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Robert Whitfield m Grace Davidson. Lived in Tynemouth Thomas Bennett m Lily Whitfield ,Lived in Fenton. Stuart Whitfield m Maria Heckles Berry ,lived in North Shields. Maria believed to have been born in Berwick on Tweed Any help appreciated..

Do you have any dates

Stuart born 16/04/1938. north Shields...... Maria Berry born 28/04/ 1939 Berwick on Tweed .. Thank you .

Name: Stuart Whitfield
Mother's Maiden Surname: Coulson
Date of Registration: Apr May Jun 1938
Registration district: Tynemouth
Registration county: Cumberland, Northumberland/Westmorland
Volume Number: 10b
Page Number: 353


Name: Lillian Whitfield
Mother's Maiden Surname: Coulson
Date of Registration: Oct Nov Dec 1947
Registration district: Durham N
Registration county: Durham, Cumberland
Volume Number: 1a
Page Number: 593



Name: Robert B Whitfield
Spouse Surname: Coulson (Grace D)
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1935
Registration district: Tynemouth
Registration county (inferred): Northumberland
Volume Number: 10b
Page Number: 711

Hopefully Stuart is your dad or grandad and he does not mind you putting personal details on an open board...so...

Birth registration shows mothers name

England & Wales, Birth Index: 1916-2005 about Stuart Whitfield
Name: Stuart Whitfield
Mother's Maiden Surname: Coulson <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Date of Registration: Apr May Jun 1938
Registration district: Tynemouth
Registration county: Cumberland, Northumberland/Westmorland
Volume Number: 10b
Page Number: 353

The war separated the birth of the children in this family..
Lillian & Stanley (?) were born after the war with mothers maiden name of Coulson.

Can not see a Robert around this time..
Was he a sibling or from another generation ?

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915 about Grace Davison Coulson
Name: Grace Davison Coulson
Year of Registration: 1909
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
District: Tynemouth
County: Northumberland
Volume: 10b
Page: 227

HOUSEHOLD COULSON THOMAS WILLIAM M 1873 38 Tynemouth Northumberland
HOUSEHOLD COULSON JANE F 1873 38 Tynemouth Northumberland
HOUSEHOLD COULSON JOHN ROBERT M 1902 9 Tynemouth Northumberland
HOUSEHOLD COULSON GRACE F 1909 2 Tynemouth Northumberland

You would have to buy the birth certificate for mothers maiden name to know if this is the correct marriage...

If it is then the marriage certificate should give you (at least) their fathers names

England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915 about Thomas William Coulson
Name: Thomas William Coulson
Year of Registration: 1895
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
District: Tynemouth
County: Northumberland
Volume: 10b
Page: 417

... 1 of ladies on the page
Jane Hastie

1901 England Census about Thomas W Coulson
Name: Thomas W Coulson
Age: 28
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1873
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Jane
Gender: Male
Where born: No Shields, Northumberland, England

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

Street Address: 102 Grey Street
Occupation: Steam Engine Maker (Fitter)

Registration district: Tynemouth
Sub-registration district: Tynemouth
ED, institution, or vessel: 32
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 179
Household Members: Name Age
Thomas W Coulson 28
Jane Coulson 28 .. born Scotland
Agnes H Coulson 4

1891 England Census about Thomas W Coulson
Name: Thomas W Coulson
Age: 18
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1873
Relation: Son
Father's Name: John
Mother's Name: Isabella
Gender: Male
Where born: North Shields, Northumberland, England

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

Street Address: 12 Toll Square
Occupation: Apprentice Fitter

Registration district: Tynemouth
Sub-registration district: Tynemouth
ED, institution, or vessel: 8
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
John Coulson 41 .. Sail Maker
Isabella Coulson 39
Thomas W Coulson 18
Appolina Coulson 14
David Thompson 23 .. Lodger .. Fisherman

1881 England Census about Thomas W. Coulson
Name: Thomas W. Coulson
Age: 8
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1873
Relation: Son
Father's Name: John
Mother's Name: Isabella
Gender: Male
Where born: North Shields, Northumberland, England

Civil parish: Tynemouth
County/Island: Northumberland
Country: England

Street Address: 14 George St
Occupation: Scholar

Registration district: Tynemouth
Sub-registration district: Tynemouth
ED, institution, or vessel: 6
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
John Coulson 31 .. Sail Maker
Isabella Coulson 29
Thomas W. Coulson 8
Appolina Coulson 4

Possible birth

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915 about Thomas William Coulson
Name: Thomas William Coulson
Year of Registration: 1872
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
District: Tynemouth
County: Northumberland
Volume: 10b
Page: 189

But this one has got to be correct, with such an unusual name....

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915 about Appoelina Coulson
Name: Appoelina Coulson
Year of Registration: 1877
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
District: Tynemouth
County: Northumberland
Volume: 10b
Page: 197

Birth certificate should give you mothers maiden name.

For interest...

England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915 about Appolina Coulson
Name: Appolina Coulson
Year of Registration: 1901
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
District: Tynemouth
County: Northumberland
Volume: 10b
Page: 308
... Alfred Ernest Chester

1901 England Census about Appolina Chester
Name: Appolina Chester [Appolina Coulson]
Age: 24
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1877
Relation: Daughter
Spouse's Name: Alfred E
Father's Name: John R
Mother's Name: Isabella
Gender: Female
Where born: North Shields, Northumberland, England

Civil parish: Tynemouth
Ecclesiastical parish: Christchurch
Town: North Shields
County/Island: Northumberland
Country: England

Street Address: 12 Toll Square
Occupation:

Registration district: Tynemouth
Sub-registration district: Tynemouth
ED, institution, or vessel: 28
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 111
Household Members: Name Age
John R Coulson 50 .. pawnbroker
Isabella Coulson 49
Alfred E Chester 25 .. Marine Engineer
Appolina Chester 24

HOUSEHOLD CHESTER APPOLINA F 1877 34 Tynemouth Northumberland
HOUSEHOLD CHESTER ALFRED E M 1876 35 Tynemouth Northumberland
HOUSEHOLD CHESTER ALFRED E M 1903 8 Tynemouth Northumberland
HOUSEHOLD CHESTER NORMAN C M 1904 7 Tynemouth Northumberland
HOUSEHOLD CHESTER VERA F 1909 2 Tynemouth Northumberland

WOW! I am overwhelmed, Information galore . So many thank's for your assistance. The two whose dates of birth which might have caused concern are no longer with us. Many thank's for your help and guidance. IT IS MUCH APPRECIATED...

You are very welcome.

Please remember that without certificates to confirm info a lot of this is just guess work. (especially the early census records)

Will see what I can find about Maria Berry

England & Wales, Marriage Index: 1916-2005 about Maria H Berry
Name: Maria H Berry
Spouse Surname: Whitfield <<<<<<< Stuart
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1960
Registration district: Northumberland South
Registration county (inferred): Northumberland
Volume Number: 1b
Page Number: 572

The marriage certificate should give you her fathers name.

Could only find this birth... but it is for 1939 ? ?

England & Wales, Birth Index: 1916-2005 about Maria H Berry
Name: Maria H Berry
Mother's Maiden Surname: Berry <<<<<<<<<
Date of Registration: Apr May Jun 1939
Registration district: Nthmbld N 1st
Registration county: Cumberland, Northumberland/Westmorland
Volume Number: 10b
Page Number: 734

You would have to buy it to know if it was yours ?