Monument list for St Margaret of Antioch Church burial ground

St Margaret of Antioch's Church burial ground, Tanfield, Durham, England

Monument list

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251WatsonErnest Watson1934id: 80131693011991age obscured
Joseph Watson of South Causey
Annie Watson

252WatsonGeorge Watson1807511858id: 57831671411951
Burton Watson185331856
Isabella Watson1810801890

253WatsonGeorge Watson1846441890id: 77231690012131of Tanfield Lane farm
Elizabeth Henderson1894151909 Daughter of John and Sarah
John Henderson1866481914 Husband of sarah Ann
Sarah Ann Henderson1858801938
Sarah Watson

254WatsonJohn Nicholas Toward Watson1866id: 59631673112141
Henry William Watson of Burnopfield
Mary Elizabeth Watson

255WatsonMartin Reaveley Watson1832421874id: 63631676912711
Catherine Hannah Watson185011851
Eleanor Watson1858281886
Charles Watson1855151870 met his death by accident
Martin Watson186541869
Mary Ann Watson details missing

256WeightmanJane Weightman1818751893id: 76431689211781
Mary Jane Weightman1851261877
John Weightman1815611876

257WichamWilliam Wicham1794691863id: 58031671612531of Burnopfield
John William Thompson186831871
William Adam Thompson186411865
William John Thompson1863
Sarah Wicham1796601856

258WighamEdward Wigham1833771910id: 74731687611411of Low Barcus Close Farm
Mary Isabella Wigham1868811949
Robert Wigham1862811943 eldest son
Thomas Wigham1863661929 second son
Barabara Wigham1832791911

259WighamRobert Wigham1803751878id: 63731677013501of Byer Moor
Mary Ann Wigham1838221860 wife of William - died at Sheep Hill
William Wigham
George Wigham1838311869
Thomas Wigham1845121857
Isabella Wigham1806881894

260WilliamsonJohn Williamson1788611849id: 66331679612391of the Waggon Hill
Jane Williamson1825231848
Meggy Grace Swinburne186091869
John Robinson Swinburne1859
Elizabeth Williamson year and age not clear 1835? 47?

261WilsonElizabeth Wilson1895251920id: 80931693811591
John Wilson of Manor Road Stanley

262WinshipAmos Winship1816531869id: 62931676212621died at Hebburn. He married Margaret Slater on 31 August 1840 at All Saints, Newcastle Upon Tyne. They both appear in the 1841 England Census as married and are in the 1851 census they appear with their children Margaret Jane and Elizabeth and in 1861 youngest son John is included. His occupation was engineman in Tanfield Lea Colliery. He died in 1869, age 53.
Margaret Jane Whittaker1852231875
Margaret Winship1821621883 Margaret Slater was her maiden name. She married Amos on 31 August 1840 at All Saints, Newcastle Upon Tyne. She is a widow in the 1871 and 1881 England Censuses living with her son John. She died, age 62, in the last quarter of 1883. According to LDS she was christened on 16 Sept 1821 in Tanfield and her parents were Stephen John Slater and Mary.

263WinshipAmos Winship1786781864id: 63031676312111He was born in 1786 based on England Census records and christened on 2 July 1786 in Longbenton, Northumberland. His father's name on the christening record is Amos and his mother Elisabeth. He married Margaret Wilson on 22 August 1807 in Longbenton. Based on information from LDS they had 7 children: Amos, Ann, Elizabeth, Mary, John, Margaret, and Jane. Amos and Margaret and various children appear in the 1841 and 1851 England Census living in Tanfield Lea. In 1861 Census, Amos appears with his daughter Ann, his son John and grand-daugher Hannah. He died on 10 August 1864, age 78. He left a will, probate date 16 September 1864.
Ann Winship1858331891 Eldest Daughter died at Tanfield lea interred at Tanfield 1892. Ann was born on 9 August 1808 in Longbenton and christened on 9 October. She is living with her niece Hannah Raisbeck (Winship), her grand-niece Mary and a servant/butler Robert Henderson in the 1891 census, age 82. Her age at death should read 83, not 33.
Margaret Winship1787681855 Maiden name was Wilson. She was baptised on 16 July 1786 in Longbenton andmarried Amos on 22 August 1807 in Longbenton. She died in the third quarter of 1855.
no.family surnamefull namebirth
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264WinshipAnthony Winship1818531871id: 57731671312991
Mary Jane Winship1852
Anthony Winship1847
Anthony Winship185711858
William Winship1848 died in Infancy
Sarah Winship

265WittyRichard Witty1837651902id: 74631687512161
Mary Witty1839761915

266WondersRebekah Wonders1741id: 64631677911761
Robert Wonders
Dorothy Wonders
Elizabeth Wonders year not clear
Margaret Wonders year not clear

267WoodsDorothy Woods1916id: 81131694013211no age given
Alice Woods1916 no age given

268WrayGeorge Wray1793731866id: 66831680112051of Pelton Fell
Elizabeth Gray185151856 interred at Pelton
William Gray1866 age missing
George Wray184011841
Elizabeth Wray

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