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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 13 Sep 2010 10:19

maybe not the right Robert this looks like the one born Alwinton
Name: Robert Alexander Craig
Year of Registration: 1861
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
District: Rothbury
County: Northumberland
Volume: 10b
Page: 333

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 13 Sep 2010 10:15

plus the emplorer filled in the info so may not have known exactly where he was born.

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Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Joy

Joy Report 12 Sep 2010 21:40

As far as census go, sometimes about 40 miles can be near enough to another place of birth given on a different census; Berwick-upon-Tweed is about 40 miles from Alwinton.

Becky

Becky Report 12 Sep 2010 16:51

Thanks :). Not sure about that last one tho cause the robert craig doesnt say berwick upon tweed as birth.

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 12 Sep 2010 16:22

1881 census
Name: Robert Craig
Age: 20
Estimated birth year: abt 1861
Relation: Servant
Gender: Male
Where born: Alwinton, Northumberland, England

Civil parish: Peels
County/Island: Northumberland
Country: England

Street Address: Peels Grange
Education:

Employment status: View image
Occupation: Farm Servant

Registration district: Rothbury
Sub-registration district: Elsdon
ED, institution, or vessel: 8
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Walter Cowan 30
Catherine Cowan 27
Francis Cowan
Robert Craig 20
John Cowan 21
Margaret Dagg 20

Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 5139; Folio: 56; Page: 8; GSU roll: 1342240.

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Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 12 Sep 2010 16:22

maybe
Name: Elizabeth Craig
Estimated birth year: abt 1866
Year of Registration: 1886
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
Age at Death: 20
District: Berwick
County: Durham, Northumberland
Volume: 10b
Page: 244

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Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 12 Sep 2010 16:19

Name: Mary A Craig
Year of Registration: 1866
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
District: Berwick
County: Durham, Northumberland
Volume: 10b
Page: 506
spouse either Joseph Metcalf or William Rankin

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Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 12 Sep 2010 16:17

1881 census
Name: Samuel Craig
Age: 10
Estimated birth year: abt 1871
Relation: Son
Father's Name: James Craig
Mother's Name: Mary Craig
Gender: Male
Where born: Berwickshire, Scotland

Civil parish: Berwick Upon Tweed
County/Island: Northumberland
Country: England

Street Address: 26 Walkergate Lane
Education:

Employment status: View image
Occupation: Scholar

Registration district: Berwick
Sub-registration district: Berwick Upon Tweed
ED, institution, or vessel: 10
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
James Craig 48
Mary Craig 46
William Craig 21
Margaret Craig 18
James Craig 13
Samuel Craig 10
Thomas Craig 7


Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 5130; Folio: 18; Page: 30; GSU roll: 1342239.

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Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 12 Sep 2010 16:11

seems to be two diffrent families
i deleted the 1871 cos this looks like the right ones!
1871 census
Name: James Craig
Age: 40
Estimated birth year: abt 1831
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Mary Craig
Gender: Male
Where born: Ireland
Civil parish: Berwick
Ecclesiastical parish: Berwick
Town: Berwick
County/Island: Northumberland
Country: England
Registration district: Berwick
Sub-registration district: Berwick Upon Tweed
ED, institution, or vessel: 10
Household schedule number: 167
address Walkengate lane
Household Members: Name Age
James Craig 40 occ shoemaker
Mary Craig 35 b Ireland
John Craig 16 occ pupil teacher b Scotland
Mary A Craig 13
William Craig 11
Robert Craig 9
Margaret Craig 7
Elizabeth Craig 5
James Craig 2
Samuel Craig 3 Months

Source Citation: Class: RG10; Piece: 5183; Folio: 17; Page: 26; GSU roll: 849454.

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Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 12 Sep 2010 16:02

1861
Name: James Craig
Age: 30
Estimated birth year: abt 1831
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Mary Craig
Gender: Male
Where born: Ireland

Civil parish: Berwick Upon Tweed
Town: Berwick
County/Island: Northumberland
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage: View image

Registration district: Berwick
Sub-registration district: Berwick upon Tweed
ED, institution, or vessel: 11
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 232
Household Members: Name Age
James Craig 30 occ shoemaker ??
Mary Craig 24
John Craig 6 b scotland
Mary A Craig 3 b Bewick on Tweed
William Craig 1 b bewick on Tweed



Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 3886; Folio: 78; Page: 1; GSU roll: 543201

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Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 12 Sep 2010 15:47

for those birth dates you should be able to find
some info on FreeBMD

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Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Becky

Becky Report 12 Sep 2010 15:41

Hi,
i wanted to find out what happened to the children eg marriages,children, later census, death etc please any help would be great as im having trouble finding them, plus i no longer have access to the census'.

Their parents were James Craig c1831 ireland & Mary ??? 1836 Ireland.
These are their children that i have found they were all born berwick upon tweed:

Mary craig c1858
william craig c1859 (not him as i know what happened to him)
Robert craig c1863
Margaret craig c1865
Elizabeth craig c1866
Samuel craig c1871
Thomas craig c1874

Thanks
Becky