Family History

George Carr (1820–1887)

George was baptised on 13 Aug, 1820 in the parish of Hartburn in Northumberland, Englanda1, the son of George Carr (1789–1866)★, a husbandman, and Elizabeth Wilson (1792–1875)★. He is Ian's 3x great grandfather.

He married Margaret Robertson (1821–?)★ on 25 Dec, 1841 in the parish of Hebburn in Northumberland, Englandb1 . They had eight children:–

  • George born on 13 Nov, 1842 at Halfway House in Stannington, Northumberland, Englandb2. Married Margaret Brown in 1871 in the registration district of Tynemouth in Northumberland, Englandc1 and Isabella Cuthbertson in 1884 in Tynemouthc2.
  • John born on 8 Aug, 1844 in Tranwell in Northumberland, Englandb3.
  • Andrew Robert born on 5 Jun, 1846 in Seaton Terrace in Holywell, Northumberland, Englandb4. Married Isabella Morgan on 29 Feb, 1868 at St. Alban's Church in Earsdon, Northumberland, Englandd1. Died in the Oct-Dec quarter of 1917 in the registration district of Morpeth in Northumberland, Englandc3 at the age of seventy-one.
  • Elizabeth Emma★ baptised on 21 Apr, 1850 in the parish of Horton in Northumberland, Englande1. Married John Hall★ on 23 Dec, 1867 at St. Alban's Church, Earsdonb5,d2. Died on 22 Dec, 1907 at 22 Gladstone Street in Blyth, Northumberland, Englandb6 at the age of fifty-eight.
  • Wilson baptised on 4 Jul, 1852 in the parish of Stannington in Northumberland, Englandf1. Married Jane Ann Robertson in the Oct-Dec quarter of 1874 in Tynemouthc4. Died on 8 Jul, 1924 in Tynemouthc5,g1 at the age of seventy-two.
  • Charles Thomas born on 3 Nov, 1853 at Derwent Crook in Gateshead, County Durham, Englandb7. Married Margaret Hedley on 12 Aug, 1876 in the parish of Earsdon in Northumberland, Englandc6,e2. Died in the Jul-Sep quarter of 1933 in Tynemouthc7 at the age of eighty.
  • Margaret Ann baptised on 14 Oct, 1857 at the Church of St. Mary and St. Cuthbert in Chester le Street, County Durham, Englandf2. Married Joseph Forsyth Blair in the Jul-Sep quarter of 1876 in Tynemouthc8. Died on 24 May, 1948 in Northumberland in Englandh1 at the age of ninety.
  • Joseph Robertson baptised on 2 Feb, 1865 in the parish of Morpeth in Northumberland, Englandf3.

By the time of the 1851 census he was living in Cowpen Quay in Northumberland, Englandk1 with his wife Margaret and four children Elizabeth Emma, George, John and Andrew Robert.

In the 1861 census he was living at Whitridge Row in Seaton Delaval, Northumberland, Englandm1 with his wife Margaret and seven children Elizabeth Emma, George, a coal miner, John, a coal miner, Andrew Robert, a coal miner, Wilson, Charles Thomas and Margaret Ann.

George was recorded in the 1871 census in Waterloo in Cowpen, Horton, Northumberland, Englandp1 with his wife Margaret and three children George, now a miner, Wilson, a miner and Margaret Ann.

By the time of the 1881 census he was living at West Row in Cowpen Colliery, Horton, Northumberland, Englandq1 with his wife Margaret.

George died at the age of sixty-six on 18 Jan, 1887 in Cowpen Colliery in Horton, Northumberland, Englandb8. His death was attributed to "apoplexy" (incapacity resulting from a stroke)b8.

Timeline

1820
Probably born around this time in Hartburn, Northumberland, England.m1
13 Aug
Baptised in Hartburn.a1
1841
25 Dec
Married Margaret Robertson★ in Hebburn, Northumberland.b1
Occupation recorded as husbandman.b1
Recorded as residing in Cockle Park, Northumberland.b1
1842
13 Nov
Son, George Carr (1842–?), born at Halfway House, Stannington, Northumberland, England.b2
6 Dec
Occupation recorded as hind.b2
1844
8 Aug
His son, John Carr (1844–?), born in Tranwell, Northumberland, England. He was the informant.b3
19 Aug
Occupation recorded as farm servant.b9
Recorded as living in Tranwell.b9
1846
5 Jun
Son, Andrew Robert Carr (1846–1917), born in Seaton Terrace, Holywell, Northumberland, England.b4
4 Jul
Occupation recorded as husbandman.b4
1849
22 Nov
Daughter, Elizabeth Emma Carr (1849–1907)★, born in Cowpen Quay, Northumberland, England.b10
24 Dec
Occupation recorded as labourer.b10
1851
30 Mar
Recorded in the 1851 census living in Cowpen Quay.k1
Occupation recorded as husbandman.k1
22 Nov
His son, Wilson Carr (1851–1924), born in Cowpen Quay. He was the informant.b11
Recorded as living in Cowpen Quay.b11
Occupation recorded as husbandman.b11
1853
3 Nov
Son, Charles Thomas Carr (1853–1933), born at Derwent Crook, Gateshead, County Durham, England.b7
13 Dec
Occupation recorded as husbandman.b7
1857
4 Jun
Daughter, Margaret Ann Carr (1857–1948), born at High Rows, Pelton Fell, Pelton, County Durham, England.b12
30 Jun
Occupation recorded as coal miner.b12
1861
7 Apr
Recorded in the 1861 census living at Whitridge Row, Seaton Delaval, Northumberland.m1
Occupation recorded as coal miner.m1
1865
2 Feb
Son, Joseph Robertson Carr (1865–?), born in Ashington Colliery, Bothal Demesne, Northumberland, England.b9
Recorded as residing in Ashington Colliery.b9
Occupation recorded as coal miner.b9
1867
23 Dec
Occupation recorded as miner.b5,d2
1871
2 Apr
Recorded in the 1871 census living in Waterloo, Northumberland.p1
Occupation recorded as miner.p1
1875
4 Mar
Mother, Elizabeth Wilson (1792–1875)★, died in Loosing Hills, Lamesley, County Durham, England.b13
1879
13 Apr
His brother, Cuthbert Wilson Carr (1827–1879), died in Forest Hall, Cowpen, Horton, Northumberland, England. He was the informant.b14
15 Apr
Recorded as living in Cowpen Colliery, Northumberland.b14
1881
3 Apr
Recorded in the 1881 census at West Row, Cowpen Colliery, Northumberland.q1
Occupation recorded as coal miner.q1
1887
18 Jan
Died at the age of sixty-six in Cowpen Colliery.b8
Occupation recorded as coal miner.b15

Citations and Notes

Bishop's Transcripts for the Diocese of Durham, England
a1: Baptism entry for George Carr, Hartburn, 13 Aug 1820, Page 38?, No 302 (more details...)
General Register Office of England and Wales
b1: 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...)
b2: Birth entry for George Carr, Castle Ward, Oct-Dec Qtr 1842, Vol 25, Page 240, No 41; Digital image (more details...)
b3: Birth entry for John Carr, Morpeth, Jul-Sep Qtr 1844, Vol 25, Page 321, No 427; Digital image (more details...)
b4: Birth entry for Andrew Robert Carr, Tynemouth, Jul-Sep Qtr 1846, Vol 25, Page 399, No 491; Digital image (more details...)
b5: Marriage entry for John Hall and Elizabeth Carr, Tynemouth, Oct-Dec Qtr 1867, Vol 10B, Page 292, No 308; Certified copy (transcribed) obtained 5 May 1970 (more details...)
b6: Death entry for Elizabeth Emma Hall, Tynemouth, Oct-Dec Qtr 1907, Vol 10B, Page 203, No 200; Certified copy obtained 4 Jun 1990 (more details...)
b7: Birth entry for Charles Thomas Carr, Gateshead, Oct-Dec Qtr 1853, Vol 10A, Page 289, No 489; Digital image (more details...)
b8: Death entry for George Carr, Tynemouth, Jan-Mar Qtr 1887, Vol 10B, Page 167, No 321; Digital image obtained 1 Sep 2023 (more details...)
b9: Birth entry for Joseph Robertson Carr, Morpeth, Jan-Mar Qtr 1865, Vol 10b, Page 306, No 286; Digital image obtained 28 Jan 2025 (more details...)
b10: Birth entry for Elizabeth Emma Carr, Tynemouth, Oct-Dec Qtr 1849, Vol 25, Page 442, No 318 (more details...)
b11: Birth entry for Wilson Carr, Tynemouth, Oct-Dec Qtr 1851, Vol 25, Page 338, No 131; Digital image (more details...)
b12: Birth entry for Margaret Ann Carr, Chester Le Street, Apr-Jun Qtr 1857, Vol 10A, Page 342, No 99; Digital image (more details...)
b13: 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...)
b14: 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...)
b15: 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...)
FreeBMD
c1: Marriage entry for George Carr and Margaret Brown, Tynemouth, Jul-Sep Qtr 1871, Vol 10b, Page 233
c2: Marriage entry for George Carr and Isabella Cuthbertson, Tynemouth, Jul-Sep Qtr 1884, Vol 10b, Page 332
c3: Death entry for Andrew Robert Carr, Age 71, Morpeth, Oct-Dec Qtr 1917, Vol 10b, Page 485
c4: Marriage entry for Wilson Carr and Jane Ann Robertson, Tynemouth, Oct-Dec Qtr 1874, Vol 10b, Page 411
c5: Death entry for Wilson Carr, Age 72, Tynemouth, Jul-Sep Qtr 1924, Vol 10b, Page 287
c6: Marriage entry for Charles Thomas Carr and Margaret Hedley, Tynemouth, Jul-Sep Qtr 1876, Vol 10b, Page 278
c7: Death entry for Charles T Carr, Age 79, Tynemouth, Jul-Sep Qtr 1933, Vol 10b, Page 298
c8: Marriage entry for Joseph Blair and Margaret Ann Carr, Tynemouth, Jul-Sep Qtr 1876, Vol 10b, Page 282
Parish Registers of St. Alban, Earsdon, Northumberland
d1: Marriage entry for Andrew Carr and Isabella Morgan, 29 Feb 1868, Page 159, No 318
d2: Marriage entry for John Hall and Elizabeth Carr, 24 Dec 1867, Page 154, No 308 (more details...)
England, Northumberland, Parish Registers, 1538-1950
e1: Baptism entry for Elizabeth Emma Carr, Horton, 21 Apr 1850 (familysearch.org)
e2: Marriage entry for Charles Thomas Carr and Margaret Hedley, Earsdon, 12 Aug 1876 (familysearch.org)
England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
f1: Baptism entry for Wilson Carr, Stannington, 4 Jul 1852 (more details...)
f2: Baptism entry for Margaret Ann Carr, Chester-le-Street, 14 Oct 1857, FHL Film Number 1894222
f3: Baptism entry for Joseph Roberston Carr, Morpeth, 2 Feb 1865 (familysearch.org)
Durham Mining Museum Accident Database
g1: Entry for Wilson Carr, Cowpen Colliery, 8 Jul 1924 (more details...)
Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration
h1: Probate entry for Margaret Ann Blair, 16 Aug 1948, Newcastle-upon-Tyne (more details...)
1851 England and Wales Census
k1: Class HO107, Piiece 2412, Folio 355, Page 11, Schedule 47 (more details...)
1861 England and Wales Census
m1: Class RG9, Piece 3848, Folio 80, Page 31, Schedule 142 (more details...)
1871 England and Wales Census
p1: Class RG10, Piece 5133, Folio 68, Page 52, Schedule 269 (more details...)
1881 England and Wales Census
q1: Class RG11, Piece 5092, Folio 77, Page 23, Schedule 389 (more details...)