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John

John Report 5 Oct 2017 20:56

looking to see if anyone can help a friend shes looking for her mams family history , her grandad was john george fairweather born in 1902 in sunderland married jane mcmanus 1923 her mam is 84 anx took ill a few weeks ago and asking daughter any info please

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 5 Oct 2017 21:12

????

Had John already enlisted?


1939 REGISTER TRANSCRIPTION
Fairweather Household (6 People)
37 Saint Johnson Street , Sunderland C.B., Durham, England

Jane Fairweather
DOB 25 Nov 1904
SEX Female
OCCUPATION Unpaid Domestic Duties
MARITAL STATUS Married
SCHEDULE 84
SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER 1

John G Fairweather
DOB 17 Oct 1923
SEX Male
OCCUPATION Apprentice Bricklayer
MARITAL STATUS Single
SCHEDULE 84
SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER 2

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rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 5 Oct 2017 21:19

Relatives of Jane's living next door?

1939 REGISTER TRANSCRIPTION
McManus Household (4 People)
36 Saint Johnson Street , Sunderland C.B., Durham, England

Dominic McManus
DOB 13 Jan 1882
SEX Male
OCCUPATION Steel Finisher
MARITAL STATUS Single
SCHEDULE 83
SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER 2

Elizabeth McManus
DOB
09 Apr 1880
SEX Female
OCCUPATION Unpaid Domestic Duties
MARITAL STATUS Widowed
SCHEDULE 83
SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER 1

Stanley J McManus
DOB 13 Feb 1924
SEX Male
OCCUPATION Errand Boy
MARITAL STATUS Single
SCHEDULE 83
SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER 3

Robert McManus
DOB 01 Sep 1927
SEX Male
OCCUPATION At School
MARITAL STATUS Single
SCHEDULE 83
SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER 4
Ref: RG101/2722J/007/18 Letter Code: FDLP
© Findmypast Ltd

malyon

malyon Report 5 Oct 2017 21:20

Deaths Jun 1976   (94%)

FAIRWEATHER
 JOHN GEORGE
 28MY1902
 SUNDERLAND
 2
1779

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 5 Oct 2017 21:24

Saw below...

Chris :)

Britain, Trade Union membership registers Transcription (Find My Past)

First name(s) John George
Last name Fairweather
Admission year 1920
Age 18
Trade Boilermakers & Iron Shipbuilders
Union name United Society Of Boilermakers & Iron Shipbuilders
Union branch Sunderland 12
Union branch as transcribed Sunderland 12
County Durham

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 5 Oct 2017 21:24

Two possible births. Any idea of his mother's maiden name please?


Births Jun 1902 (>99%)
Fairweather John George Tynemouth 10b 330

Births Sep 1902 (>99%)
FAIRWEATHER John George Newcastle T. 10b 9



FAIRWEATHER, JOHN GEORGE CHARLTON Order
GRO Reference: 1902 J Quarter in TYNEMOUTH Volume 10B Page 330
FAIRWEATHER, JOHN GEORGE STOREY Order
GRO Reference: 1902 S Quarter in NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE Volume 10B Page 9

malyon

malyon Report 5 Oct 2017 21:28

did john marry again or is this his son

John G Fairweather
mentioned in the record of Hutchinson and John G Fairweather
Name
John G Fairweather
Event Type
Marriage Registration
Registration Quarter
Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration Year
1954
Registration District
Sunderland
County
Durham
Event Place
Sunderland, Durham, England
Spouse Name (available after 1911)
Hutchinson
Volume
1A
Page
1745
Line Number
62
 
John G Fairweather probably married one of the following people
Name
Norah Hutchinson

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 5 Oct 2017 21:28

(the Tynemouth one has Father Charles, a School Admission for him on FMP)

Chris :)

National School Admission Registers & Log-books 1870-1914 Transcription (Find My Past)

First name(s) Jno G
Last name Fairweather
Birth year 1902
Birth date 26 Apr 1902
Event year 1910
School name Carville School (Junior Mixed)
Town Wallsend
County Northumberland
Parent name(s) Charles


(one below also)

09 May 1933 - Shields Daily News - Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear, England

Earsdon Man Fined at Shields.
When John George Fairweather, 21 John Street, Earsdon, was summoned at Shields, to-day, for failing to conform to the indication of a traffic signal in Queen Alexandra road, North Shields...


Edits (not familiar with places, I'm afraid!)


Marriages Sep 1923 (>99%)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fairweather John G McManus Sunderland 10a 1452
McManus Jane R Fairweather Sunderland 10a 1452

John

John Report 5 Oct 2017 21:29

been told its newcastle he was born

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 5 Oct 2017 21:35

This one?


1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
49 Cannon St Newcastle on Tyne, Elswick, Northumberland, England

John Fairweather Head Married Male Holder Up 33 1878 Forfarshire Dundee Resident
Jane Fairweather Wife Married Female - 32 1879 Newcastle on Tyne
David Black Fairweather Son - Male School 11 1900 Newcastle on Tyne
John George Fairweather Son - Male School 8 1903 Newcastle on Tyne
Catherine May Fairweather Daughter - Female School 6 1905 Durham Sunderland
Harold Fairweather Son - Male School 5 1906 Newcastle on Tyne
Robert Ruseel Fairweather Son - Male - 3 1908 Newcastle on Tyne
Josephine Fairweather Daughter - Female - 1 1910 Newcastle on Tyne

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 5 Oct 2017 21:46


Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Marriages Dec 1898 (>99%)
FAIRWEATHER John Newcastle On Tyne 10b 273 Scan available - click to view
SCOTT Francis Newcastle On Tyne 10b 273 Scan available - click to view
STOREY Jane Newcastle T 10b 273 Scan available - click to view
Thorburn Margaret Ann Newcastle T. 10b 273 Scan available - click to view

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 5 Oct 2017 21:54

????

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
23, Grove Street, Dundee, St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Cath Fairweather Head Married Female 23 1858 Jute Weaver England
James Fairweather Son - Male 6 1875 Scholar Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
John Fairweather Son - Male 4 1877 - Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Davina Fairweather Daughter - Female 0 1881 - Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Isa Addison Boarder Unmarried Female 17 1864 Mill Worker Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Agnes Stewart Visitor Unmarried Female 22

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 5 Oct 2017 21:56


FAIRWEATHER, DAVID BLACK mms STOREY
GRO Reference: 1899 S Quarter in NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE Volume 10B Page 23


Father John isn't with Jane and son David in 1901:


Jane Fairweather
in the 1901 England Census
Name: Jane Fairweather
Age: 24
Estimated birth year: abt 1877
Relation to Head: Wife
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
Civil Parish: Elswick
Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary the Virgin
County/Island: Northumberland
Country: England
Registration district: Newcastle upon Tyne
Sub-registration district: Westgate
ED, institution, or vessel: 20
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 4769
Folio: 13
Page Number: 18
Household schedule number: 103A
Household Members:
Name Age
Jane Fairweather 24
David Fairweather 1

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 5 Oct 2017 21:57


First name(s) JOHN G
Last name FAIRWEATHER
Gender Male
Birth day -
Birth month -
Birth year 1876
Age 78
Death quarter 4
Death year 1954
District Newcastle upon Tyne
County Northumberland
Volume 1B
Page 91
Country England
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials
Collections from Great Britain, England
© Findmypast

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 5 Oct 2017 22:00


1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Bell Street, Bishop Wearmouth, Sunderland, Durham, England

David B Fairweather Head Married Male 35 1856 Labourer In Shipyard Scotland
Catherine Fairweather Wife Married Female 35 1856 - Northumberland, England
James Fairweather Son - Male 16 1875 Rivet Heater In Shipyard Scotland
John Fairweather Son - Male 14 1877 - Scotland
William Fairweather Son - Male 7 1884 - Scotland
Robert Fairweather Son - Male 5 1886 - Scotland
Donald Fairweather Son - Male 3 1888 - Northumberland, England
David Fairweather Son - Male 1 1890 - Durham, England

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 5 Oct 2017 22:05

Probably the siblings' births - Murroes is a parish 3 miles from Dundee:

FAIRWEATHER
JAMES STURROCK
M
1875
313/ 27
Murroes


FAIRWEATHER
JOHN
M
1879
313/ 18
Murroes


FAIRWEATHER
DAVINA BLACK
F
1881
282/4 129
St Andrew (Dundee)


Although there's also this birth, a couple of years later than that given for John on the censuses ??

FAIRWEATHER
JOHN
M
1880
282/4 861
St Andrew (Dundee)


And this possibility for James:

FAIRWEATHER
JAMES MCINTYRE
M
1876
282/4 1588
St Andrew (Dundee)

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 5 Oct 2017 22:08

Name: Mother's Maiden Surname:
FAIRWEATHER, DONALD STEWART RITCHIE Order
GRO Reference: 1887 D Quarter in NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE Volume 10B Page 7

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 5 Oct 2017 22:13

Catherine Ritchie
in the Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910
Name: Catherine Ritchie
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 11 Sep 1874
Marriage Place: Dundee,Angus,Scotland
Spouse: David Fairweather
FHL Film Number: 6035516

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 5 Oct 2017 22:14

If you buy credits for Scotlandspeople you can download the marriage certificate which will name both parents including the mothers' maiden surnames.

Spouse Surname Spouse Forename Year Ref RD Name Image View
FAIRWEATHER
DAVID
RITCHIE
CATHERINE
1874
282/3 235
St Clement
View image (6 credits)

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 5 Oct 2017 22:14


Catherine Ritchie
in the 1871 Scotland Census
Name: Catherine Ritchie
Age: 15
Estimated birth year: abt 1856
Relationship: Daughter
Father's name: James Ritchie
Mother's name: Elizabeth Ritchie
Gender: Female
Where born: England
Registration Number: 282/2
Registration district: St Mary
Civil Parish: Liff and Benvie
Town: Dundee
County: Angus
Address: 11 Milnes East Wynd
Occupation: Millworker
ED: 19
Household schedule number: 149
LINE: 25
Roll: CSSCT1871_50
Household Members:
Name Age
James Ritchie 54
Elizabeth Ritchie 52
Catherine Ritchie 15
John Ritchie 13
William Ritchie 11