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I am trying to find any information on Edward Cunningham who born in or around Durham and whose family moved from Ireland at the time of or shortly after the Potato Famine. The only other information I have is a Kathleen Cunningham born 1897c, one of seven children. This family settled around Bishop Aukland or Wheatley Hill. Any help you could give me on this research project would be greatly appreciated.

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Darryl Atkinson

Is this the family you're after? It states that Edward and Caroline were born in Durham:


1901 England Census
about Caroline Cunningham
Name: Caroline Cunningham
Age: 30
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1871
Relation: Wife
Spouse's Name: G (mistranscribed, image reads E not G)
Gender: Female
Where born: Thornley, Durham, England

Civil Parish: Wingate
Ecclesiastical parish: Thornley St Bartholomew
Town: Wheatley Hill
County/Island: Durham
Country: England

Registration district: Easington
Sub registration district: Wingate
ED, institution, or vessel: 11
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 27
Household Members:
Name Age
Caroline Cunningham 30
Edward L Cunningham 7
G Cunningham 35
George Wm Cunningham 2
Kate Cunningham 4
Lydia Cunningham 9

England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1983

Name: Caroline Tinkler to Edward Cunningham
Year of Registration: 1890
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
District: Hartlepool (1859-1938)
County: Durham
Volume: 10a
Page: 263

1881 England Census
about George Tinkler
Name: George Tinkler
Age: 48
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1833
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Isabella
Gender: Male
Where born: Hart, Durham, England

Civil Parish: Wingate
County/Island: Durham
Country: England

Street address: Tinklers Lodge
Condition as to marriage: Married
Education:

Employment status:

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Occupation: General Laborer

Registration district: Easington
Sub registration district: Easington
ED, institution, or vessel: 22
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Caroline Tinkler 11
George Tinkler 48
Grace Tinkler 3
Isabella Tinkler 48
Isabella Tinkler 9
Jane Ann Tinkler 13
Robert Tinkler 25
Sarah Tinkler 6
Stephen Tinkler 20


1881 England Census
about Edward Cunningham
Name: Edward Cunningham
Age: 47
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1834
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Lydia
Gender: Male
Where born: Hartlepool, Durham, England

Civil Parish: Stranton
County/Island: Durham
Country: England

Street address: 18 Lawrence St
Condition as to marriage: Married
Education:

Employment status:

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Occupation: General Lab (Dock Foreman)

Registration district: Hartlepool
Sub registration district: Hartlepool
ED, institution, or vessel: 36
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Edward Cunningham 47
Edward Cunningham 16
Lydia Cunningham 39
Lydia Cunningham 4
Margaret Cunningham
Mary Cunningham 2
Mathew Cunningham 11
Susanah Cunningham 18

Can't see any Irish connections. All appear to be from Durham

England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1983

Name: George Tinkler to Isabella Bennison
Year of Registration: 1853
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
District: Stockton
County: Durham, Yorkshire - North Riding
Volume: 10a
Page: 53


England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1983

Name: Edward Cunningham to Lydia Elvin
Year of Registration: 1861
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
District: Hartlepool (1859-1938)
County: Durham
Volume: 10a
Page: 179

1841 England Census
about Isabella Bennison
Name: Isabella Bennison
Age: 9
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1832
Gender: Female

Civil Parish: Thornaby
Hundred: Langbaurgh (West Division)
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

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Registration district: Stockton
Sub registration district: Stockton
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Hannah Atkinson 40
Jane Atkinson 14
Mary Ann Atkinson 1
Ann Bennison 13
Elizabeth Bennison 11
Isabella Bennison 9
James Bennison 30
Jane Bennison 1
Maria Bennison 40


1841 England Census
about George Tinkler
Name: George Tinkler
Age: 8
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1833
Gender: Male
Where born: Durham, England

Civil Parish: Hart
Hundred: Stockton (North East Division)
County/Island: Durham
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

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Registration district: Stockton and Sedgefield
Sub registration district: Hartlepool
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Elenor Tinkler 19
George Tinkler 8
Henry Tinkler 4
Jane Tinkler 12
Robert Tinkler 42
Stephen Tinkler 6
William Tinkler 2

1841 England Census
about Lydia Elvin
Name: Lydia Elvin
Age: 5 Mo
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1841
Gender: Female
Where born: Durham, England

Civil Parish: Hartlepool
Hundred: Stockton (North East Division)
County/Island: Durham
Country: England

Registration district: Stockton and Sedgefield
Sub registration district: Hartlepool
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Elizabeth Elvin 2
Lydia Elvin 5 Mo
Matthew Elvin 20 (born Scotland)
Susan Elvin 20 (born Scotland)


1841 England Census
about Edwd Cunningham
Name: Edwd Cunningham
Age: 7
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1834
Gender: Male
Where born: Durham, England

Civil Parish: Hartlepool
Hundred: Stockton (North East Division)
County/Island: Durham
Country: England

Registration district: Stockton and Sedgefield
Sub registration district: Hartlepool
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Ann Cunningham 31 (Ireland)
Edwd Cunningham 7
John Cunningham 9
Margaret Cunningham 12
Michael Cunningham 35 (Ireland)
Wm Cunningham 5

Sheesh, now Susanah Elvin says she's from Ireland!


1861 England Census
about Susanah Elvin
Name: Susanah Elvin
Age: 49
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1812
Relation: Head
Gender: Female
Where born: Ireland

Civil Parish: Hartlepool
County/Island: Durham
Country: England

Registration district: Hartlepool
Sub registration district: Hartlepool
ED, institution, or vessel: 12f
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 87
Household Members:
Name Age
Lydia Elvin 18
Matthew Elvin 9
Susanah Elvin 49

Possible death:


England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1983
about Matthew Elvin
Name: Matthew Elvin
Year of Registration: 1843
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
District: Stockton
County: Durham, Yorkshire - North Riding
Volume: 24
Page: 162

Thank you for your help. Now I have somewhere to start

Anthony Adolph the resident research expert on the homepage once said he proved to a family who were living in Middlesbrough that their family came from Ireland even though they said elsewhere on the census.
Anthony explained that people lied about birth places for fear of being sent back