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hi if my records are correct my great great grandma was christina littlefair whom married john grieveson but i would like to find details of the birth of there parents plzzz i keep hittin brick wall and all i get is no matches dont no if im doing some thing wrong they were born in durham i do believe she was born 1869 and he was born 1866 but want to know there parents plzzzz could some one help meeeeeee

Living with her Grandparents


1871 England Census
about Christiana Littlefair
Name: Christiana Littlefair
Age: 4
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1867
Relation: Granddaughter
Gender: Female
Where born: Spennymoor, Durham, England
Civil parish: Brandon and Byshottles
Ecclesiastical parish: Brancepeth
Town: North Brancepeth
County/Island: Durham
Country: England
Registration district: Durham
Sub-registration district: St Oswald
ED, institution, or vessel: 6
Household schedule number: 3
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Hadland 52
Elizabeth Headland 49
Christiana Littlefair 4
George Robinson 61

Births Mar 1867
Littlefair Christiana Auckland 10a 198

Marriages Sep 1883 (>99%)
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Grieveson John Durham 10a 449
HILL Sarah Durham 10a 449
Littlefair Elizabeth Durham 10a 449
OXLEY Wilkinson Durham 10a 449

this is the only marriage for john i could find

And 1881:

Name: Christiana Littlefair
Age: 14
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1867
Relation: Granddaughter
Gender: Female
Where born: Spennymoor, Durham, England

Civil parish: Crossgate
County/Island: Durham
Country: England

Street Address: Nevilles Cross

Registration district: Durham
Sub-registration district: St Oswald

Name Age
Thomas Headlam 60
Elizabeth Headlam 57
Christiana Littlefair 14

Jan

hi for ref is this them in 1901

1901 census

Address 128 High St
Civil Parish Brandon & Byshottles
Rural District
Town or Village or Hamlet
Ecclesiastical Parish St John The Evangelist
Parliamentary Borough or Division Mid Durham
County Borough, Municipal Borough or Urban District Brandon & Byshot
Administrative County Durham
Householder 1
Name Chistiana Grieveson
Relation to Head of Family Wife
Condition as to Marriage Married
Age Last Birthday 30
Sex Female
Profession or Occupation Dressmaker
Employment Status
Where Born Durham City Spenny Moor
Language
Infirmity
Householder 2
Name John Grieveson
Relation to Head of Family Head
Condition as to Marriage Married
Age Last Birthday 35
Sex Male
Profession or Occupation Plate Layer Colliery
Employment Status
Where Born Durham City West Rainton
Language
Infirmity
Householder 3
Name Robt Wm Grieveson
Relation to Head of Family Son
Condition as to Marriage
Age Last Birthday 4
Sex Male
Profession or Occupation
Employment Status
Where Born Durham City Langley Moor
Language
Infirmity
Householder 4
Name Elizabeth Headlam
Relation to Head of Family Grand Mother In Law
Condition as to Marriage Widow
Age Last Birthday 77
Sex Female
Profession or Occupation
Employment Status
Where Born Durham City
Language
Infirmity

ty but why grandparents???does n e 1 no what happened to her parents or in fact who they were?????

I guess this the marriage of Christiana's grandparents: A bit delayed though! Actually it only makes sense if Thomas is not her grandfather but her grandmother's 2nd husband - I think!

Marriages Sep 1858 (>99%)

Headlam Thomas Durham 10a 291
Littlefair Elizabeth Durham 10a 291

Births Mar 1867 (>99%)
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Littlefair Christiana Auckland 10a 198

The district Auckland is in the county of Co. Durham

but who were her parents????plz im stuck

Vicky, there is no choice but to buy the birth cert I think
Jan

ok thank you all for your help

n

Does this make any sense or just confuse things more?
1861 census
99 Framwellgate, Durham
Thomas Sisterson, head, widower, 86, cottage proprietor, born Northumberland, Newburn
Thomas Headlam, son-in-law, married, 40, mason's cartman, born Durham, Brancepeth
Elizabeth, dau, married, 38, born Durham, Durham
William Littlefair, grandson, 14, tailor's apprentice, born "

Vicky was given all this info last year regarding Christina Lttlefair......... I traced her mother (Annie) in 1851 living with her mother Elizabeth Littlefair and her father Francis Littlefair and her siblings.............

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards.asp?wci=thread&tk=1065660

I nudged the thread for her.

Vicky to find your threads click onto MY THREADS on the left handside of your screen (Just under TOOLS).


Dee x

1841 census
Framwellgate, Durham
Thomas Sisterson, 65, labourer
Sophia, 65
Elizabeth, 15
Sophia, 13
Thomas & Sophia NOT born in county.

Thanks, Dee, I quit!