Arthur Kennedy's Family History
| William METCALFE (R14) - my 3x great grandfather | ||
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| Born | abt 1794, YKS | |
| Baptised | ||
| Died | 12 Dec 1860, Greatham, DUR | |
| Buried | 16 Dec 1860, Greatham, DUR | |
| Parents | ||
| Notes | In 1821 he was a miller in Aycliffe, DUR; between 1823 & 1843 he was in Bishopton, DUR as a labourer (on one occasion at a mill). In 1851 & 1860 he was a railway labourer in Greatham, DUR, but the 1851 census does not give an exact place of birth so his origins remain a mystery. See link following for some of the possibilities. | |
| See also | Ancestor Chart • William METCALFE and Margaret ROBINSON | |
| Married | 22 Feb 1819, Bishopton, DUR | |
| Margaret ROBINSON (R15) - my 3x great grandmother | ||
| Born | 1799, Worsall, Kirklevington, NRY | |
| Baptised | 25 Aug 1799, Kirklevington, NRY | |
| Died | 2 Jul 1858, Greatham, DUR | |
| Buried | 4 Jul 1858, Greatham, DUR | |
| Parents | Stephen ROBINSON and Ann (R30 & R31) | |
| Notes | She is listed in the 1841 census for Bishopton, DUR with most of their children, but her husband was elsewhere and has not yet been found. Link following has more information about her parents. | |
| See also | Ancestor Chart • William METCALFE and Margaret ROBINSON | |
| Children | George Robinson (bapt. 1821) | |
| William (~1823-1888) Married Eleanor CRAIG (~1824-1888). Lived in Lesbury, NBL, South Shields, DUR, and Bradford, WRY; various jobs including railway platelayer, sewage works inspector and licensed victualler. |
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| Ann (bapt. 1825) Married Thomas POUT (b. abt 1826), a stonemason; lived in Greatham, DUR. |
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| John (~1829-1851) Tailor in Greatham, DUR. |
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| Mary (R7) (1831-1884) | ||
| Stephen (~1834-1870) Married Jane ROBINSON (d. 1868). Railway labourer; died in a railway accident at West Hartlepool, DUR. |
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| James (~1836-1864) Married Jane (b. abt 1835); railway labourer. |
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| Matthew (~1838-1859) Died in a railway accident at Ferryhill, DUR. |
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| Elizabeth (b. 1840) | ||
| Richard (1843-1843) | ||