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Old 21-09-2012, 05:31 PM
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Further to Coquet's musings on some biographical notes for people influential in Amble's development or otherwise regularly popping up in the newspapers, here's a few possibilities:
Thomas Browne (Warkworth Harbour and Radcliffe Colliery);
Rev A O Medd, and Rev Fairbrother (Medd Memorial Schools);
Gibson, Town Surveyor (?Gibson Street);
John Henderson (Gas Works, ?Henderson Street);
Joseph Welch (Harbour Contractor, Welch's Buildings, Cliff House);
Sanderson (Railway builder, Sanderson's Buildings);
Captain Perry (Waterloo);
Ronald Robert Scott Martin DCM (Dep Head of Church School).
Carse (builder); Green (plumber); Ballantyne (undertaker); Young (painters and decorators); McInnes; McAndrews.
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Old 21-09-2012, 09:24 PM
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Rev A O Medd,pretty sure this is the rev who signed my grandmothers confirmation prize prayer book i@1909 at St Nicholas cathedral in Newcastle.He was then I think vicar of St Aidans in Bamburgh.There is something else signed by him back in the family history box of stuff!!Cant get to to it as I am in OZ just now!!!
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Old 22-09-2012, 10:45 AM
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You'd better hurry back from Australia, Brownknees, and get in that box. The Rev died in 1894 at Rothbury, the schools were erected in his memory by the Rev James Fairbrother . Medd was the first vicar, then moved to Bamburgh and finally Rothbury.
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Old 24-09-2012, 10:05 AM
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OK I see what you mean!!Memory again!Maybe my daughter can look it up for me!
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Old 28-09-2012, 11:53 AM
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Street names could be handy clues

below is a list of distinct places from the 1911 census enumerators book for Amble:
the bold ones suggest people that could be in the movers and shakers list?
[i'm only guessing here!]


Acklington Road
Acklington Street
Albert Street [Prince Albert]
Amble Hope Farm
Amble Link Farm
Bede Street [The Venerable Bede]
Blackwood Street
Bridge Street
Broomhill Street
Byron Street [Lord Byron, the Victorian obsession]
Cement Houses
Cemetery Cottage
Church Street
Cliff House
Coastguard Station
Congregational Chapel
Coquet Street
Cross Street
Dilston Terrace [Dilson or Dilstone -One of the Earl of Derwentwater castles]
Dovecote Street
Duncans Buildings
Edwin Street [King Edwin of Northumberland]
Gasworks and Cottages
George Street [???]
Gibson Street
Gloster Terrace
Gordon Street [General Gordon of Khartoum]
Greenfield Terrace
Henderson Street
High Street
Hope Terrace
House on the North Links
Ivy Street
John Street [???]
Kilnbank House
King Edward Street
Ladbroke Street
Lawson Street
Leazes Street
Lees Cottages
Lime Street
Link House
Marine Road
Marks Row
Middleton Street
Moor House Cottages (both sides of the road)
New Hall Farm
Newburgh Street
North Street
Nyberg’s House and Shop at Radcliffe [??? - this must have been in Amble parish?]
Oswald Street [St Oswald]
Panhaven Road
Percy Street [Duke of Northumberland]
Prospect Terrace
Queen Street [Queen Victoria]
Rectory
Salt Pans
Sandersons Buildings
Scott Street [Sir Walter Scott, Scottish novelist, poet etc.]
Small Pox Hospital
Smith Street
Station Masters House and Cottages
The Wynd
Turner Street
Victoria Street [Queen Victoria]
Wellwood Street
Windmill Cottage
Woodbine Terrace

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Old 28-09-2012, 12:15 PM
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And there's this one in Amble, never seen it mentioned anywhere. must have changed its name sharpish for some reason:

Who was the mysterious Stephen that gave Stephen Street its name???

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Old 08-10-2012, 11:37 AM
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There was a post under "West Cemetery" about the Batey/Beaty family being one of the oldest Amble families (April 2012). There is quite a lot of info about George Beattie, born in Chatton 1815ish but settled in Amble by 1841 census. He died in 1898 and had been a mason, builder, grocer, council surveyor, director of the Gas company. phew!

In 1888, an auction sold Beattie's Place in Amble. It consisted of 2 dwelling houses and a stable, and adjoined the Blue Bell Inn.
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Old 12-10-2012, 05:01 PM
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Put the first two on a page, research by Janwin (just for a change ) (I'm planning on getting something started soon )

http://www.fusilier.co.uk/amble_nort...nd_shakers.htm
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Old 12-10-2012, 06:26 PM
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On the subject of gallantry medal winners, the London Gazette announced
on the 11th January 1918 the Military Medal for: 15674 Sjt. W. Hedley, Som. L.I. (Amble)

There won't be a citation for that one, unless it was recorded in the local press at the time.


[edit: also awarded the French Medaille Millitare LG 1/5/17 and DCM medal card also exists]



DCM LG 3rd March 1917:


15674 Lce.-Sjt. W. Hedley, Som. L.I.
For conspicuous gallantry in action. He attacked a party of the enemy single-handed,
and drove them off. He has at all times set a fine example of courage and determiriation.


triple gallantry winner - our most decorated local??

The Silver War Badge Roll gives his age as 29 in 1920.





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Old 12-10-2012, 08:01 PM
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Military Medal from World War 2:

Private A E Riches (20) whose home is at 24 King Edward Street, Amble, has been awarded the Military Medal for gallantry and devotion to duty in France.
With seven others he was cut off from the battalion near Caen, but despite fierce attacks held the position until relieved. Five of the men were killed: the three survivors were awarded the M M.

Morpeth Herald 1 December 1944.
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Old 12-10-2012, 09:17 PM
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Lance Corporal Harry Forster MM, one of the heroes of the St Valery evacuation, was presented with a wallet and treasury notes by the townspeople at a dance in the British Legion Hall, Amble.
Making the presentation Councillor Brown, chairman of Amble UDC, recalled that L/Cpl Forster won his Military Medal for a most gallant rescue under heavy machine gun and artillery fire.
Morpeth Herald 31 October 1941.

And a postscript from the Herald on 5 September 1941:
Lance Corporal Forster is the first Amble man to win a decoration during the present war. He is 34 and lives at 21 Henderson Street. Going to France with the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers in April last year, he was taken prisoner by the Germans at St Valery, 3 months later. He was reported missing, believed killed. To the great surprise and delight of his wife and family, Forster arrived home unexpectedly in May last.

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Old 20-05-2014, 08:07 PM
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Another one for WW1. Morpeth Herald 6 December 1918:
" AB Edward Wintrip, RND of Amble has been awarded the Military Medal for his gallantry in the field. He joined up on the 11th Jan. 1915. He went through the Dardanelles Campaign, went through many of the battles in France, and has been fortunate enough in never getting a scratch."
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And another one. Morpeth Herald, 13 December 1918:
"Driver Wm. Luke, of the Royal Field Artillery, Amble, has been awarded the Military Medal for bravery in the field. Driver Luke has seen a good deal of service, having enlisted on the 28th October, 1915. He has been in many of the great battles in France and has always shewn a gallant and brave spirit through them all."
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Old 20-05-2014, 08:29 PM
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And finally, Morpeth Herald 28 June 1918:

"The King has been pleased to award the Distinguished Conduct Medal to the undermentioned for gallantry and Distinguished conduct in the field:-
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Sergt. A Tait Northumberland Fusiliers, Amble - before a raid he did valuable patrol work, and by his keenness and skill assisted greatly in the preparations for the operations. During the raid he took a prominent part in hand to hand fighting, in which all the enemy who offered resistance were put out of action. He showed great courage and skill."
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Old 24-09-2014, 01:53 PM
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Well our fame spreads near and far. I've just come across our piece on John Henderson in "Movers and Shakers" repeated verbatim in a family tree on Ancestry owned by an Australian living in Canberra. No attribution of course, and it is attached to the wrong John Henderson. Hey ho.
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Old 24-09-2014, 04:43 PM
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It's a real pain, and puts you off writing more. Can you email me the link and I'll ask ancestry to do something.
It is never ending, I have at the moment whole pages scraped into a public "google doc" of my work which someone has declared in the 'public domain'. Unfortunately It's easier winning the lottery than getting a response from Google but I'll keep trying.

I've been working on these Warkworth monumental transcriptions, several hours most nights for what feels like an age, and I'm worried the whole work will be lifted by some copy and paster!

I have a little java script whatnot to stop copying but forgot to add it to the movers and shakers page, there are ways around it though. It's on the 7th Bn diary page if you want to give it a try.

[edit: script now on the movers and shakers and the Victorian Boom town page]
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