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This is likely to be Jane, the mother's death entry:

Name: Jane Corby
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1864
Year of Registration: 1901
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
Age at Death: 37
District: Tynemouth
County: Northumberland
Volume: 10b
Page: 171

I think this might be John Corby Jnr - again, he is in some kind of institution - the census lists him as a "Boy in Training":

Name: Jno Corby
Age: 14
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1887
Relation: Boy
Gender: Male
Where born: Newcastle, Northumberland, England

Civil Parish: North Shields
Ecclesiastical parish: Tynemouth St Peter
Town: North Shields
County/Island: Northumberland
Country: England


Athena

Hi - it looks as though the children were orphaned by 1901.

On the 1901 census there is Rebecca working as a servant:

Name: Rebecca Corby
Age: 17
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1884
Relation: Servant
Gender: Female
Where born: Newcastle Upon Tyne

Civil Parish: St Andrew
Ecclesiastical parish: St Andrew
Town: Newcastle On Tyne
County/Island: Northumberland
Country: England


and Richard Corby is in a Boys Orphanage Institution at St Andrews Northumberland:

Name: Richd Corboy
Age: 11
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1890
Relation: Boarder
Gender: Male
Where born: South Shields, Durham, England

Civil Parish: Jesmond
Ecclesiastical parish: Jesmond Clayton Memorial
County/Island: Northumberland
Country: England

Will see if I can find the others ...

Athena

Could this be Rebecca on 1901 ?

Name: Rebecca Corby
Age: 17
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1884
Relation: Servant
Gender: Female
Where born: Newcastle Upon Tyne

Civil Parish: St Andrew
Ecclesiastical parish: St Andrew
Town: Newcastle On Tyne
County/Island: Northumberland
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

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Registration district: Newcastle upon Tyne
Sub-registration district: St Andrew
ED, institution, or vessel: 4
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 146
Household Members:
Name Age
Edward Balton 23
Mary Bindley 52
Mary Ethel Bindley 30
Sarah Clasper 15
Rebecca Corby 17
Mary Annie Kettle 45
Charles Laughton 36
Hugh St Clair Peel 22
William Roden Orde 33
Cyril Fredrick Tratcher 21

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I have Richard Wingrove Corby born 18 August 1889 Newcastle.. (He emigrated to Australia in 1923). As I had his exact date of birth I was able to look on the front page of genes where they list the census years and input his name, year of birth etc. and only one came up that matched. I was then given the details by a member on here. They are: 71 Tamworth Road, Elswick, Newcastle - John Corby 37, Jane 25, Rebecca 5, John 4, Richard 1 and Mary Shepherd 17 (sister in law). I was highly delighted. Not only had I got his fathers name but his wife's surname as well. I have the discs for 1881 and grabbed them quick to follow up on this BUT whichever person I tried to follow up on just did not help. I could not locate MaryShepherd (who would have been 7) , I found a Jane as a servant, could not find father John Corby who would have been abt 27 so I am at a loss. How do I now locate either John Corby or his wife's Shepherd family. I can only think that perhaps some of them would show on 1901 census when they would be John 47, Jane 35, Rebecca 15, John 14 and Richard 11. Has anyone any other brilliant ideas as to how I solve this ? Thanks you.