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Diary entry: 17 Mar 2023
- I received some certificates from the GRO!
Death certificate for Thomas Turner Peak, Tynemouth, 1931:
Death in the Registration District of Tynemouth, Sub-district of Blyth, Northumberland, 1931, no.
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Diary entry: 14 Mar 2023
- I ordered some more certificates from the GRO today:
Death of Thomas T Peak 1931; Mar; Tynemouth; vol 10b; page 467 Death of Elizabeth Carr 1871; Mar; Gateshead; vol 10a; page 462 Death of George Carr; 1866; Mar; Chester le Street; vol 10a; page 230 Death of Margaret Carr; 1893; Dec; Morpeth; vol 10b; page 241 Death of Daniel Delayne (?
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Diary entry: 30 May 2021
- ALCOCK Overnight another certificate arrived, the birth of Henry Alcock and Mary Sharpe’s daughter Susannah. We wanted to be sure that Henry was her father since our first reference to her was in the 1871 census where Henry has disappeared.
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Diary entry: 29 May 2021
- While browsing Ancestry I came across this note attached to someone’s profile of John Peak (b.1815)
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Diary entry: 28 May 2021
- A slew of certificates today. The first two were supposed to be related to Mary Sharp (b.
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Diary entry: 27 May 2021
- Another group of certificates arrived today, a mixed bag though.
First, the second marriage of Thomas Porteus and Jane Peak.
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Diary entry: 26 May 2021
- I received copies of Jane and Thomas Porteus’ death certificates today. I believe Jane Peak married Thomas Porteus after her husband John died.
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Diary entry: 19 May 2021
- I’ve been thinking about John and Jane Peak some more and trying to connect all the pieces of evidence.
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Diary entry: 18 May 2021
- Today I received a copy of John Peak’s death certificate:
Death at Laygate Street, Westoe, South Shields on 16 December 1854 of John Peak, male, age 42 years, a publican.
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Diary entry: 13 May 2021
- I received a PDF death certificate today which was a bit surprising:
Death at Middle Street, North Shields on 31 January 1862 of John Peak, male, age 2 weeks, son of John Peak, anchorsmith journeyman.
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