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 census William Stoddart is a miner but also the contact for the Eglingham Coal and Lime Company.
In 1903 there was a case brought by the Shipley Coal Company, witnesses included; George Stoddart, engineman; John Stoddart, miner; William John Stoddart, fireman.
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