Northumberland Blacksmiths

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Surname	Given Name	Trade	Year	Notes
BRIGGS	George	Blacksmith - Apprentice	1824	George Briggs, born: Belford,Northumberland. Christened At St.Marys,Belford 12 Dec 1824. Wife number 2 was Elizabeth Robinson Cockburn,born 1830 in berwickshire,Scotland. They migrated to Melbourne Victoria Australia about 1853. Wife number 3 was Emma Louise Robertson 14 Jan 1891. George died South Melbourne 2nd July 1903. At that time he was listed as an Engineer. He had approximately 10 children..
CLARK	James	Blacksmith - Apprentice	1841	James Clark 20yrs, Easington Village,Northumberland. With John & Margaret ROBINSON..
EASTON	John	Blacksmith	1841	John Easton 35 years, White Hart Yard, Alnwick - Northumberland. Died: 1900, Alnwick - Northumberland. Wife Mary Davison 30 years..
LISLE	George	Blacksmith	1790	George Lisle, blacksmith. Born 1790 Scotland. Lived Forth Street, St Johns Parish, Newcastle Upon Tyne. Is listed on the 1841 census. Some of his children were born in Tweedmouth. His eldest daughter not on the census as she was married..
ROBINSON	John	Blacksmith	1841	John Robinson 30yrs, Easington Village,Northumberland. Wife Margaret 30yrs. Children: Maragret 2yrs, George 9mths..
SCOTT	James	Blacksmith	1823	James Scott, born in 1823, at Detchant, near Belford, Northumberland, England. Son of a Blacksmith. 1841 census Apprentice Blacksmith Age 18, William Pit, Long Benton, Lived in Bedlington & Backworth, 1891 Census age 69. Wife 1 Mary born 1820 died before 1867 2 Margaret Buglass born 1832, Doddington, Northumberland..
SCOTT	Richard	Blacksmith	1799	Richard Scott, born in 1799, at Detchant, near Belford, Northumberland, England. 1841 census Age 40, William Pit, Long Benton. Died 1867..
WRIGHT	Christopher Hunter	Blacksmith	1841	Christopher Hunter Wright, blacksmith. Born1841 in Makerston, Roxburghshire, Scotland. The UK census 1861 lists him as a blacksmith in Yetholm. The UK census 1871 lists him as 28yrs, married, living at Red Houses, Chatton, Northumberland (no other family listed with him). In 1881 he is listed as a widower aged 38yrs living at West Street, Belford, Nothumberland with children: John 11yrs (blacksmith listed on this index); Jessie. A. 9yrs. Also listed is John ?Strong 17yrs a blacksmith/boarder. First wife Jane Redpath. Census 1891 lists Christopher as 47yrs; with second wife Mary. A. 41yrs. Son John 21yrs..
WRIGHT	John	Blacksmith(Master)	1869	John Wright, master blacksmith. Born 1869 in Chatton, Northumberland, England. See entry for his father Christopher Hunter Wright for census 1871-1891 details. Census 1901 lists him as 31yrs at West Street, Belford with wife Grace 27yrs. Children: Robert. H. 2yrs; Jane. R. 3 months infant & Esther. B. 3months infant. Also listed is sister-in-Law: Esther. A. brown 18yrs and John�s sister Jessie. A. Pointer 29yrs,married and her daughter Jane. R. Pointer 5 days old. UK census 1911 lists John as 41yrs, widower, at Belford with children: Robert 12yrs; Jane Redpath Wright 10yrs; Esther Redpath Wright 10yrs; Ethel Wardhaugh Poynter Wright 7yrs; Grace Eleanor Wright 1yr infant. Servant: Margaret Jane Smith 22yrs, single. John was a blacksmith in Belford between 1889 & 1954..

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