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Margaret EMMERSON

Margaret EMMERSON

Female Abt 1837 - 1922  (~ 85 years)    Has 47 ancestors and 127 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name Margaret EMMERSON 
    Relationshipwith Teresa Ann GOATHAM
    Born Abt 1837  Benwell, Northumberland, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • Born 1837/8 according to the 1841 and 1911 censuses; born 1838/9 according to the 1861/71 censuses; 1836/7,  according to the 1881 and 1891 censuses; 1901 census says then 53 (i.e. born 1847/8) and born in Washington! The 1851, 61, 71 and 81 censuses give the birthplace as Benwell, Northumberland, while the 1891 shows Durham (I think meaning the county), and in 1911 it was recorded as "NK" ('Not Known')! Her age given as 53 but maybe 63 was mistranscribed from family forms? - 73 in 1911.

      I am giving a birth year as that I think the most likely: based on the 1841 census, as it's hard to be muddled over whether a child is aged 1 or 3. However, her sister Elizabeth is shown as aged 2 on the census but was baptised earlier!
    Baptised 31 Oct 1840  St. John’s Church, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • seen register entry; bapt by W Maughan
    Gender Female 
    Education Made her mark on her dau (Dorothy)'s birth cert. 
    Residence 1901  North Road, Whitburn, Co. Durham, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • Living in a 3 roomed house with son George (sgl) and a grandson James (age 9, born Marsden, the illegitimate son of her daughter Lydia). In 1911 census living in 2 rooms at 3 Elliots Yard, Whitburn with same James.
    Residence 1911  3, Elliots Yard, Whitburn, Co. Durham, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • Living in 2 rooms still with her grandson James.
    Residence 1921 
    Died 1 Feb 1922  6, Hedworth Terrace, Whitburn, Co. Durham, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: 1. Senile decay/2. Heart failure (5 hours) 
    • GRO ref: Robinson, Margaret q1 1922 aged 81 S.Shields RD 10a 1385
      Details from death cert.
      No post-mortem
    Death certificate for Margaret Emmerson
    Death certificate for Margaret Emmerson
    Siblings 5 brothers and 6 sisters 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    George EMMERSON,   b. Est 1695, Co. Durham, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1745  (Age ~ 50 years)  (3 x Great Grandfather) 
    Barbara HUTCHINSON,   b. Abt 1782, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Feb 1858, Smith’s Court, Prudhoe Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 76 years)  (Grandmother) 
    Person ID I665  All | Teresa's direct ancestors
    Last Modified 16 Aug 2023 

    Father Matthew EMMERSON,   b. 6 Dec 1806, Birtley, Co. Durham, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Oct 1872, Washington, Co. Durham, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Catherine BROWN,   b. 28 Sep 1809, Blyth, Earsdon, Northumberland, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Oct 1866, Old Row, Washington, Co. Durham, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Married 23 May 1829  St. John’s Church, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • Married by N A Dodd, curate, Matthew and Catherine both made their mark, both otp. Witnesses were John Wilkinson and Henry Cockburn. By banns, no consent filled in (presumably implies both were of age). Have seen the register entry (microfilm at Ashington) - no father's names or other info given.
    Family ID F1114  Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 [ - ? - ],   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married? Not married or evidence to suggest they didn't marry 
    Children
     1. Matthew EMMERSON,   b. 22 Sep 1857, Waggonhouse, Washington, Co. Durham, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec Q 1902, South Shields Reg Dist, Co. Durham, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years)
     
    Last Modified 17 Sep 2011 
    Family ID F2302  Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 James ROBINSON,   b. 31 Mar 1829, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Nov 1899, 4, James Street, Marsden, Whitburn, Co. Durham, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married Between 1857 and 1861 
    • Research notes



      I have looked hard for the marriage in the index on FreeBMD. TO DO: look at the local indexes in case mistranscribed to the central ones (or to FreeBMD)

      Either,
      * they may have married but an error in the register or failure to send a copy of the PR entry to the local registration office and GRO means it cannot be found indexes;
      * as above but the entry was sent but lost (index-wise) at the GRO (the GRO created slips of paper to make the index - inevitably some will have been lost)
      * they married but an error in the PR entry and / or index means the entry cannot be found
      * they married but Margaret wasn't an Emmerson at marriage (see consideration of this below - summary: unlikley explanation) 
      * they did not bother to marry - seems unlikely unless there was a good reason
      * they did not marry as one of them was not free to marry. It is worth noting that the likely date of marriage, c. 1859, James would have been aged 30, so there had been plenty of time for him to marry and for the couple to part company. With divorce effectively unavailable some chose to marry bigamously but others to live as though married.

      Living in a highly populated area, with many moving in from elsewhere and themselves moving around it would probably have been easy for James and Margaret to live without any but close relations of Margaret knowing they weren't married.     

      Could Margaret have married and been widowed and then married James?



      3 Margaret Em(m)ersons married in the period 1857 - 1860,
      one in Southwark RD, very unlikely, one in Guisbro RD, not very likely, one in Sunderland - quite possible (q2 1859).
       
      Latter was to a Joseph Walker or George Baker.
      What's more, I haven't found Joseph or George with a wife Margaret in the 1861 census suggesting one of the couple had died (though of course, esp given that the marr was in Sunderland, they could have been at sea, and I haven't searched thoroghly for mis-transcriptions etc.) 
      Marriages of a James Robinson to a Margaret, 1857 - 1861 include one of a Margaret Baker (but q2 1858 so can't be Margaret widow of Geo as they weren't even marr by then!), one of a Margaret Walker; no surnames matching those in the Guisbro and Southwark marriages.
      Marriage to Margaret Walker was q1 1861, Skipton. 2 snags - Skipton abt 90 miles from Washington and after the birth of Ruth, who was registered as a Robinson, not Walker. There were a no. of James and Margarets in or nr Yorkshire in 1861, incl one in Skipton, who could probably have been the couple who married in 1861 - I haven't checked them thoroughly (e.g. children), BUT I haven't found the Skipton couple in the 1851 census and they don't have any children, despite both being shown as aged 39 in the 1861 census, so I suspect it was them who married in Skipton RD, not my James and Margaret.
    Children 8 children 
    Last Modified 22 Jun 2021 
    Family ID F213  Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt 1837 - Benwell, Northumberland, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsBaptised - 31 Oct 1840 - St. John’s Church, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Ruth ROBINSON - Dec Q 1860 - Washington, Co. Durham, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - James William ROBINSON - Jun Q 1862 - Nettlesworth, Co. Durham, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Robert ROBINSON - 16 Jan 1864 - Blackboy, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Sarah Ann ROBINSON - Mar Q 1866 - Coxhoe, Co. Durham, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - John Joseph ROBINSON - Mar Q 1868 - West Boldon, Co. Durham, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Dorothy ROBINSON - 14 Mar 1870 - 68, Washington New Row, Usworth, Co. Durham, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - George ROBINSON - Mar Q 1872 - Silksworth, Co. Durham, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Lydia ROBINSON - Mar Q 1874 - Waldridge Fell, Chester-Le-Street, Co. Durham, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: 1. Senile decay/2. Heart failure (5 hours) - 1 Feb 1922 - 6, Hedworth Terrace, Whitburn, Co. Durham, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
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