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John Matthew Metcalfe 1907

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Sandra

Sandra Report 5 May 2017 13:45

Thanks everyone for the information.

I now know that John Matthew Metcalfe born 1907 when to Australia to live in the late 1970, to live with one of his children a daughter.

Sandy

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 2 May 2017 14:34

Where the Matthew comes from?


1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Mount Pleasent, High Forest Grieveship Allendale, Hexham, Northumberland, England

Matthew Varty Head Married Male 39 1812 Lead Ore Miner Northumberland, England
Elizabeth Varty Wife Married Female 31 1820 - Northumberland, England
Matthew Varty Son - Male 8 1843 - Northumberland, England
Mary Varty Daughter - Female 6 1845 - Northumberland, England
John Varty Son - Male 5 1846 - Northumberland, England
Elizabeth Varty Daughter - Female 3 1848 - Northumberland, England
Rebakah Jane Varty Daughter - Female 0 1851 - Northumberland, England

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 2 May 2017 14:29

Print transcription View image
First name(s) ELIZABETH
Last name VARTY
Marriage quarter 4
Marriage year 1874
Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ ELIZABETH VARTY married one of these people
Richard Currey, Craig Chester
District Hexham
District number -
County Northumberland
Country England
Volume 10B
Page 525
Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Marriages & divorces
Collections from Great Britain
© brightsolid online publishing ltd

Mary

Mary Report 2 May 2017 13:52

I think this is where the CURRY name came from in 1881 posted by Pricklyholly

Richard Curry born Hexham O/N/D 1846 V23 P279 to Mary Curry.

Mary Curry baptised 5/10/1817 by George and Mary Curry in Hexham

Mary Curry married John Midcalf A/M/J 1848 V25P 350 Hexham Northumberland.

John Midcalf/Metcalfe 1800 -1857
Mary Metcalfe 1817 - 1866.

1861
Mary Midcalf
Richard Midcalf
Sarah VARTY Lodger age 40

Richard Currey (Metcalfe ) married O/N/D 1874 Hexham V10b P525 to Elizabeth Varty.

Maryb.

Sandra

Sandra Report 2 May 2017 13:06

Hi i do have a Eleanor Bell 1857 on my tree but she married a Miller. Eleanor is my 3x great grandmother on Olive Miller side Thank you

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 2 May 2017 11:08

https://www.british-genealogy.com/threads/75402-the-Metcalfe-family

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1343240

http://www.genesreunited.co.za/boards/board/trying_to_find/miller/thread/1232347?d=asc

(above have background, relating)

Chris :)

(from above second link)


Chris Ho :) Report Edit Delete 4 Aug 2014 07:18

Northumberland and Durham Marriages Transcription (Find my Past)
First name(s) WILLIAM
Last name RAWE
Marriage year 1909
Marriage day 02
Marriage month Oct
Place PELTON
Groom's first name(s) William
Groom's last name Rawe
Groom's age 21
Bride's first name(s) Edith
Bride's last name Miller
Bride's age 20
Description Holy Trinity
County Durham

Chris :)


Marriages Dec 1909 (>99%)
-------------------------------------------------------
MILLER Edith Chester le S. 10a 923
RAINE William Chester le S. 10a 923

(possible?)

Mary

Mary Report 2 May 2017 11:04

1919 John Marhew Gill at 120, Gill Street John Mathew junior and mum at 102 Gill Street.


John Mathew Metcalfe born @1877 died 1953 V1b P65
Of 9,Elswick Grange Probate to Richard Metcalfe a steel erector £150.

1929 102, Gill Street Margaret Elizabeth Metcalfe
No 104, Gill Street Margaret Elizabeth Bell ( is this Mary Elizabeth Bell of 130,Canning Street in 1911)
Richard Edward Bell.

So it looks as though John Mathew Metcalfe 1878 was lodging at sister in laws in 1911 at 130 Canning Street.??

Maryb.

Flip

Flip Report 2 May 2017 10:16

The probate entry for the death in 1923 (in register 1924) is granted to his widow Flora Gray Metcalf - he lived 4 Suffolk street Jarrow, so unless they were divorced unlikely to be him?

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 2 May 2017 10:15

You mention that "Tommy was mad"

I think this is him on the 1939 register........

Thomas H Metcalfe on the 1939 Register

Thomas H Metcalfe 18 Dec 1904 Male Incapacitated Single 234 6
Sarah T Mill? 12 Feb 1871 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Widowed 234 1
Thomas Mill? 06 Oct 1893 Male Iron Worker (Unemployed) Single 234 2
Frederick Mill? 06 Apr 1910 Male Confectioner Single 234 3
Muriel Ford 14 Apr 1920 Female Boot & Shoe Worker Single 234 4
William F Frazer 05 Jan 1866 Male Painter Retired Widowed 234 5


Thomas Metcalf in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
Name: Thomas Metcalf
Birth Date: abt 1904
Date of Registration: Sep 1946
Age at Death: 42
Registration district: Newcastle upon Tyne
Inferred County: Northumberland
Volume: 1b
Page: 127

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 2 May 2017 09:58

Margaret Elizabeth Metcalfe appears on the 1920---1939 Registers.

Husband John Matthew is not with her any of them.

One can only assume that they seperated.

I wonder about this death.......

??.

John Metcalf in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
Name: John Metcalf
Birth Date: abt 1878
Date of Registration: Sep 1923
Age at Death: 45
Registration district: Newcastle upon Tyne
Inferred County: Northumberland
Volume: 10b
Page: 91

Edit: Forget that, he died in 1953.

Sandra

Sandra Report 2 May 2017 09:42

That is my grandmother Olive Miller. she never know her father. The story is that my great grandmother was attack by a friend of the family. In later years she married William Rawe. thank you Sandy

Sandra

Sandra Report 2 May 2017 09:38

Hi thanks everyone for your help. My granddad had no sisters only brothers. I last time i aw my mum she gave me a lot of photo. We have stared to sort them.

On the back of one is say St Mary lighthouse Whitley Bay

On the back of another it says this is uncle Dicks idea

my mum told me in a photo that is Tommy and he was mad . The thing is my mum not well .,and sometime she get things wrong.

I have order a book today called The Metcalfe a history of the clan

Thank you for your help any more information you have xxx

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 2 May 2017 09:20

Well, this is all a bit odd!!

Checking out the birth of the children on the 1881 census, they all appear to have the surname of "Curry"

Births Dec 1875 (>99%)
Curry Mary Elizabeth Hexham 10b 314 MMN Varty

Births Mar 1877 (>99%)
CURRY Annie Jane Hexham 10b 325 MMN Varty

Births Jun 1878 (>99%)
Curry John Matthew Hexham 10b 312 MMN Varty

Births Mar 1880 (>99%)
CURRY Thomas Richard Hexham 10b 296 MMN Varty

There is also a marriage at the right time and place ......for Mary Elizabeth Curry to Edward Bell.......

Marriages Mar 1894 (>99%)
Bell Edward Newcastle T. 10b 205
CURRY Mary Elizabeth Newcastle T. 10b 205

:-S :-S

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 2 May 2017 08:33

Although the 1911 census states that Margaret Metcalf is a widow.......i am wondering about this John Matthew Metcalf on the 1911 census.....

??

John Matthew Metcalf in the 1911 England Census

Name: John Matthew Metcalf
Age in 1911: 32
Estimated birth year: abt 1879
Relation to Head: Brother-in-law
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Allendale, Northumberland, England
Civil Parish: Benwell
County/Island: Northumberland
Country: England
Street address: 130 Canning St Benwell
Marital Status: Married *****
Occupation: Labourer
Registration district: Newcastle upon Tyne
Registration District Number: 558
Sub-registration district: Benwell
ED, institution, or vessel: 5
Piece: 30543
Household Members:
Name Age
Edward Bell 38
Mary Elizabeth Bell 36
Annie Elizabeth Bell
Edith Marian Bell 16
Richard Edward Bell 14
John Sydney Bell 12
Norman Bell 6
Doris Bell 4
Edward Bell 2
Edna Bell 7/12
Matthew Bell 49
John Matthew Metcalf 32

I haven't found a Bell/Metcalf marriage yet......but this is the birth registration of the daughter Edith Marian.......


BELL, EDITH MARIAN MMN METCALF
GRO Reference: 1895 M Quarter in NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE Volume 10B Page 69


1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
46, Bournemouth Terrace, Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England

Richard Metcalf Head Widower Male 54 1847 General Labourer Northumberland, England
Transcription
Annie Jane Metcalf Daughter Single Female 24 1877 - Northumberland, England
Transcription
John M Metcalf Son Single Male 22 1879 General Labourer Northumberland, England
Transcription
Thomas R Metcalf Son Single Male 21 1880 Engine Fitter & Joiner Northumberland, England


John Mak Metcalf in the 1891 England Census
Name: John Mak Metcalf
Age: 13
Estimated birth year: abt 1878
Relation: Son
Father's name: Richard Metcalf
Mother's name: Elizabeth Metcalf
Gender: Male
Where born: Allendale, Northumberland, England
Civil Parish: Elswick
Ecclesiastical parish: Benwell St James
Town: Newcastle
County/Island: Northumberland
Country: England
Street address:

Registration district: Newcastle Upon Tyne
Household Members:
Name Age
Richard Metcalf 44
Elizabeth Metcalf 43
May Eliz Metcalf 16>>>>>> the sister on the 1911 census.
Annie Jan Metcalf 15
John Mak Metcalf 13
Thos Reed Metcalf 11


1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Pry Field House, Allendale, Hexham, Northumberland, England

Richard Midcalf Head Married Male 34 1847 Lead Ore Miner Northumberland, England
Transcription
Elizabeth Midcalf Wife Married Female 33 1848 Miners Wife Northumberland, England
Transcription
Mary Elizth Midcalf Daughter Single Female 5 1876 Scholar Northumberland, England
Transcription
Anne Jane Midcalf Daughter Single Female 3 1878 - Northumberland, England
Transcription
John Matt Midcalf Son Single Male 2 1879 - Northumberland, England
Transcription
Thos Richard Midcalf Son Single Male 1 1880 - Northumberland, England

I have to pop off for a while but will come back to this a bit later.

Prickles :o))

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 1 May 2017 19:35

Might this be your Olive Miller.........

??
Births Jun 1909 (>99%)
Miller Olive Chester le S. 10a 685

MILLER, OLIVE - Father Not Named.
GRO Reference: 1909 J Quarter in CHESTER LE STREET Volume 10A Page 685

Olive Metcalfe on the 1939 Register

Household (1 Person) Isolation Hospital , Richmond M.B., Yorkshire (North Riding), England

Olive Metcalfe Patient 13 Mar 1909 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 1 May 2017 18:11

There is a death showing for a John Michael Metcalfe.....

??

John Michael Metcalfe in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
Name: John Michael Metcalfe
Estimated birth year: abt 1867
Registration Year: 1907
Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep
Age at Death: 40
Registration district: Tynemouth
Inferred County: Northumberland
Volume: 10b
Page: 148

In fact it is the only John M Metcalfe death showing in the right area between 1907--1911.

??

John Michael Metcalfe in the England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
Name: John Michael Metcalfe
Gender: Male
Baptism Date: 15 Jun 1867
Baptism Place: St. Nicholas, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England
Father: Henry Metcalfe
Mother: Jane
FHL Film Number: 1068903

Looking through the records, John Michael Metcalf married Mary Alice Taylor in 1890. Mary Alice is a widow on the 1911 census.

So the death of the John Michael Metcalfe in 1907 is not your John.


PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 1 May 2017 18:02

Margaret Elizabeth Metcalfe in the Newcastle upon Tyne, England, Electoral Registers, 1741-1974
Name: Margaret Elizabeth Metcalfe
Residence Year: 1920
Residence Place: Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
Register: Register of Electors (West)

Res: 102 Gill Street

safc

safc Report 1 May 2017 17:51


John Matthew Metcalfe on the 1939 Register

1939 Register Transcription

Metcalfe Household (2 People) 102 Gill Street , Newcastle-upon-Tyne C.B., Northumberland, England
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First name(s) Last name(s) DOB Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule Sub Number
John Matthew Metcalfe 05 Dec 1906 Male General Labourer Married 342 2
Margaret Elizabeth Metcalfe 16 Mar 1894 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Widowed 342 1

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 1 May 2017 17:50

John is with his mother in 1939......

John Matthew Metcalfe on the 1939 Register

Metcalfe Household (2 People) 102 Gill Street , Newcastle-upon-Tyne C.B., Northumberland, England

John Matthew Metcalfe 05 Dec 1906 Male General Labourer Married 342
Margaret Elizabeth Metcalfe 16 Mar 1894 (***1874 on the image***) Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Widowed 342 1
(One Closed Record)

safc

safc Report 1 May 2017 17:47

METCALF, THOMAS HEPPELL HEPPELL Order
GRO Reference: 1905 M Quarter in NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE Volume 10B