helenh

[helenh]

I am interested in finding information on my Grandfather, Lawrence Summerell of Amble, brother of William Summerell who died during WW1. His Father and Mother were Tom and Margaret Summerell of Smith Street, Amble.

[hollydog]

Hi Helen, John from the paint shop here,
I have found William Summerell s grand daughter and great grandson if you want to get in touch. Picture of William here

[helenh]

Hi, John, much appreciate your efforts with this. Hope to find more about Lawrence Summerell. The picture of William is great to have and I assume the child in it will be my Mother's cousin. Thanks again.

[Coquet]

Originally Posted by helenh

I am interested in finding information on my Grandfather, Lawrence Summerell of Amble, brother of William Summerell who died during WW1. His Father and Mother were Tom and Margaret Summerell of Smith Street, Amble.

Hi Helen, hollydog (above) did pass your contact details to me yesterday. Anyway, here you are. I'm descended from the sister (Isabella) of William and Lawrence. Lawrence just caught the end of the war being sent to France in September 1918, (with the Grenadier Guards) if memory serves me correctly. He actually enlisted in Feb 1916, but being a miner they stuck him in reserve and kept him in the mines. His service papers are online somewhere. He lived in Leazes Street and Gibson Street, Amble.

[helenh]

Hi, thanks for your reply. My Mother Jane Elizabeth Wight Watson (Jean, now age 95) is Lawrence's daughter. She was born in Gibson Street, her Mother being Alice Fleming Wight Summerell. We grew up not knowing my Grandfather who appears to have left Amble for work after WW2. Not sure what happened but there was never any mention of him on our frequent visits to Gibson Street.

My Mother was very close to her cousins Dop and Bill Young and their wives, Nellie and Jenny, and until their deaths we kept in touch. I'm trying to figure out who their Mother and Father were but Mum is very confused now so can't remember. Thanks for any info you can give.

[Coquet]

Originally Posted by helenh

My Mother was very close to her cousins Dop and Bill Young and their wives, Nellie and Jenny, and until their deaths we kept in touch. I'm trying to figure out who their Mother and Father were but Mum is very confused now so can't remember. Thanks for any info you can give.

That's an easy one for me, their parents were Matthew Matthews Young (b. 1879 d. 1930) and Isabella [Summerell] b. 1879 d. ????)

This is the family:




Margaret Ann Young (Peggy) in the centre, white top b 1904, then clockwise from the top, chap in window head cut off, Ned Young* my grandfather b 1902; Tom Summerell Young b.1905, d 1931; Isabella Summerell; with on lap- Ellen Young b. 1918, AKA Lal Young or Lal Reid Amble post woman for many years; William Young b 1917; Dobson Young b. 1912/13?; Olive Isabel Young b 1910/11?, d 1923 ;Matthew Matthews Young (Senior); Matthew Mathews Young (Junior) b1907 d. 1952. There was another child, John Young, not yet born.

[Coquet]

Isabella (pictured) will be your great aunt?


Regarding Lawrence, the only match on the death indexes I can find is Laurence Summerell, died aged 76, December 1973, 'Durham Western' registration district, Durham.

He is in 1939 still in Gibson Street, Amble.

[helenh]

Thanks for the family picture. I vaguely remember the name Matt Young. I think Dop is the one standing at the front. Looks very like him. what a huge family. Did Isabella not have another sister? My Mum seems to think there was but she is confused about it all. I was born in the house at 5 Gibson Street in 1945 but was only there for about 5 weeks until we returned to Edinburgh where my Father, Thomas Watson was from. I am sure Lawrence was still there then. Mum seems to think he went to somewhere called Shilton and lodged with someone there but not sure about this. I seem to remember someone called Gladys Young too.

Mum has only just started to speak about her father and wants me to find him so he can visit her. No use explaining to herwhy he can't but wonder if any of the older relatives (if there are any) can tell us why he went. If the subject had come up years ago we could probably have traced him.

[Hadston-Green]

Originally Posted by Coquet

Hi Helen, hollydog (above) did pass your contact details to me yesterday. Anyway, here you are. I'm descended from the sister (Isabella) of William and Lawrence. Lawrence just caught the end of the war being sent to France in September 1918, (with the Grenadier Guards) if memory serves me correctly. He actually enlisted in Feb 1916, but being a miner they stuck him in reserve and kept him in the mines. His service papers are online somewhere. He lived in Leazes Street and Gibson Street, Amble.

Here is a Newspaper Article from The Morpeth Herald and Reporter 24 March 1916

Hadz