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Forum: General topics 21-01-2024, 07:51 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 87,166
Posted By janwhin
Eglingham and Tarry are one and the same....

Eglingham and Tarry are one and the same. Bannamoor and Shipley seemed to come under a joint banner.

Tarry (and Tarry Lane) were named because of the high levels of tar in the coal. At the 1881...
Forum: General topics 15-08-2023, 12:42 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 17,356
Posted By janwhin
I've had another think about it and would...

I've had another think about it and would suggest:

With permission of Maureen Gilmore and Janet Rice. Photographic copyright Maureen Gilmore and Coquet and Coast Forum.

That should cover it!
Forum: General topics 26-07-2023, 03:04 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 17,356
Posted By janwhin
Hi Robbie, of course you van use it but could you...

Hi Robbie, of course you van use it but could you please ensure the Coquet copyright is on it.
Forum: New member zone 29-03-2023, 12:15 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,894
Posted By janwhin
it would indeed be Elizabeth Common.

it would indeed be Elizabeth Common.
Forum: New member zone 17-03-2023, 06:42 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,894
Posted By janwhin
Pringles of Warkworth

I do not have info on Henry Pringle but his son George married into my grandmother's family. George eventually became the parish sexton, following in his father's footsteps.
Forum: New member zone 28-07-2022, 05:56 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 48,107
Posted By janwhin
A plan of the gas works is here on the website ...

A plan of the gas works is here on the website

https://www.fusilier.co.uk/maps_plans/amble_gas_works_plan.html
Forum: General topics 02-05-2022, 12:21 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,388
Posted By janwhin
Up until I was eight I used to go across the...

Up until I was eight I used to go across the railway line on the brow of Percy Street on my way to school. Most of the road was bordered by the allotments on the south side but I do have a vague...
Forum: General topics 28-04-2022, 03:41 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,388
Posted By janwhin
I can resist anything but a challenge. James...

I can resist anything but a challenge.

James Whittle born in Amble in 1898 to Joseph Pringle Whittle, a monumental sculptor, and Elizabeth nee Marr, both born in Alnwick. On the 1911 census they...
Forum: Amble and Hauxley 28-04-2022, 03:32 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,946
Posted By janwhin
Since you've put me on the right track I owe you...

Since you've put me on the right track I owe you one!
Age on census 32 years and 9 months. Occupation "screener above ground" at Broomhill Colliery. He calls himself Thomas William Gray as...
Forum: General topics 25-04-2022, 12:02 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,222
Posted By janwhin
1921 Miners' Strike

Having taken advantage of the cheap offer on the 1921 census there was one unexpected result.
1921 saw the national miners strike when pits returned to private ownership after the War. I believe it...
Forum: Amble and Hauxley 24-04-2022, 04:26 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,946
Posted By janwhin
1921 census address page says 22 Church Street.

1921 census address page says 22 Church Street.
Forum: Amble and Hauxley 24-04-2022, 12:31 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,946
Posted By janwhin
Now you've blown my FH up! Edward is clearly not...

Now you've blown my FH up! Edward is clearly not my William who died in 1964. So that theory will be put on the scrap heap.
I've had a look at the 1921 census under the half price offer at FMP. My...
Forum: General topics 17-04-2022, 08:15 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,466
Posted By janwhin
The quarry drowning was a boy called Thomas Hall...

The quarry drowning was a boy called Thomas Hall of Melrose Gardens, Bobbie Honey drowned in the sea.
Forum: Amble and Hauxley 16-04-2022, 03:28 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,946
Posted By janwhin
This William enlisted 29 March 1915, service...

This William enlisted 29 March 1915, service number 19034 and was discharged on 6 September 1918.

William, born 1876 in Radcliffe was a coal miner, lodging in Pegswood at the 1911 census. He is...
Forum: Amble and Hauxley 16-04-2022, 02:54 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,946
Posted By janwhin
Ok....1901 census, William Gray born 1884...

Ok....1901 census, William Gray born 1884 Warkworth and living at Long Row with David Douglas and Isabella is the same as the 1911 census William born 1887, lodging with the Scotts at Radcliffe. He...
Forum: Amble and Hauxley 16-04-2022, 02:38 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,946
Posted By janwhin
I can help you with some of the William...

I can help you with some of the William Grays....one a brother of my grandfather, and the other a cousin. I'll have a dig round in my family tree!
Forum: General topics 16-04-2022, 02:29 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,466
Posted By janwhin
When I was growing up (1950s) the quarry was full...

When I was growing up (1950s) the quarry was full of water although stuff was being thrown in. Lads used to go shooting rats! I think there was at least one drowning, danger of getting entangled in...
Forum: General topics 26-03-2022, 01:08 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,466
Posted By janwhin
Historic England Aerial Photography

Worth checking out the new facility on the website. Some good shots of Amble and Warkworth in the late 1940s.
https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/archive/collections/aerial-photos/
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Forum: General topics 05-03-2022, 02:36 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,006
Posted By janwhin
Historic Maps of Alnwick and Alnmouth

I don't know if any members are aware of the publication of the Historic Town Maps of Alnwick and Alnmouth at the end of last year, which included a gazetteer....
Forum: New member zone 26-01-2022, 12:51 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,000
Posted By janwhin
You can pick up JB Fisher on the War Memorials...

You can pick up JB Fisher on the War Memorials page on the main site.
Forum: Acklington and Guyzance 12-01-2022, 06:14 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 8,825
Posted By janwhin
Many congratulations Graeme for publishing this...

Many congratulations Graeme for publishing this mega work. Well done!
Forum: Amble and Hauxley 04-04-2021, 01:20 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 15,170
Posted By janwhin
Hi Gina, Yes Robert Ditchburn is the son of...

Hi Gina, Yes Robert Ditchburn is the son of William and Robina. Left England in 1927 bound for Canada, died in Innisfail in 1973.
Forum: Togston, Broomhill, Hadston and Red Row 16-11-2020, 04:28 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,930
Posted By janwhin
My grandfather was secretary of the Pegswood...

My grandfather was secretary of the Pegswood Cycling Club and then when he moved to Broomhill, became secretary there. Photograph of the Pegswood cyclists attached.
Forum: General topics 16-11-2020, 04:24 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 12,830
Posted By janwhin
The word is that the one on the Blyth was so...

The word is that the one on the Blyth was so named because ships used to dump their ballast there and on one occasion the remains of a monkey was deposited as well. Could be......
Forum: General topics 16-11-2020, 04:18 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 12,830
Posted By janwhin
Monkey islands seem to pop up everywhere. There's...

Monkey islands seem to pop up everywhere. There's one in the River Blyth, one in the Bristol Channel:confused:

Story in the Blyth News, 4 July 1891:

"Drowning in the Coquet

A young man named...
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