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Philip

Philip Report 19 Mar 2012 01:00

I have found an interesting possibility. Mother is a widow, and has a daughter called Mary Raine, and grandchildren.

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1871 Census Household Record
Address King Street
Parish Barnard Castle
District Teesdale, Barnard Castle
Administrative County Durham
Householder 1
Name Mary Sowerby
Age 56
Estimated Year of Birth 1815
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Occupation
Birth Place Yorkshire
Birth County Yorkshire
Householder 2
Name Elizabeth Sowerby
Age 11
Estimated Year of Birth 1860
Relationship to Head of Household Daughter
Occupation Juvenile
Birth Place County Durham
Birth County County Durham
Householder 3
Name Rachel Sowerby
Age 6
Estimated Year of Birth 1865
Relationship to Head of Household Daughter
Occupation Juvenile
Birth Place County Durham
Birth County County Durham
Householder 4
Name Mary Raine
Age 25
Estimated Year of Birth 1846
Relationship to Head of Household Daughter
Occupation
Birth Place County Durham
Birth County County Durham
Householder 5
Name Mary Raine
Age 3
Estimated Year of Birth 1868
Relationship to Head of Household Granddaughter
Occupation Juvenile
Birth Place County Durham
Birth County County Durham
Householder 6
Name Michael Raine
Age 0
Estimated Year of Birth 1871
Relationship to Head of Household Grandson
Occupation Juvenile
Birth Place County Durham
Birth County County Durham

Philip

Philip Report 19 Mar 2012 01:27

Checking the 1861 census has a father called Anthony Sowerby who is a farmer of 200 acres. Not James, but would qualify as a gentleman.

I'm starting to think that James could be one of her father's names. Perhaps not his first name!

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