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I am trying ti found out what happened to my Grandfather.
My father Johnathan Hymers Race was born at Evenwood near Bishop Auckland in 1907. By the 1911 census he is no longer with his wife.
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'Ruth Le serve

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When was JOHN born?

Who was his wife? What happened to her after 1911?

Get the marriage cert for its info

RACE, GEORGE EDWARD GEARY
GRO Reference: 1909 J Quarter in AUCKLAND Volume 10A Page 231


Marriages Dec 1906
Geary Violet Auckland 10a 395
RACE John Auckland 10a 395

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First name(s) Jonathan Hymers
Country England
Last name Race
Volume 10A
Birth quarter 3
Page 284
Birth year 1907
Record set England & Wales Births 1837-2006
Mother's maiden name - Geary
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
District Auckland
Subcategory Civil Births
County Durham
Collections from Great Britain, England

Kath. x

1911
George Furness Head Single Male 25 1886 Coal miner hewer Howden County Durham
Violet Race Housekeeper Married Female 25 1886 Housekeeper Evenwood Durham
Jonathan Hymers Race Son Single Male 4 1907 Home Evenwood City Durham
George E Race Son Single Male 2 1909 - Bishop Auckland Cty Durham

FURNESS was Violet's mother's maiden name

GEARY, VIOLET FURNESS
GRO Reference: 1886 M Quarter in AUCKLAND Volume 10A Page 229

Name: Violet Race
Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar 1921
Registration District: Gateshead
Inferred County: Durham
Spouse: Alfred Robson
Volume Number: 10a
Page Number: 2108

Looked for a death on CWGC for John Race - none recorded

Either he died before Violet re-married, or she simply said he had. Unlikely to have been divorced as it was prohibitively expensive in those days

1939 Register
15 Low Deanery Street, Eldon Lane, Bishop Auckland U.D., Durham, England

Alfred Robson 21 Feb 1875 Male Bricklayer Married 182 1
Violet Robson 31 Jan 1886 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 182 2
Harold Robson 13 Dec 1926 Male At School Single 182 3
Elizabeth E Kipling 21 Nov 1912 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 182 4
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Births Dec 1921 (>99%)
Robson Walter Geary Auckland 10a 492 Scan available - click to view
Births Sep 1923 (>99%)
Robson Ella A Geary Auckland 10a 460
Births Sep 1925 (>99%)
Robson Eli Geary Auckland 10a 387
Births Mar 1927 (>99%)
Robson Harold Geary Auckland 10a 379
Births Mar 1929 (>99%)
Robson Esther Geary Auckland 10a 389

Deaths Dec 1953 (>99%)
ROBSON Violet 67 Durham W. 1a 670

Name: Jonathan Hymers Race
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 20 Jul 1907
Birth Place: Durham Unitary Authority, County Durham, England
Death Date: 13 Oct 1986
Death Place: Bendigo, Greater Bendigo City, Victoria, Australia
Cemetery: Bendigo Public Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Bendigo, Greater Bendigo City, Victoria, Australia
Has Bio?: N
Spouse:
Enid Yvonne Race
URL:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/185741867/jonathan-hymers-race


Name: Mr Jonathan H Race
Gender: Male
Departure Age: 19
Birth Date: abt 1908
Departure Date: 1 Jan 1927
Departure Port: England
Ship Name: Euripides
Shipping Line: The Aberdeen Line
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Destination Port: Melbourne, Australia
Master: P J Collins


Name: Jonathan Hymess Race
Birth Date: 20 Jul 1907
Birth Place: Durham England
Year Range: 1939-1948
Enlistment Place: Bendigo, Victoria
Service Number: VX15581
Next of Kin: Violet Robson
Series Description: B883: Army, 2nd Al F

a tree on ancestry has him b orn 1883 Lynesack, Durham, England
IF correct

maybe

Name: John Roce
[John Race]
Age in 1911: 28
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1883
Relation to Head: Boarder
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Lynesack, Durham, England
Civil Parish: Lynesack and Softly
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Country: England
Street Address: Diamond Terrace Butterknowle
Marital status: Single -------- but
Occupation: Coal Miner
Registration District Number: 547
Sub-registration District: Hamsterley
ED, institution, or vessel: 21
Piece: 29771
Household Members:
Name Age
Charlote Burrell 57
John Roce 28

1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Milfield Grange, Cockfield Village, Cockfield, Teesdale, Durham, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Marina Race Head
Single Female 40 1851 - Durham, England ----- martha
William Race Son
Single Male 15 1876 General labourer Durham, England
Mary J Race Daughter
- Female 11 1880 Scholar Durham, England
George Race Son
- Male 10 1881 Scholar Durham, England
John Race Son
- Male 8 1883 Scholar Durham, England

1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Milfield Grange, Cockfield, Teesdale, Durham, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
James Makepeace Head
Married Male 28 1873 Coal miner Durham, England
Margaret Makepeace Wife
Married Female 27 1874 - Durham, England
Sarah Hannah Race Daughter
Single Female 8 1893 - Durham, England
John William Makepeace Son
Single Male 6 1895 - Durham, England
James Arthur Makepeace Son
Single Male 4 1897 - Durham, England
Martha Makepeace Daughter
Single Female 2 1899 - Durham, England
George Edward Makepeace Son
- Male 0 1901 - Durham, England
George Race Boarder
Single Male 19 1882 Coal miner Durham, England
John Race Boarder
Single Male 17 1884 Coal miner Durham, England
Cuthbert Race Boarder
Single Male 15 1886 Coal miner Durham, England

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Name
Martha Race
Gender
Female
Death Age
45
Birth Date
1853
Death Date
1898
Burial Date
26 Feb 1898
Burial Place
Lynesack and Softly, Durham, England
FHL Film Number
1514636
Reference ID
p. 174 cn. 1379
Household members

she never married

Violet Geary is in several GR trees - try contacting the owners

RACE, JOHN -
GRO Reference: 1884 M Quarter in AUCKLAND Volume 10A Page 240

RACE, JOHN -
GRO Reference: 1882 J Quarter in AUCKLAND Volume 10A Page 250

no births for 1883

10 Spencer Street, Eldon Lane, Bishop Auckland U.D., Durham, England
1939
Mary J Blackett 24 May 1865 Female General Dealer Widowed 196 1
Olga Hedley (Blackett) 27 Jun 1920 Female Domestic Servant Single 196 2
John Race 01 Feb 1884 Male Coal Filler Incapacitated Single 196 3

John
District Durham Western
Last name Race
County Durham
Gender Male
Volume 1A
Birth day -
Page 564
Birth month -
Country England
Birth year 1884
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
Age 75
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Death quarter 3
Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials
Death year 1959
Collections from Great Britain, England

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maybe

martha's family


1861
New Beechburn, North Bedburn, Auckland, Durham, England
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Household members (8 people)
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
George Race Head
Married Male 36 1825 Coal miner Woodlands, Durham, England
Jane Race Wife
Married Female 33 1828 - Woodlands, Durham, England
John Race Son
Unmarried Male 16 1845 Driver in a coal mine Woodlands, Durham, England
George Race Son
Unmarried Male 14 1847 Driver in a coal mine Woodlands, Durham, England
William Race Son
- Male 12 1849 - Woodlands, Durham, England
Martha Race Daughter
- Female 10 1851 Scholar Durham, England
Mary J Race Daughter
- Female 6 1855 Scholar Durham, England
William Elliot Lodger
Unmarried Male 19 1842 Coal miner Barnard Castle, Durham, England

1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Copley, Lynesack & Softley, Auckland, Durham, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
William Blackett Head
- Male 49 1822 - Durham, England
Jane Blackett Wife
- Female 43 1828 - Durham, England
Martha Race Daughter-in-law
- Female 19 1852 - Durham, England
Cuthbert Blackett Son
- Male 12 1859 - Durham, England
Margaret Blackett Daughter
- Female 4 1867 - Durham, England
Raichel Blackett Daughter
- Female 1 1870 - Durham, England
Elizabeth Blackett Mother
- Female 88 1783 - Durham, England
George Race Grandson
- Male 1 1870 - Durham, England

William
Spouse's age -
Last name Blackett
County Durham
Name note -
Country England
Marriage year 1866
Record set England Marriages 1538-1973
Marriage date 09 May 1866
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Marriage place Wolsingham
Subcategory Parish Marriages
Spouse's first name(s) Jane
Collections from England, Great Britain
Spouse's last name Race

Marriages Dec 1876 (>99%)
Furness Eleanor Auckland 10a 327
Geary John Auckland 10a 327


Marriages Dec 1893 (>99%)
Geary Ellen Auckland 10a 296
Walker Joseph Auckland 10a 296


1901
Name: Joseph Walker
Age: 57
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1844
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Spouse: Ellen Walker
Birth Place: Manchester, Lancashire, England
Civil Parish: Evenwood
Ecclesiastical parish: Evenwood St Paul
Town: Evenwood
County/Island: Durham
Country: England
Registration District: Auckland
Sub-registration District: Hamsterley
ED, institution, or vessel: 17
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 4654
Folio: 20
Page Number: 32
Household Schedule Number: 162
Household Members:
Name Age
Joseph Walker 57
Ellen Walker 47
George Grary 17
Voilet Grary 15

1891

Ralph Coulson Head Married Male 45 1846 - Durham, England
Elizabeth Coulson Wife Married Female 41 1850 - Durham, England
William Coulson Son Single Male 18 1873 - Sunderland
Ralph Coulson Son Single Male 16 1875 - Sunderland
Elizabeth Coulson Daughter Single Female 14 1877 - Sunderland
Joseph Coulson Son Single Male 13 1878 - Sunderland
Alfred Coulson Son Single Male 10 1881 - Sunderland, Durham, England
Mary Coulson Daughter Single Female 8 1883 - Sunderland
Robert Coulson Son Single Male 6 1885 - Sunderland
Emily May Coulson Daughter Single Female 4 1887 - Sunderland
Frederick Coulson Son Single Male 2 1889 - Sunderland
Ellen Jane Coulson Daughter Single Female 0 1891 - Sunderland, Durham, England
Ellen Geary Visitor Widow Female 37 1854 - England
George Geary Visitor Single Male 7 1884 - Bishop Auckland, Durham, England
Violet Geary Visitor Single Female 5 1886 - England

Name: Violet Geary
Gender: Female
Baptism Date: 25 Feb 1886
Baptism Place: Auckland-St. Andrew, Durham, England
Father: John Geary
Mother: Ellen Geary
FHL Film Number: 1894477

Name: John Geary
Age: 42
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1847
Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
Death Registration Place: Stockton, Durham, United Kingdom
Death Date: Mar 1889
Volume: 10a
Page: 58