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1851 census for Durham please

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Frances

Frances Report 21 Sep 2007 15:10

Thank you Julie and Athena, seems like a good fit. I think East Reding is probably East Riding of Yorkshire so the place is a bit open!

Frances

♥Athena

♥Athena Report 21 Sep 2007 14:52


This one came up - but he's not with any family, he's a servant.

Name: Matthew Oubridge
Age: 57
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1794
Relation: Servant
Gender: Male
Where born: East Reding, Yorkshire, England

Civil Parish: Ovingham
County/Island: Northumberland
Country: England

Julie

Julie Report 21 Sep 2007 14:50

Is this him

Matthew Oubridge
Age: 57
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1794
Relation: Servant
Gender: Male
Where born: East Reding, Yorkshire, England

Civil Parish: Ovingham
County/Island: Northumberland
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability: View Image

Registration district: Hexham
Sub-registration district: Bywell
ED, institution, or vessel: 6
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 53
Household Members: Name Age
Agnes Bedlington 9
Elizabeth Bedlington 36
John Bedlington 35
Mary Bedlington 3
Ralph Bedlington 1
William Bedlington 5
Matthew Oubridge 57
Barbra Potts 14
James Scott 20


Frances

Frances Report 21 Sep 2007 14:45

I have traced the Oubridge family back to Matthew, married to Jane and having children in Gateshead in the 1820s. I can find no birth for him but FreeBMD has a Gateshead death in 1859 which could be him. Please can anybody see a Matthew Oubridge (or lookalike!) in 1851 and I guess he would be about 58.

Many thanks,
Frances