vol 2 issue 2 - Houghton-le-Spring

THE HOUGHTONIAN | JUNE 2012 | VOL 2 ISSUE 2 | ISSN 1757-3890WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?Can you help solve theseGenealogical & Heritage Quests?NEWBOTTLE COULSONSHello Paul, I must start with a greatthank you for all your effort. Hopeyou can help me with some photosthat I have. The writing on the backmay not be true. One is of a farmwith the person in it called Francisand says the farm was sold in 1940after 75 year of Coulson working it.The next one is of Wilfred ploughingbehind the Children’s Hospital don’tknow the date. The next one is at thefront of New Bottle farm with UncleFred on the horse and Uncle Jack onthe cart unknown date. The last isSunny Side Farm (Robbie and Arthur,grandfather’s brother and son). Myfather came to Australia in 1927 towork in the railways; he used to workin the signal box in Newcastle onTyne. He returned to England in1929 to get my mother. She had 4sons and 1 daughter who died in1940. The back of the NewbottleFarm photo says that the farm was inthe Coulson name for 75 years, sothat means that Jacob and IsabellaCoulson (1865) were probably theoriginal owners. Jacob Coulson wasthe owner of Newbottle farm with hiswife Margaret Thompson Pickett (neeDagg) (1902). Jacob, mygrandfather, died at the age of 45years. The Farm, as the story goes,was occupied by the house keeper[Francis Lishaman] to her death, thenit was sold (1940) and the grandchildren were provided in the Will bypassing the next generation. Myfather was from Jarrah (that is theway we spell it out here); his namewas William Ingram Coulson and wifeJanet Kerr (nee Millar). He passedaway at 59 years when I was 18yearold. I have another photo of mygrandfather (I think) at a grave that Iwas told to be his father JosephCoulson (1865). Thanks for theinformation on Sunniside Farm. Ilooked up your link to see maybe acrescent went near the farm. It is ashame that the old houses andstreets are knocked down. We havethe same over here as we are a youngcity and in the name of progress theyare knocked over. Our port city ofFremantle is totally different - nobuildings are knocked over! Thefacades are in keeping and new onesbuilt behind. The University of NotreDane have taken over the city so ithas become a large campus. I havelooked up Houghton previously andhave seen the Parish Church youmention in Houghton. The graveyard at Hillside Cemetery hasCoulson in the name register. Howdo I get any information on theCoulson on the named list?yard at Hillside Cemetery hasCoulson in the name register. Howdo I get any information on theCoulson on the named list? Theabove information that I have wasmailed to me by my uncle who Inever met. He has a 2 daughters;one has a lot of information buthand written. She lives in Scotlandand I must get to see if I ever get tocome to England. The names ofthe Coulson are: Margaret mayhave married Richard Coulsonaround 1775; George WilliamCoulson husband of Mary marriedaround 1822; another Richard whoalso married a Margaret around1813; Mary Ann who may havemarried Joseph Coulson around1865 (may be a second wife to himand may have been a secondcousin); and there is a Mary marrieda George Coulson around 1822.Thanks again you have stirred upthing that I should have followed upa long time ago!Brian CoulsonKelmscottWestern AustraliaALL ABOARD!We have just been reminiscingabout the old Glendale Club trips tothe seaside, when we were kids.How excited we were. How long apound lasted, enjoying setting upthe tents in a circle on the wetsand, and enjoying our seasidesandwiches even though youcrunched on the sand that the galeforce wind had blown your way!Spending the afternoon at the fair,overdosing on everything sweet andsickly, packing up windblown andtired, enjoying our exotic trip toRedcar, South Shields etc, like wehad been far far away! Happy days!Sandra LavelleTHE RICHARDSONSSir/Madam, I am researching myGreat Grandparents family historyand have come across Houghton-Le-Spring as a place they lived insometime between 1861 censusand the 1891 census. I am havingproblems locating and identifyingthree children; Elizabeth Richardsonwho was born 29 May 1869 atRainton Gate, Sacriston, Durham,and two other children who weredefinitely born alive but have nodates between 1854 and 1881. Iam assuming these three childrendied in early childhood as they don'tappear on any of the Census butare known in family lore. No namesam assuming these three childrendied in early childhood as theydon't appear on any of the Censusbut are known in family lore. Nonames unfortunately. What I aminterested in is if you have anyburial records of three children ofIsaac Spence Richardson and hiswife Agnes Richardson (neeVance)? I have data on ElizabethRichardson died Apr-Jun, 1875(Houghton Le Sring 10a 301)aged 6 years; and ElizabethRichardson died (Apr-Jun) 1874(Houghton Le Spring 10a 321)aged 6 years. Either of these twofit the time, etc of one child butwhich, if either, is my problem?With regards the other twochildren I have no idea! Is itpossible that you have a burialrecord or grave MonumentalInscription that may help me clearup part or all of my query?Margaret Jane Richardson (born16 June 1856), probably marriedone of five persons; James Hardy1881 (Chester Le Street), ThomasLiddel 1881 (Chester Le Street),or Abraham Hoy 1873, JohnMitchinson Thompson 1873 orWilliam Gildroy 1875, all laterthree of Houghton Le Spring.Rather than send away for fivemarriage certificates I'm hopingyou may be able to reduce theodds for me? I look forward tohearing from you.Gordon StevensonNew ZealandNEWTOWN SCHOOLDear Paul, thank you for thephotograph of the little school inthe Market Place. I can no longerremember the date of the photobut I know I did ask my sisterabout it and she seemed to thinkthat both she and my late brotherhad both left for the JuniorSchool by the time this was taken.I certainly don't recognise anyoneon it other than Miss Kirtley who Iabsolutely adored as a child, noother teacher from thereon everlived up to her standards! Thanksvery much, it's lovely to have agood copy of this photo, even it Idon't recognise any of thechildren. Regards.Lorna MacKenzieIsle of SkyePOTTERY YARDHello Paul, Just a quick mail tosay I'm really enjoying yourwebsite. I've been researching myMinto/Blenkinsop ancestors and itwas great to be able to read aboutthe streets/pubs they lived in.Quite a few of them getmentioned in the London Gazettefor bankruptcy - including mygreat great grandfather, EdwardMinto, who was apparently asaddler in Pottery Yard. Thanksagain!Anne Thompson MeloTHE ONLY WOMAN…Hello Houghton Heritage Society,I've been trying to find out aboutmy great great grandmotherEsther Jane Mole/Rudkin/Urwin'ssuffragette and political history.She was the first lady treasurer ofEppleton or Easington Lane, and Ihave come across a picture of heron a march in the 1950s, she wasthe only woman allowed on amarch with the miners when shewas a suffragette I think, butthere's just no mention of her (it'sdriving me crazy, 3 years I've beenlooking!). Do you have any ideaswhere to look or who to contactthat's local to Houghton please?Your thoughts would be muchappreciated. My father alwaystold me it was the Jarrow Marchbut the only woman on that onewas Ellen Wilkinson so it'sprobably not my grandmother. Ithink it may have been minerswho worked at Easington Colliery,or Eppleton Colliery if there wasone? She was involved in politicsuntil her death in 1977 sohopefully somebody remembersher, though it's a long shot!Rachel RudkinTHE WHEATLEYSLove the article on the family!Was just asking my Dad all aboutthe family on Christmas day! Willpass the article round foreveryone to see! Cheers!David WheatleyHoughton-le-Spring* * * * * * * * * * *Keep reading for moreFamily Tree Quests.