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Adamthwaite one-name study |
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The GREEN and
ADAMTHWAITE families
Second generation – great grandparents
John Green – father of James Joseph Green
Very little is known about John Green, apart from the mention on his son James’
marriage certificate that his occupation was leather worker. However, from the
marriage of James' aunt Mary to Patrick Cassidy, I have established that John
Green was a son of James Green, carrier foreman and Margaret Green (nee Burns).
Unfortunately, we do not know the name of John’s wife - James Green’s mother,
which means that it is not possible to search for James’ birth record in the
Dublin Records, which is where James was born in about 1879 according to 1891
census.
We do know that both of James’ parents died when he was very young and that he
was brought up by two aunts (presumably one of whom was Mary who married Patrick
Cassidy and lived in Scotland, then in Yorkshire).
James
Adamthwaite –father of Mary Isabella
James
was born on 9 jul 1846 in Westmorland, Market Brough, and christened 13
sep 1846, Brough under Stainmore, Westmorland, His parents were William
Adamthwaite, tailor and Sarah Adamthwaite, formerly Mason (source
birth certificate)
In
the 1851 census, James was living at home at 82 High Street in Brough with
his parents [HO107/2439 f262]:
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William
Adamthwaite, head, married, 30, tailor employing one man, born Brough
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Sarah,
wife, married, 30, born Brough
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John,
son, 8, born Brough
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George,
son, 7, born Brough
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James,
son 5, born Brough
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Mary
Ann, dau, 1, born Brough
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George
Ireland, servant, 17, tailor's apprentice, born Bowes Yorks
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In
the 1861 census, James was working as a farm servant in nearby Kaber in the
household of Thomas Haugh, a farmer of 250 acres. But at some point before
1866, James left Westmorland and moved to Durham - along with a number of other
young men from Brough - presumably to find work. James was married to Ann CARTER
(members of her family had also moved from Brough to Durham) on 1 dec 1866 in
Auckland, co Durham. James' father
was William Adamthwaite, tailor, deceased.
Ann’s father was Robert Carter, labourer, deceased. (source
marriage certificate)
James
Adamthwaite died on 11 feb 1912 at Arthur Street, Crook; he was aged 65 years
and was a coalminer (hewer).
The cause of death was cardiac failure, 21 days certified by Wm O Taylor,
MB.
The death was reported by J T Adamthwaite, son, of Gilroy Square Crook,
present at the death (source
death certificate).
He was buried in Crook Cemetery on 14 Feb 1912 .
Ann
Carter –mother of Mary Isabella
Ann
was born on 14 apr 1847 at Market Brough,
Westmorland. Her father was Robert Carter (occ labourer), and her mother
was Mary Carter, formerly Dobson (source birth
certificate)
In
the 1851 census,
Ann was aged 3 and living with her parents in Kaber
In
the 1861 census, she was a servant, visiting her elder sister Elizabeth who
was a houseservant in the Alderson household in Little Musgrave village.
Some time after this, Ann too moved to Durham where she married
James Adamthwaite in 1866.
Ann
Adamthwaite died aged 54 on 24 oct 1901 at The Holmes, Crook.
She was described as the wife of James Adamthwaite, coalminer and the
cause of death was Erysipelas, 8 days, certified by K Chapel, MB.
The death was reported by J Adamthwaite, widower of deceased, present at
death (source Death Certificate) Mary Isabella often told her children that she had had to look after her
younger brothers and sister after her mother's death.
Known
children of James and Ann Adamthwaite:
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George
William Adamthwaite, born Crook
1867 [1867 sep Auckland 10a 225]. In
1896 he married Mary Ann Mason and in the 1901 census
he was a coalminer in Auckland.
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James
Adamthwaite,
born Westmorland about 1870 This
James died [1871 dec Auckland 10a 166 age 1yr] |
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Sarah
Ann
Adamthwaite, born Crook in 1872
[1872
sep Auckland]– Sarah Ann Adamthwaite died
aged 22 [1894 sept Auckland 10a 101] ] and
was buried on 26 Sep 1894 in Crook Cemetery. |
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James Adamthwaite,
born Crook in 1875
[1875
sep Auckland] In
1901 James married Isabella Cassell [1897 mar
Auckland 10a, 299] and in 1901 was living in Crook, working
as a coalminer.
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Mary
Isabella
Adamthwaite, born Crook 4 apr 1878 – (see previous generation)
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John
Thomas
Adamthwaite, born
on 11 jan 1882 at Frosterley Stanhope (source
copy of original birth certificate from JB) – he was
a miner at Roddymoor Colliery and married
Mary Jane Johns in Auckland on 10 feb 1906, and they had six children:
Lilian (b. 1908) married Fred and their family remained in Crook; John Thomas
(b. 1910) married Nellie and they moved to Welwyn Garden City where he was a head
gardener; James (b. 1912) married Joyce and they moved to Colchester;
Frederick (b. ~1914) married Edith; Henrietta (b. 1915) married Robert; and
Edward (b. 1920) married Miriam – he
was a coalminer and remained in Durham. (source
JB) John Thomas Adamthwaite died aged 72 and was buried in
Crook Cemetery on 3 Apr 1954. see
PHOTOS OF John and Mary Jane's
children: Lilian, John Thomas, Frederick and Henrietta, James, and Edward
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Richard
Adamthwaite,
born Howden le Wear in 1884 [1884 dec Auckland 10a
246]
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Richard
was married to Elizabeth Jane Martin [ 1907. mar Auckland 10a, 302] - he
died age 80 and was buried in Crook Cemetery on 29 Dec 1964.
photo shows Richard Adamthwaite with his daughter Edith Jane and her
husband Albert Buckingham. Richard
was married to Elizabeth Jane Martin in 1907. [1907 mar Auckland 10a, 302]
he died aged 80 and was buried in Crook Cemetery on 29 dec 1964. The
couple had seven children: Richard (1907-1977) married to Beatrice Eldred;
Edith Jane (1911 -? ) married to Albert Buckingham; Mary Isabelle (1913 -
?) married to Charles Abbis; Dora May (1915 – living) married to Richard
Stevens; George William (1926 - ?) married to Margaret Gelson; Ameilia
(? - ?) married to Albert Waggot; and Elsie Moya, who died as a baby in
1918.
the photo right shows six of Richard Adamthwaite’s children: Mary
Isabelle, George William, Edith Jane, (bride and groom Ann and Alan
Whitaker), Dora May, Richard and Amelia. Richard’s daughters Dora
May and Belle were living in London in the 1930s and were great friends of
Mary and Moya Green. George William is Alan Adamthwaite’s father and
Edith Jane is Moya Marley’s mother.
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Elizabeth
Hannah
Adamthwaite, born Crook in [1889 jun Auckland
10a 259] and died aged 15 - she was buried on 26 jun 1904 in Crook
Cemetery.
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Frederick Adamthwaite,
born Shildon in [1892
jun Auckland]
Fred was
a Private in WWI but was wounded and died of his injuries on 25 Jun 1915. He is buried in Crook Cemetery.
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In
the 1871
census, the family were living at Victoria St, Crook and Billy Row [RG10/4937
f35]:
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James Adamthwaite,
head, 24, cokeburner?, b. Westmorland
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Ann,
wife, 23, born Westmorland
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George,
son, 3, born Durham Crook
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James,
son, 11m, born Westmorland
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William, brother,
17, unm, coalminer, born Westmorland
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There
had been an influx of families from Westmorland to Durham in the years preceding
the 1871 census – including many from Brough to Crook and Billy Row.
Perhaps they moved to Durham to seek work - and the new South Durham and
Lancashire Union Railway which opened to passengers in 1862 and ran from
Appleby in Westmorland to Darlington and Stockton must have made the move
an easier one. Amongst the families that moved to Durham were, James’ brothers George and William, and Ann’s
brother James:
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Living
in Wilson St, Crook [RG10/4937 f62] -
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George Adamthwaite,
head, 27, labourer, born Brough
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Jane,
wife, 22, dressmaker, born Yorks Manfield
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Richard
W Adamthwaite, son, 4m, born Durham Crook
(pictured
right: Hope Street, Crook) |
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And
at Emmeroon St, Crook [RG10/4936 f76] –
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James
Carter, head, 31, labourer, born Brough
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Isabella,
wife, 23, born W’land Orton
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Margaret
A Ivel, ill.daughter, 6, born W’land Shap
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Robert
Carter, son, 1, born Durham Crook
In
the 1881 census, the Adamthwaite family were living at 38 Model Place,
Darlington, Durham [RG11/4884 f32]:
James’
brother George and his family were by this time living at 29 Bridge Street,
Helmington Row [RG11/4925 f6]:
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George
Adamthwaite, head, mar, 34, Railway labourer, born Brough
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Jane,
wife, mar, 33, born Yorks, Manfield
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Richard
W, son, 10, scholar, born Crook
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Thomas,
son, 8, scholar, born Crook
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Thomas
Dewel, boarder, unm, 25, coalminer, born Durham Bishops Auckland
In
the 1891 census, the family were living at 86 Greenfield St, Crook, Co
Durham [RG12/4075 f144]:
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James
44, coalminer
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Ann
43
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George
W 23, coal miner
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Sarah
A 18, dress maker*
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James
15, coalminer
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Mary
I, 13
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John,
9
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Richard,
6
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Elizabeth,
1
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a Sarah Ann Adamthwaite died age 22 [1894 sep Auckland 10a 101]
and,
while brother George’s son Richard is a lodger in Crook where he is now
working as a fireman, stationary engine, both his parents and his brother Thomas
have died (Jane Adamthwaite died in 1883, Thomas in 1886 and George in 1887)
In
1901 census,
the Adamthwaite family were living at The Holmes, Crook and Billy Row, Co Durham
[RG13/4653 f79] :
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James
Adamthwaite, age 54 occupation coal miner hewer, born in Westmorland Brough
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Ann
Adamthwaite, age 53, born in Westmorland Brough
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Mary
Isabel Adamthwaite, age 22, born Durham Crook
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John Thomas Adamthwaite,
age 19 occupation coalminer putter, born Durham Frosterley
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Richard
Adamthwaite, age 16 occupation coal miner putter, born Durham Howden le Wear
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Elizabeth
Hannah Adamthwaite, age 11 born Durham Crook
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Frederick
Adamthwaite, age 8, born Durham Shildon
Some more
about this family -
Len Ward remembers Mary
saying that James Adamthwaite was a good footballer who played for Crook –
still waiting for confirmation about James’ involvement, but certainly his
eldest son, John Thomas was secretary of Crook Town Football Club in 1921 and
toured with the club to Barcelona. (source JB)
Alan
Adamthwaite, who is descended from James and Ann’s son Richard Adamthwaite, has written a book about ‘Glory
Days – the Golden Age of Bishop Auckland’ published on 1st
September 2005
I have managed to contact two
relatives who are descended from James and Ann Adamthwaite, but mysteriously,
although both had extensive information about the family tree, neither knew of
the existence of Mary Isabella - was she ex-communicated from the family because
of her relationship with my grandfather?
In the 1891 census, Mary
Isabella Adamthwaite’s first husband John Bell and his family were living in
the next street to the Adamthwaite family: Thomson Bell, age 38 a coalminer, his wife Ann, 37 and 6
children, including John age 17, a coal miner putter.
The Durham Mining History
website (www.dmm-gallery.org) provides
a fascinating insight into the conditions and working practices in Durham
collieries.
Both
James Adamthwaite and Ann Carter’s families originated from Brough in
Westmoreland, information about this area can be found on the website: http://www.stevebulman.f9.co.uk/cumbria/index.html
There
were a large number of Adamthwaites in the county, most of whom are connected
with Brough, Kirkby Stephen or Ravonstonedale – a trip to the Parish Records
Office in Kendal may help to sort out the complicated family tree.
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