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Jean

Jean Report 5 Jun 2019 21:05

I would like to thank each and everyone who as today helped with the yeaman family from sunderland much appreciated

Maddie

Maddie Report 5 Jun 2019 14:22

if bessie marrried a dawson

1939
Name: Alice Yeoman
Gender: Female
Marital status: Single
Birth Date: 24 Mar 1893
Residence Year: 1939
Address: 9
Residence Place: Weymouth and Melcombe Regis, Dorset, England
Occupation: Shop Assistant General Stores
Schedule Number: 165
Sub Schedule Number: 6
Enumeration District: WKQI
Registration district: 263-1.
Household Members:
Name
John Edward Dawson
Elizabeth Dawson
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James Yeoman
Alice Yeoman

Name: Elizabeth Dawson
Gender: Female
Marital status: Married
Birth Date: 4 Apr 1901
Residence Year: 1939
Address: 9
Residence Place: Weymouth and Melcombe Regis, Dorset, England
Occupation: Unpaid Domestic Duties
Schedule Number: 165
Sub Schedule Number: 2
Enumeration District: WKQI
Registration district: 263-1.
Inferred Spouse: John Edward Dawson
Household Members:
Name

Name: James Yeoman
Gender: Male
Marital status: Married
Birth Date: 22 May 1860
Residence Year: 1939
Address: 9
Residence Place: Weymouth and Melcombe Regis, Dorset, England
Occupation: Mariner- Retired
Schedule Number: 165
Sub Schedule Number: 5
Enumeration District: WKQI
Registration district: 263-1

Name: Alice Yeoman
Death Age: 88
Birth Date: 24 Mar 1893
Registration Date: Oct 1981
[Nov 1981]
[Dec 1981]
Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration district: Bournemouth
Inferred County: Dorset
Volume: 23
Page: 0407

Name: John Edward Dawson
Gender: Male
Marital status: Married
Birth Date: 25 Jan 1899
Residence Year: 1939
Address: 9
Residence Place: Weymouth and Melcombe Regis, Dorset, England
Occupation: Torpedo Fitter
Schedule Number: 165
Sub Schedule Number: 1
Enumeration District: WKQI
Registration district: 263-1.
Inferred Spouse: Elizabeth Dawson

JAMES
Last name YEOMAN
Gender Male
Birth day -
Birth month -
Birth year 1860
Age 93
Death quarter 1
Death year 1953
District Christchurch
County Hampshire
Volume 6B
Page 267

ELIZABETH
Last name DAWSON
Gender Female
Birth day 4
Birth month 4
Birth year 1901
Age -
Death quarter 4
Death year 1990
District Bournemouth
Register number 1090
County Dorset
Volume 23
Page 130

JOHN E
Last name DAWSON
Gender Male
Birth day -
Birth month -
Birth year 1899
Age 54
Death quarter 4
Death year 1953
District Bournemouth
County Dorset
Volume 6B
Page 144

Rambling

Rambling Report 5 Jun 2019 14:00

Jean the likely marriage for Bessie ( full name Elizabeth ) is to Dawson , further down thread, child Ruth bn 1926

Jean

Jean Report 5 Jun 2019 13:58

Thank you .do you know any marridge or children for bessie or alice grandchildren of george and alice .

Maddie

Maddie Report 5 Jun 2019 13:50

1939
Name: Herbert L Spensley
Gender: Male
Marital status: Married
Birth Date: 21 Sep 1904
Residence Year: 1939
Address: 13
Residence Place: Houghton-le-Spring, Durham, England
Occupation: Colliery overhead Lineman
Schedule Number: 13
Sub Schedule Number: 1
Enumeration District: FFUB
Registration district: 554-1
Inferred Spouse: Lucy Spensley
Household Members:
Name
Herbert L Spensley

daughter born 1934 Sunderland Durham

Name: Herbert L Spensley
Registration Date: Jan 1929
[Feb 1929]
[Mar 1929]
Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration district: Houghton
Inferred County: Durham
Spouse: Lucy Jameson
Volume Number: 10a
Page Number: 780

Name: Herbert Lishman Spensley
Death Age: 67
Birth Date: 21 Sep 1904
Registration Date: Jul 1972
[Aug 1972]
[Sep 1972]
Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration district: Durham Northern
Inferred County: Durham
Volume: 1a
Page: 958
Lucy Spensley

Name: Sarah A Shanks
Gender: Female
Marital status: Married
Birth Date: 29 Sep 1900
Residence Year: 1939
Address: 17
Residence Place: Sunderland, Durham, England
Occupation: Unpaid Domestic Duties
Schedule Number: 263
Sub Schedule Number: 2
Enumeration District: FHSL
Registration district: 552/1
Inferred Spouse: Harry Shanks
Household Members:
Name
Harry Shanks
Sarah A Shanks

a daughter born 1926 Hough Le Spring

Name: Sarah A Spensley
Registration Date: Oct 1924
[Nov 1924]
[Dec 1924]
Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration district: Houghton
Inferred County: Durham
Spouse: Harry Shanks
Volume Number: 10a
Page Number: 944

Name: Sarah Anne Shanks
Death Age: 94
Birth Date: 29 Sep 1900
Registration Date: Sep 1994
Registration district: Coventry
Inferred County: West Midlands
Register Number: D46A
District and Subdistrict: 0631D
Entry Number: 216

Name: Cecil Spensley
Estimated birth year: abt 1910
Registration Year: 1912
Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep
Age at Death: 2
Registration district: Houghton le Spring
Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
Inferred County: Durham
Volume: 10a
Page: 435

Name: John William Spensley
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 30 Sep 1902
Baptism Date: 23 Oct 1902
Baptism Place: West Herrington, Durham, England
Father: William Robson Spensley
Mother: Hannah Spensley

Name: John W Spensley
Registration Date: Apr 1933
[May 1933]
[Jun 1933]
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Registration district: Houghton
Inferred County: Durham
Spouse: Ann Milburn
Volume Number: 10a
Page Number: 1085

a daughter born 1934 newcastle on tyne

Name: John William Spensley
Death Date: 9 Apr 1961
Death Place: Durham, England
Probate Date: 29 Jun 1961
Probate Registry: Durham, England

Name: Stanley Spensley
Registration Date: Apr 1932
[May 1932]
[Jun 1932]
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Registration district: Houghton
Inferred County: Durham
Spouse: Margaret Stewart
Volume Number: 10a
Page Number: 854

Name: Stanley Spensley
Death Age: 62
Birth Date: 18 Feb 1907
Registration Date: Apr 1969
[May 1969]
[Jun 1969]
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Registration district: Sunderland
Inferred County: Durham
Volume: 1a
Page: 2280

a daughter 1933, a son 1937 Houghton le spring

lancashireAnn

lancashireAnn Report 5 Jun 2019 13:41

enumerator mistake in 1881

there are no parents listed even though they are described as son or daughter they are actually just the 4 children of John Spensley & ALice

John Sponsley 21
Ruth M. Sponsley 18
Elizabeth Sponsley 10
William R. Sponsley 14

Maddie

Maddie Report 5 Jun 2019 13:40

William Robson Spensley
Registration Year: 1869
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Registration district: Sunderland
Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
Inferred County: Durham
Volume: 10a
Page: 518

Name: William R Spensley
Death Age: 56
Birth Date: abt 1869
Registration Date: Oct 1925
[Nov 1925]
[Dec 1925]
Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration district: Houghton
Inferred County: Durham
Volume: 10a
Page: 515

Name: William Robson Spensley
Registration Year: 1898
Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration district: Sunderland
Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
Inferred County: Durham
Volume: 10a
Page: 1121
Records on Page:
Name
William Robson Spensley
Robert Goodchild
Hannah Lishman
Mary Porter

1911
Name: William Robson Spensley
Age in 1911: 42
Estimated birth year: abt 1869
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Sunderland, Durham, England
Civil Parish: West Herrington
Search Photos: Search for 'West Herrington' in the UK City, Town and Village Photos collection
County/Island: Durham
Country: England
Street address: West Herrington Sunderland
Marital status: Married
Occupation: Farm Labourer
Registration district: Houghton le Spring
Registration District Number: 553
Sub-registration district: Houghton le Spring
ED, institution, or vessel: 15
Piece: 30066
Household Members:
Name Age
William Robson Spensley 42
Hannah Spensley 36
Sarah Annie Spensley 10
John William Spensley 8
Herbert Lishman Spensley 6
Stanley Spensley 4
Cecil Spensley 1

Jean

Jean Report 5 Jun 2019 13:31

Thank you

lancashireAnn

lancashireAnn Report 5 Jun 2019 13:28

mistranscription on ancestry in 1871

none of the children in the image have the surname written against their names so William is William Robson Spensley

SPENSLEY, WILLIAM ROBSON BATSON
GRO Reference: 1869 J Quarter in SUNDERLAND Volume 10A Page 518

Maddie

Maddie Report 5 Jun 2019 13:20

????
1881
Name: John Sponsley
[John Spensley]
Age: 21
Estimated birth year: abt 1860
Relationship to Head: Son (Head) (Head)
Gender: Male
Where born: Sunderland, Durham, England
Civil Parish: Bishopwearmouth
County/Island: Durham
Country: England
Street address: 35 Maple Street
Education:

Employment status:

View image
Occupation: Drayman
Registration district: Sunderland
Sub registration district: North Bishop Wearmouth
ED, institution, or vessel: 6a
Neighbors:
Piece: 4987
Folio: 42
Page Number: 77
Household Members:
Name Age
John Sponsley 21
Ruth M. Sponsley 18
Elizabeth Sponsley 10
William R. Sponsley 14 -----------------

Name: William R. Sponsley
[William R. Spensley]
Age: 14
Estimated birth year: abt 1867
Relationship to Head: Son
Father: John Sponsley
Gender: Male
Where born: Sunderland, Durham, England
Civil Parish: Bishopwearmouth
County/Island: Durham
Country: England
Street address: 35 Maple Street
Occupation: Scholar
Registration district: Sunderland
Sub registration district: North Bishop Wearmouth
ED, institution, or vessel: 6a

Jean

Jean Report 5 Jun 2019 13:09

alice maiden name was batson and then spencley i think there was children from alice first marridge and children from george first marridge . thank you for your help .

greyghost

greyghost Report 5 Jun 2019 13:07

1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census

Everard Street, Hartlepool, Durham, England
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
George Yeoman Head Married Male 28 1833 Master Mariner Yorkshire, England
Ellen Yeoman Wife Married Female 23 1838 - Sunderland, Durham, England
Susanna Yeoman Daughter - Female 3 1858 - Durham, England
James Yeoman Son - Male 0 1861 - Durham, England


Name: Mother's Maiden Surname:
YEOMAN, SUSANNA WARD
GRO Reference: 1857 D Quarter in EASINGTON Volume 10A Page 279

greyghost

greyghost Report 5 Jun 2019 13:05


1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census
High Street, Sunderland, Durham, England


First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
George Yeoman Head - Male 38 1833 - Yorkshire, England
Eleanor Yeoman Wife - Female 33 1838 - Durham, England
James Yeoman Son - Male 10 1861 - Durham, England
George G Yeoman Son - Male 8 1863 - Durham, England
Susannah Budd Niece - Female 7 1864 - Durham, England
Diana Wake Servant - Female 20 1851 - Durham, England
Eleanor Bell Servant - Female 16 1855 - Yorkshire, England
Eliza Wealands Servant - Female 17 1854 - Durham, England

lancashireAnn

lancashireAnn Report 5 Jun 2019 12:58

Marriages Sep 1875 (>99%)
NEAL Georgina Sunderland 10a 865
SPENSLEY Alice Sunderland 10a 865 <<<<<
WALKER Robert Sunderland 10a 865
YEOMAN George Sunderland 10a 865 <<<<<<

greyghost

greyghost Report 5 Jun 2019 12:57

But where does William Robson come into it?

1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Prince Street, Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland, Durham, England


First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
John Spensley Head - Male 39 1832 - Yorkshire, England
Alice Spensley Wife - Female 31 1840 - Durham, England
John B Spensley Son - Male 10 1861 - Durham, England
Ruth Spensley Daughter - Female 8 1863 - Durham, England
William Robson Son - Male 2 1869 - Durham, England

Snap Rambling !

Rambling

Rambling Report 5 Jun 2019 12:53

Some untangling to be done on the Yeoman/Spensley connections I think?

Rambling

Rambling Report 5 Jun 2019 12:52

1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Prince Street, Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland, Durham, England


John Spensley Head - Male 39 1832 - Yorkshire, England
Alice Spensley Wife - Female 31 1840 - Durham, England
John B Spensley Son - Male 10 1861 - Durham, England
Ruth Spensley Daughter - Female 8 1863 - Durham, England
William Robson Son - Male 2 1869 - Durham, England

greyghost

greyghost Report 5 Jun 2019 12:52

Name: Mother's Maiden Surname:
SPENSLEY, JOHN BATSON BATSON
GRO Reference: 1860 D Quarter in SUNDERLAND Volume 1

SPENSLEY, RUTH BATSON
GRO Reference: 1862 D Quarter in SUNDERLAND Volume 10A Page 398

Rambling

Rambling Report 5 Jun 2019 12:50

Durham Bishop's Transcripts Baptisms

First name(s) John Batson
Last name Spensley
Birth year 1860
Birth date 22 Dec 1860
Residence Barclay Street
Baptism year 1861
Baptism date 20 Jan 1861
Baptism place Monkwearmouth
Denomination Anglican
County Durham
Father's first name(s) John
Mother's first name(s) Alice
Father's occupation Ale and Porter Merchant
Archive
Durham University Library
Archive reference DDR/EA/PBT/2/182
Page 109
Register type Baptisms, marriages & burials
Register year range 1850-1869
Country England
Record set Durham Bishop's Transcripts Baptisms
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Baptisms
Collections from England, Great Britain

Rambling

Rambling Report 5 Jun 2019 12:48

Following on from Greyghost

SPENSLEY, JOHN BATSON BATSON
GRO Reference: 1860 D Quarter in SUNDERLAND Volume 10A Page 430

Previous marriage for George?

Marriages Mar 1857 (>99%)

Ward Ellen Easington 10a 339
Yeoman George Easington 10a 339

YEOMAN, JAMES WARD
GRO Reference: 1860 J Quarter in EASINGTON Volume 10A Page 323

YEOMAN, GEORGE GILFORD WARD
GRO Reference: 1862 J Quarter in HARTLEPOOL Volume 10A Page 132