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Norma Lesley

Norma Lesley Report 25 Jun 2012 04:45

Hi I am having no sucsses in tracing my grandmothers family.Isabella ormiston mitford born 15 nov 1889! married Hugh Hayes she had sister louisa and Frances born in gateshead lived in coventry during war and died at bexhill on sea in 1979 i dont know if there were more siblings.a witness at her wedding cert shows her father as James Ormiston Mitford as her father ,could someone please but me on the right track regards lesley

Gee

Gee Report 25 Jun 2012 04:59

1881 England Census
Name: James Ormston
Age: 30
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1851
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Charlotte Ormston
Gender: Male
Where born: Gateshead On Tyne

Civil parish: Gateshead
County/Island: Durham
Country: England

Street Address: 47 Leopold St
Condition as to marriage: Married

Occupation: Platelayler

Registration district: Gateshead
Sub-registration district: Gateshead
ED, institution, or vessel: 15
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 5034
Folio: 110
Page Number: 25
Household Members: Name Age
James Ormston 30
Charlotte Ormston 29
Jane A. Ormston 11
Hannah Ormston 9
Sarah Ormston 7
Isabella Ormston 4


1891 England Census
Name: Isabella Milford
[Isabella Mitford]
Age: 1
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1890
Relation: Daughter
Mother's name: Charlotte Milford
Gender: Female
Where born: Gateshead, Durham, England

Civil parish: Gateshead
Ecclesiastical parish: St Pauls
County/Island: Durham
Country: England

Registration district: Gateshead
Sub-registration district: Gateshead
ED, institution, or vessel: 4
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 4175
Folio: 129
Page Number: 48
Household Members: Name Age
James Milford 41 <Coal miner
Charlotte Milford 40
Hannah Milford 19
Sarah Milford 16
Dorothy Milford 10
Charlette Milford 7
Nelly Milford 4
Isabella Milford 1


1911 England Census
about Isabella Ormiston Mitford
Name: Isabella Ormiston Mitford
Age in 1911: 22
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1889
Relation to Head: Servant
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Gateshead On Tyne, Durham, England
Civil parish: Heaton
County/Island: Northumberland
Country: England
Street Address: 12 Warton Terrace Heaton Newcastle upon Tyne
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Servant (Domestic)
Registration district: Newcastle upon Tyne
Registration District Number: 558
Sub-registration district: Byker
ED, institution, or vessel: 41
Piece: 30697
Household Members: Name Age
Joseph Brodie 40
Lilian Graham Brodie 37
Frederick Lyle Brodie 15
Thomas Foster Brodie 12
Joseph Martin Brodie 8
Herbert Stwart Brodie 5
Stanley Graham Brodie 4
Harold William Brodie 4/12
Isabella Ormiston Mitford 22


Gee

Gee Report 25 Jun 2012 05:21

1871 England Census
Name: James Ormiston
Age: 20
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1851
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Charlotte Ormston
Gender: Male
Where born: Gateshead, Durham, England
Civil parish: All Saints
Ecclesiastical parish: All Saints
County/Island: Northumberland
Country: England
Registration district: Newcastle Upon Tyne
Sub-registration district: All Saints
ED, institution, or vessel: 18
Household schedule number: 70
Piece: 5100
Folio: 9
Page Number: 12
Household Members: Name Age
James Ormiston 20
Charlotte Ormston 20
Jane Ann Ormston 10 Months


Gee

Gee Report 25 Jun 2012 05:26

The parents marriage. It seems both parents died before the 1901 census. You can see these deaths at


http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl



Marriages Sep 1869
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MITFORD James Ormston Newcastle T. 10b 198
WELL Charlotte Newcastle T 10b 198

Gee

Gee Report 25 Jun 2012 05:35

Heres Ellen with her sister


1901 England Census
Name: Sarah O Bogue
Age: 26
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1875
Relation: Wife
Spouse's Name: John Bogue
Gender: Female
Where born: Gateshead, Durham, England

Civil parish: Benwell
Ecclesiastical parish: St James
County/Island: Northumberland
Country: England

Registration district: Newcastle upon Tyne
Sub-registration district: Westgate
ED, institution, or vessel: 72
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 16
Piece: 4777
Folio: 122
Page Number: 3
Household Members: Name Age
John Bogue 30
Sarah O Bogue 26
Catherine Bogue 1
Ellen O Milford 14


Norma Lesley

Norma Lesley Report 27 Jun 2012 01:23

Thanks for that will start looking lesley

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 27 Jun 2012 04:59

There is a Public Family Tree on ancestry which has James Ormston Mitford ............ with birth and marriage certificates.

I don't normally trust these trees to have accurate information, but this one does have some documentation.

Still treat it with the greatest caution


Ted Ormiston Family Tree
Owner: tedormiston



James Ormston Mitford
Birth 13 December 1850 in Grosvenor Street, Gateshead, Durham, England
Death 1906 in Gateshead


Birth 1850 13 Dec
Grosvenor Street, Gateshead, Durham, England
Joseph Mitford was living on Grosvenor Street.


1869 14 Aug
Age: 18
Marriage to Charlotte Well
Newcastle upon Tyne Register Office.
In the presence of John Nixon & Frances Nixon.
1871 Census :- John, Fanny & son Joesph Nixon are living at 4, Stepney Terrace.


1871
Age: 21
Residence
4, Stepney Terrace, Byker, Northumberland
PLATELAYER


1881
Age: 31
Residence
47, Leopold Street, Gateshead, Durham.
PLATELAYER


1891
Age: 41
Residence
Tean Valley House, Gateshead, Durham.
COALMINER



1906
Age: 56
Death
Gateshead


Parents

Joseph Stanley Mitford 1827 – 1891
Jane Isabella Ormston 1831 – 1904

Half siblings
Francis Hunter1858 –
Lucy Hunter1860 –
Isabella N Hunter1863 –
Dorothy Ann Hunter1865 –
Sarah Hunter1868 –
Mary Jane Hunter1870 –
Charlote Hunter1873 –


Spouse & Children

Charlotte Well 1851 – 1894

Jane Ann Ormston Mitford 1870 – 1942
Hannah Ormston Mitford 1872 – 1944
Sarah Ormston Mitford 1874 – 1952
Isabella Ormston Mitford 1877 – 1884
Dorothy Ormston Mitford 1881 –
Charlotte Ormston Mitford 1884 –
Ellen Ormston Mitford 1886 –
Isabella O Mitford 1889 –
Louisa Mitford 1892 –




From Jane Isabella Ormston's tree .................

1850 13 Dec
Age: 19
Gateshead, Durham, England
Son James is born. Jane is unmarried. Bk Melbourne Street backs onto Grosvenor Street, where the Mitford family are living.

1855
Age: 24
Marriage to Francis G Hunter
Northumberland



From Joseph Stanley Mitford's tree ..............


Joseph Stanley Mitford
Birth 1827 in Gateshead, County Durham
Death 15th February 1891 in Low Swinburn Place, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England


1850 Dec
Age: 23
Grosvenor Street, Gateshead, Durham, England
Father to James Ormston.
Did not marry Jane Ormston, James' mother.


1891 15 Feb
Age: 64
Death
Low Swinburn Place, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England






sylvia

Catherine

Catherine Report 27 Jun 2012 08:48

There's no Frances in the other family and no Louisa in this one ????
They could very well be related??

1901 England Censusabout Frances J Mitford
Name: Frances J Mitford
Age: 7 Mo
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1900
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: James W Mitford
Mother's name: Elizabeth Mitford
Gender: Female
Where born: Morpeth, Northumberland, England

Civil parish: Morpeth
Ecclesiastical parish: Morpeth
Town: Morpeth
County/Island: Northumberland
Country: England

Street Address: Wellwood Cottage

Occupation: Platelayer

Registration district: Morpeth
Sub-registration district: Morpeth
ED, institution, or vessel: 14
Neighbors: View others on page

Household schedule number: 256
Piece: 4832
Folio: 76
Page Number: 44
Household Members: Name Age
James W Mitford 45
Elizabeth Mitford 45 - Dairy Keeper (milk)
Thomas J Mitford 24
Mary L Mitford 23
Margaret A Mitford 21
Sarah A Mitford 17
William H Mitford 14
xxxx Isabella Mitford 11 (1890)
Phyllis Mitford 9
John E Mitford 7
xxxx Frances J Mitford 7 Mo
James Love 40
Donald Mac Donald 23
James Gibson 21
Alexander Nesbet 20
John M Johnson 17
..................................................

1911 England Censusabout Francis Jane Mitford
Name: Francis Jane Mitford
Age in 1911: 10
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1901
Relation to Head: Daughter
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Morpeth, Northumberland, England
Civil parish: Morpeth
County/Island: Northumberland
Country: England
Street Address: 13 Castle St Morpeth
Registration district: Morpeth
Registration District Number: 564
Sub-registration district: Morpeth
ED, institution, or vessel: 13
Piece: 31009
Household Members: Name Age
James W Mitford 55
Elizabeth Mitford 55
Thomas James Mitford 35
John Edward Mitford 17
Francis Jane Mitford 10
George John Coxon 34 - son in law - Place: Dennington, Northumberland
Margaret Anne Coxon 31 - Granddaughter
Mary Elizabeth Coxon 2 - Granddaughter
Margaret Ellenor Coxon 3/12 - Granddaughter

..............married 36yrs (10 children, 9 living and 1 died)


Catherine

Catherine Report 27 Jun 2012 09:00

England & Wales, Marriage Index: 1916-2005about Francis J Mitford
Name: Francis J Mitford
Spouse Surname: Pearson
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1922
Registration district: Morpeth
Inferred County: Northumberland
Volume Number: 10b
Page Number: 799
Find Spouse: John T S Pearson


...........................................................................
England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2006about Frances Jane Pearson
Name: Frances Jane Pearson
Birth Date: 15 Oct 1900
Date of Registration: Aug 1993
Age at Death: 92
Registration district: Northumberland Central
Inferred County: Northumberland
Register Number: 22D
District and Subdistrict: 6773
Entry number: 182

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 27 Jun 2012 09:09

Norma

Are you aware of.........

http://www.freebmd.org.uk/


Marriages Sep 1869 (>99%)
MITFORD James Ormston Newcastle T. 10b 198
Deaths Jun 1906 (>99%)
Mitford James Ormston 52 Gateshead 10a 516


NOTE: No 'i' in the second forename..perhaps that's why you have had problems

Catherine

Catherine Report 27 Jun 2012 09:27

1901 England Census about James C Milford

Name: James C Milford (original shows name as James O Mitford)
Age: 52
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1849
Relation: Prisoner
Gender: Male
Where born: Gateshead, Durham, England

Civil parish: Gateshead
Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary
County/Island: Durham
Country: England

Street Address: Borough Police Station

Occupation: Coal Hewer

Condition as to marriage: Married

Registration district: Gateshead
Sub-registration district: Gateshead
ED, institution, or vessel: 41
Neighbors: View others on page

Household schedule number: 225
Piece: 4755
Folio: 141
Page Number: 34

........................................................

Deaths Dec 1894 (>99%)
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Mitford Charlotte Ormiston 43 Gateshead 10a 537

Norma Lesley

Norma Lesley Report 28 Jun 2012 01:27

thank you all very much ,omg so much info to get stuck into thanks again for your time much appreciated regards lesley