WILLIAM’s Paternal Grandfather
| DATE | EVENT | RESIDING IN | BORN IN | OTHER | SOURCES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c1829 | Birth of Thomas | Hetton le Hole | Parents William English and Mary Turner married 3/9/1815, St Margaret of Antioch Tanfield | Census ??? | |
| 5 Oct 1828 | Baptism of Thomas | Easington Lane in the township of Hetton | Houghton le Spring | Father a pitman | Durham Bishops Transcripts St Michael & All Angels Houghton |
| 17 Jan 1830 | Baptism of brother Ralph | Easington Lane | Hetton | Pitman | Bishops Transcripts |
| 13 April 1832` | Baptism of sister Margaret | Easington Lane | Hetton | ||
| 12 December 1835 | Birth of brother Robert Turner English | Auckland St Andrew | This is where his father was born | ||
| 6 June 1841 | Census | Joint Stock Colliery Houses | Same County | Aged 14 living with parents and siblings John, George, Mary, Henry, Ralph, Margaret and Robert | Kelloe, Easington South. Father is a miner. |
| 9 February 1850 | Marriage to Ann Ridley. Both aged 20. | Stranton, Stockton and Sedgefield | Both Thomas and Ann make their mark. Ann must have been heavily pregnant which accounts for the Register Office wedding rather than in church. | Marriage certificate | |
| 16 April 1850 | Baptism of William, first son | Kelloe | Pitman | Bishops Transcripts Kelloe Parish Church | |
| 30 March 1851 | Census | Tow Law, Wolsingham | Hetton le Hole | Thomas, Ann and William are living in the same house as Thomas’ older brother John, also a coal miner (birth c1816), his wife Phoebe and son James aged 1 year. | Census |
| 31 October 1852 | Baptism of second son, George | Thornley, near Tow Law | Transcription only. Certificate needed for address. | ||
| 23 June 1854 | Baptism of third son, Henry | Durham | Birth at Tow Law according to 1861 Census | Transcription only. Certificate needed for address. | |
| Q4 1859 | Birth of daughter Margaret | Tanfield | Birth at Isle of Man, Tanfield | Transcription only. Certificate needed for address. | |
| 7 April 1861 | Census | Isle of Man, Tanfield. Once near the hamlet of Stanley but now almost in the centre of the town. Although the name has disappeared local street names Peel, Ramsey and Douglas are good indications of where Isle of Man was located. | Hetton | Thomas, Ann, William, George, Henry and Margaret | Census Coal Miner |
| Q3 1861 | Birth of daughter Mary Jane | Isle of Man | Birth at Isle of Man | 1871 Census | |
| Q1 1866 | Birth of Ridley, fourth son | Hexham | 1. Birth at Hexham 2. Hawsley 3. Ovingham | 1. Transcription of birth 2. On 1871 Census but more likely Horsley, south west of Consett near Allenford and Unthank. 3. 1881 Census | |
| Q4 1870 | Birth of daughter Dorothy | Tyneside | 1. Birth at New Delaval 2. Earsdon | 1. 1871 Census 2. 1881 Census | |
| 2 April 1871 | Cenus | 10b Double Row, Horton, Woodhorn, Northumberland | Hetton | Thomas, Ann, William, George, Henry, Margaret, Ann, Mary Jane, Ridley and Dorothy | 1871 Census Coal miner and ditto William and George |
| 3 April 1881 | Census | Togston, Alnwick, Northumberland | Kelloe | Thomas, Ann, Mary Jane, Ridley, Dorothy Elizabeth | 1881 Census Manager of Coal Mine Ridley is a miner |
| April 1881 – April 1891 | Death of Thomas | 1891 Census Ann is a widow supported by daughters. Necessary to find death. | |||
| 5 April 1891 | Census (Ann) | 101 and 103 Askew Road, Gateshead | Kelloe | (Mary) Jane and (Dorothy) Elizabeth | 1891 Census Fruiterers |