sarah Smith in 1874 they still lived there and he was a lead miner too! This could of course just be because it was a lead mining area and dead common but who knows! So Sarah moved from Alston to Allendale to Gateshead. Cheers and happy searching Linda x

George Ps. At the time of the 1881 census she had married my great grandad and lived at 9 Harle St. Gateshead. His name was Thomas Shaw. Linda x

Hi George My 1881 census shows my great grandma Sarah Smith as being 29 yrs old and I think Ive traced her father as Jacob and mother as Jane? Could be a connection somewhere though couldnt there? Fancy having such a common name and making our investigations harder! Inconsiderate lot! How many Smiths you think were in Alston at that time? Will keep you posted if I can get any further. Linda x

Vera, You have'nt by chance come across this Smith family in Alston: 1881 census Mary SMITH Head W Female 49 Alston, Cumberland, England Lead Miners Widow Robert SMITH Son U Male 21 Alston, Cumberland, England Lead Miner Maggie L. PRYDE Daur M Female 20 Alston, Cumberland, England Annuitants Wife Andrew PRYDE Son In Law M Male 39 Scotland Annuitant Mark SMITH Son Male 12 Alston, Cumberland, England Scholar Emily SMITH Daur Female 14 Alston, Cumberland, England Scholar -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source Information: Dwelling Front Street Census Place Alston, Cumberland, England Also: Wilkinson SMITH Head M Male 25 Alston, Cumberland, England Lead Miner Annie SMITH Wife M Female 30 Alston, Cumberland, England Lead Miner Wife -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source Information: Dwelling Front Street Census Place Alston, Cumberland, England George

Hi Bryan Family search a good help but now boggle eyed haha! Do you know why my great grandma would be listed as born at Obstone on the 1881 census and Alston on the 1891 one? Is th ere even such a place as Obstone? Not in my atlas? Anyway think Ive found her christening and Gr Gr grandparents names on her side so thanks again! Gets complicated dunnit?! Linda x

Barbara, Thanks got there eventually! Bryan, just discovered Alston not on it haha! You wouldnt happen to have any Smiths from Alston in your tree would you.....a long shot!!!! Where do I apply for a b cert from for there? Any idea? Linda x

Vera Cumberlandroots doesn't do Alston (only Allonby,Allhallows <Aspatria etc) Why not go to www.familysearch.co.uk this is the best to find names /births etc..Just put your family name in ..But click to IGI on website. Bry

Bryan and Shirley Have attempted your advice on both freeserve and ask jeeves and only American Cumberland stuff coming up AAAAGGGHHH haha! Any more advice? Linda x

Thanks Shirley will try that! Linda x

Hi Vera, type the address in without the brackets just the dots. If you type any web address on the boards we are supposed to put brackets around the dots. Shirley

Hiya Bryan, Well Ive tried typing that directly in and nothing! Im obviously doing something wrong. Am I supposed to put something in the brackets? Ha ha im stupid Linda x

Vera Ive had great luck for my rels from Cumbria...go to www(.)cumberlandroots(.)co(.)uk..Run by steve bulman . Goodluck Bry

Im trying to find my great grandma who was born at Alston and would have been 9 at this time. Her name was Sarah Smith. Thank you. Linda x