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Yvonne

Yvonne Report 14 Jan 2005 13:51

Can anyone point me in the right direction of how I get hold of any information before 1871 or further back than that? Your help and advice is appreciated. Yvonne

Heather

Heather Report 14 Jan 2005 14:56

What information do you want?

Unknown

Unknown Report 14 Jan 2005 17:00

There are censuses for 1861, 1851 and 1841. There's also civil registration for births, marriages and deaths back until 1 July 1837. Then you have parish records. Additionally there are lots of other resources - directories, poor law records, local newspapers etc. nell

Yvonne

Yvonne Report 14 Jan 2005 17:59

Hi Heather The information I have got isnt much but here goes. Anthony Harrison b1852 in Tanfield Co Durham he was a coal miner. He was wife was Mary Leslie and they married in 1871 in Durham. What I want to know was who was Anthony's mother and father and did he have any brothers or sisters? I have Anthonys siblings from 1901 censors. Rumour has it in the family that he came from Cornwall but my dad is starting to wonder if this is true. Thanks Yvonne

Yvonne

Yvonne Report 14 Jan 2005 18:01

Hi Helen Thanks for your information I will try that hopefully this weekend. Cheers Yvonne

Christine in Herts

Christine in Herts Report 14 Jan 2005 18:25

If you look on the Durham BMD site; http://www.durham.gov.uk/gro/newgro.nsf/search?open&C0801220140114012005$ you'll find the marriage. You can order the cert from Durham if you use their system (the GRO ref is irrelevant to them). Fees are the same - I'd expect service at least as good. The GRO index is a quarterly transcription of the local info. If you get the marriage cert, it should tell you te fathers' names & occupations - which will give you a start? Christine

Thomas

Thomas Report 14 Jan 2005 20:37

Hi Yvonne, forget Cornwall, they were at Tanfield in 1861, Clough Dene Tanfield George Harrison Hd 46 coal miner Dur / Clough Dene Ann Harrison wife 43 Dur /Shipley houses Lanchester Thomas Harrison son 23 coal miner Dur /whitelea head George Harrison son 19 coal miner Dur /whitelea head Anthony O. Harrison 11 coal miner Dur /clough dene John Harrison 8 Dur /Clough dene Edward Ruel 22 Boarder coal miner Nld/ allendale if you would like the image please mail me, Regards Tony