George Carr (1789–1866)

George was baptised on 2 Feb, 1789 at Whitley Chapel in Whitley Chapelry, Northumberland, England^a1, the only known son of George Carr★. His mother is not known. He is Ian's 4x great grandfather.

He married Elizabeth Wilson (1792–1875)★ on 20 Feb, 1813 at St. Mary's Church in Woodhorn, Northumberland, England^b1 . They had nine children:–

Elizabeth baptised on 6 Mar, 1814 in the parish of Bothal Demesne in Northumberland, England^c1. Married William Best on 28 Nov, 1835 at St. John's Church in Newcastle St John, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England^b2. Died in the Apr-Jun quarter of 1895 in the registration district of South Shields in County Durham, England^d1 at the age of eighty-one.
Jane baptised on 4 Feb, 1816 at St. Mary's Church, Woodhorn^b3. Married John Smiles on 2 Apr, 1842 in the registration district of Newcastle upon Tyne in Northumberland, England^c2,d2. Buried on 15 Mar, 1875 at St. Michael & All Angels Church in Bishopwearmouth, County Durham, England^e1.
Ann baptised on 29 Mar, 1818 at St. Mary's Church, Woodhorn^b4. Married Thomas Gillespy in the Oct-Dec quarter of 1845 in the registration district of Morpeth in Northumberland, England^d3. Died in the Jan-Mar quarter of 1895 in South Shields^d4 at the age of seventy-seven.
George★, coal miner, baptised on 13 Aug, 1820 in the parish of Hartburn in Northumberland, England^b5. Married Margaret Robertson★ on 25 Dec, 1841 in the parish of Hebburn in Northumberland, England^f1. Died on 18 Jan, 1887 in Cowpen Colliery in Horton, Northumberland, England^f2 at the age of sixty-six.
Sarah baptised on 24 Nov, 1822 at St. Mary's Church, Woodhorn^g1,b6. She had no children.
Isabella baptised on 8 May, 1825 at St. Mary's Church, Woodhorn^b7.
Cuthbert Wilson baptised on 30 Oct, 1827 in the parish of Stamfordham in Northumberland, England^c3. Died on 13 Apr, 1879 in Forest Hall in Cowpen, Horton, Northumberland, England^f3 at the age of fifty-one. He never married and had no children.
Isabella baptised on 4 Jul, 1830 in Bothal Demesne^c4. Married George Makepeace in the Jul-Sep quarter of 1875 in the registration district of Durham in County Durham, England^d5. Died in the Oct-Dec quarter of 1906 in the registration district of Chester le Street in County Durham, England^d6 at the age of seventy-six. She had no children.
John born in 1832.

By the time of the 1851 census he was living in Coney Garth in Bothal Demesne, Northumberland, England^g1 with his wife Elizabeth, an agricultural labourer and two children Sarah and Cuthbert Wilson.

In the 1861 census he was living at Farm House in Waldridge, County Durham, England^h1 with his wife Elizabeth and three children Cuthbert Wilson, Isabella and John.

George died at the age of seventy-six on 13 Jan, 1866 in Waldridge in County Durham, England^f4. His death was attributed to "apoplexy" (incapacity resulting from a stroke)^f4.

He was survived by his wife Elizabeth.

Timeline

1789

: Born at Dotland Park, Hexham, Northumberland, England.
2 Feb: Baptised at Whitley Chapel, Whitley Chapelry, Northumberland, England.^a1

1813

20 Feb: Married Elizabeth Wilson★ at St. Mary's Church, Woodhorn, Northumberland.^b1
Recorded as living in Ponteland, Northumberland.^b1

1814

6 Mar: Daughter, Elizabeth Carr (1814–1895), baptised in Bothal Demesne, Northumberland, England.^c1

1816

4 Feb: Daughter, Jane Carr (1816–1875), baptised at St. Mary's Church, Woodhorn.^b3
Recorded as residing in Boghall (or Boghale), Woodhorn, Northumberland.^b3
Occupation recorded as husbandman.^b3

1818

29 Mar: Daughter, Ann Carr (1818–1895), baptised at St. Mary's Church, Woodhorn.^b4
Recorded as living at Third House, Woodhorn, Northumberland.^b4
Occupation recorded as husbandman.^b4

1820

13 Aug: Son, George Carr (1820–1887)★, baptised in Hartburn, Northumberland, England.^b5

1822

24 Nov: Daughter, Sarah Carr (1822–?), baptised at St. Mary's Church, Woodhorn.^g1,b6
Recorded as living at Spitalhouse, Woodhorn, Northumberland.^b6
Occupation recorded as husbandman.^b6

1825

8 May: Daughter, Isabella Carr (1825–?), baptised at St. Mary's Church, Woodhorn.^b7

1827

30 Oct: Son, Cuthbert Wilson Carr (1827–1879), baptised in Stamfordham, Northumberland, England.^c3

1830

4 Jul: Daughter, Isabella Carr (1830–1906), baptised in Bothal Demesne.^c4

1832

: Son, John Carr (1832–?), born.

1841

25 Dec: Occupation recorded as hind.^f1

1851

30 Mar: Recorded in the 1851 census living in Coney Garth, Northumberland.^g1
Occupation recorded as agricultural labourer.^g1

1861

7 Apr: Recorded in the 1861 census at Farm House, Waldridge, County Durham.^h1
Occupation recorded as farmer in Waldridge, County Durham.^h1

1866

13 Jan: Died at the age of seventy-six in Waldridge.^f4
Occupation recorded as farmer.^f4

1875

4 Mar: Occupation recorded as farmer.^f5

Citations and Notes

England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

a1: Baptism entry for George Carr, Whitley (near Hexham), 2 Feb 1789 (more details...)

Bishop's Transcripts for the Diocese of Durham, England

b1: Marriage entry for George Carr and Elizabeth Wilson, Woodhorn, 10 Feb 1813, No 3 (more details...)

b2: Marriage entry for William Best and Elizabeth Carr, Newcastle St. John, 28 Nov 1835, Page 656, No 1109

b3: Baptism entry for Jane Carr, Woodhorn, 4 Feb 1816 (more details...)

b4: Baptism entry for Anne Carr, Woodhorn, 29 Mar 1818, No 111 (more details...)

b5: Baptism entry for George Carr, Hartburn, 13 Aug 1820, Page 38?, No 302 (more details...)

b6: Baptism entry for Sarah Carr, Woodhorn, 24 Nov 1822, No 261 (more details...)

b7: Baptism entry for Isabella Carr, Woodhorn, 8 May 1825, No 350 (more details...)

England, Northumberland, Parish Registers, 1538-1950

c1: Baptism entry for Elizabeth Carr, Bothal, 6 Mar 1814 (familysearch.org)

c2: Marriage entry for John Smiles and Jane Carr, Newcastle upon Tyne, 2 Apr 1842 (familysearch.org)

c3: Baptism entry for Cuthbert Wilson Carr, Stamfordham, 30 Oct 1827 (familysearch.org)

c4: Baptism entry for Isabella Carr, Bothal, 4 Jul 1830 (familysearch.org)

FreeBMD

d1: Death entry for Elizabeth Best, Age 81, South Shields, Apr-Jun Qtr 1895, Vol 10a, Page 442

d2: Marriage entry for John Smiles and Jane Carr, Newcastle upon Tyne, Apr-Jun Qtr 1842, Vol 25, Page 383

d3: Marriage entry for Thomas Gillespy and Ann Carr, Morpeth, Oct-Dec Qtr 1845, Vol 25, Page 376

d4: Death entry for Ann Gillespy, Age 77, South Shields, Jan-Mar Qtr 1895, Vol 10a, Page 481

d5: Marriage entry for George Makepeace and Isabell Carr, Durham, Jul-Sep Qtr 1875, Vol 10a, Page 530

d6: Death entry for Isabel Makepeace, Age 76, Chester le Street, Oct-Dec Qtr 1906, Vol 10a, Page 339

Parish Registers of St. Michael & All Angels, Bishopwearmouth, Durham

e1: Burial entry for Jane Smiles, 15 Mar 1875, Page 1, No 12 (more details...)

General Register Office of England and Wales

f1: Marriage entry for George Carr and Margaret Robertson, Morpeth, Oct-Dec Qtr 1841, Vol 25, Page 321, No 13; Certified copy (transcribed) obtained 13 Oct 1987 (more details...)

f2: Death entry for George Carr, Tynemouth, Jan-Mar Qtr 1887, Vol 10B, Page 167, No 321; Digital image obtained 1 Sep 2023 (more details...)

f3: Death entry for Cuthbert Wilson Carr, Tynemouth, Apr-Jun Qtr 1879, Vol 10b, Page 132, No 365; Digital image obtained 30 Jan 2025 (more details...)

f4: Death entry for George Carr, Chester le Street, Jan-Mar Qtr 1866, Vol 10A, Page 230, No 261; Digital image obtained 17 Mar 2023 (more details...)

f5: Death entry for Elizabeth Carr, Chester le Street, Apr-Jun Qtr 1875, Vol 10A, Page 322, No 176; Digital image obtained 30 Jan 2025 (more details...)

1851 England and Wales Census

g1: Class HO107, Piece 2418, Folio 578, Page 9, Schedule 35 (more details...)

1861 England and Wales Census

h1: Class RG9, Piece 3759, Folio 77, Page 1, Schedule 2 (more details...)