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Note: according to Charley Hammond's family bible, Matthew's wife's name was Margaret Newburn Potts according to Matthew H. McConeghy who saw the bible when he visited Charley. But he could have misread it. I have not seen that bible. We also had her name as Elizabeth Grace Newburn but don't know the source of that name, it may have just been a confusion with her daughter's name.
However, apparently the name wasn't Newburn but was Mewburn. At first I thought that was just a typo or misreading of the census handwriting by whoever transcribed it, but all the other on-line parish records, etc. show the name as Mewburn rather than Newburn so it doesn't seem likely that all the transcriptions were incorrect. Also there are many Mewburns in the area and the 1891 census images clearly show those names as Mewburn not Newburn.
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There is an official christening record (film batch # C017609 according to Familysearch.com) for a Margaret Mewburn in Monkwearmouth, County Durham, at St Peter's July 31, 1831, she was born July 8, 1831. Father : Armstrong Mewburn, mother: Grace.
This data supports the 1881 age of 49, and would mean that the 1891 age should have been 59. The christening record appears to apply to the correct person, because the mother's name of Grace is supportive as well, since Margaret's first daughter was named Elizabeth Grace and Margaret also had an older sister named Grace (see 1881 census above).
There is also a submitted Christening record for a Grace Mewburn on July 13, 1828 with the same parents names. And that record might indicate that the age given for Grace Mewburn in the 1881 census was incorrect as well. Instead of 62 she would have been 52. That record was submitted by a member of the LDS church (Batch 8501630 sheet #31 source call # 1391531) and does not have the authority of an actual official church record. It does not state a church name but does give location as Monkwearmouth, Durham.
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1841 English Census, Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, Durham County, England, District #6, page 33, image 33 of 35
address: Thomas Street
Armstrong Mewburn, age 50, occ: Boat Builder, born in Durham County
William Mewburn, age 23, occ: Shoe Maker, born in Durham County
Anthony Mewburn, age 20, occ: Tailor, born in Durham County
Armstrong Mewburn, age 18, apprentice Joiner, born in Durham County
Grace Mewburn, age 50, born in Durham County
Elizabeth Mewburn, age 15, School, born in Durham County
Grace Mewburn, age 13, School (crossed out), born in Durham County
Margaret Mewburn, age 10, School (crossed out), born in Durham County
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1851 English Census, Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, Durham County, England, District 1b, page 4 (also stamped 41), image #4 of 48
address: Thomas Street
schedule # 19
Armstrong Mewburn, head, age 62, married, occ: Jouneyman Boat Builder, born in Ryhope, Durham
Grace Mewburn, wife, age 62, married, born in Monkwearmouth, Durham
William Mewburn, son, age 33, unmarried, occ: Shoe Maker, born in Monkwearmouth, Durham
Grace Mewburn, daughter, age 22, occ: Dress Maker, born in Monkwearmouth, Durham
Margaret Mewburn, daughter, age 19, unmarried, occ: Bonnet Maker, born in Monkwearmouth, Durham
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1861 English Census, Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, Durham County, England, page 79 of 83 (stamped 43)
address: Thomas Street
schedule #440
Armstrong Mewburn, head, age 72, Married, occ: Boat Builder, born in Bishops wearmouth (?) [not completely legible]
Grace Mewburn, wife, age 72, Married, born in Monkwearmouth, Durham
William Mewburn, son, age 42, Unmarried, occ: Labourer, born in Monkwearmouth, Durham
Grace Mewburn, daughter, age 32, Unmarried, born in Monkwearmouth, Durham
schedule # 441
Matthew Potts, head, age 31, Married, occ: Boat Builder, born in Monkwearmouth, Durham
Margaret Potts, wife, age 29, married, born in Monkwearmouth, Durham
William A. Potts, son, age 1, born in Monkwearmouth, Durham
(William A. Potts' middle name was probably Armstrong, he apparently died before 1871)
all were living in the same house. It seems likely that Matthew Potts took over the boat building business from Armstrog Mewburn
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1871 English Census, Monk Wearmouth, Sunderland, Durham County, England, page 7 (stamped 35) and page 8
address: 30 Thomas Street
sched #46
Matthew Potts, head, age 41, Married, occ: Boat Builder, born in Sunderland, Durham
Margaret Potts, wife, age 37, Married, born in Sunderland, Durham
Elizabeth G. Potts, daughter, age 9, born in Sunderland, Durham
Matthew M. Potts, son, age 7, born in Sunderland, Durham
(next page)
Ada Potts, daughter, age 5, born in Sunderland, Durham
Anne Potts, daughter, age 3, born in Sunderland Durham
sched # 47 (same address)
William Mewburn, head, age 55, Unmarried, occ: Labourer, Mason's, born in Sunderland, Durham
Grace Mewburn, sister, age 39, Unmarried, born in Sunderland, Durham
(these would have been the brother and sister of Margaret (Mewburn) Potts)
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The 1881 British census index at Familysearch.com shows the following :
address : 30 Thomas Street, Monkwearmouth, Durham County, England
Family History Library Film 1342205
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 5005 / 67
Page Number 8
Matthew POTTS, Head, M, Male, 51, born in Mwmouth, Durham, England, occ: Boat Builder (Master)
Margaret POTTS, Wife, M, Female, 49, born in Mwmouth, Durham, England
Elizabeth G. POTTS, Daur, Female, 19, born in Mwmouth, Durham, England
Matthew M. POTTS, Son, Male, 17, born in Mwmouth, Durham, England, occ: Boat Builder
Ada M. POTTS, Daur, Female, 15, born in Mwmouth, Durham, England, occ: Pupil Teacher
Ann POTTS, Daur, Female, 13, born in Mwmouth, Durham, England, Scholar
Rosemond POTTS, Daur, Female, 4, born in Mwmouth, Durham, England
William MEWBURN, Brother, U, Male, 61, Mwmouth, Durham, England, occ: Labourer
Grace MEWBURN, Sister In Law, U Female 62 Mwmouth, Durham, England Milner(sic)
*Matthew's age is written as 31 and appears that way in transcriptions, but that is obviously an error, the correct age was probably 51.
William Mewburn is given as "brother" but he would have been Margaret's brother, so he would have been "brother-in-law"
Grace Mewburn, is given as "sister-in-law". They were Margaret's older brother and sister
"U" stands for "unmarried".
Margaret's age is apparently correct here although she is definitely listed as age 49 in the 1891 census image,
She is definitely shown as 69 in the 1901 census, so she must have been 49 here.
(The ages of adults seem to vary wildly from census to census - either the information was being supplied by children or others who had no idea, or maybe the enumerators were just guessing or were very disorganized - for example William Newburn only appear to have aged 6 years in the 10 years between 1871 and 1881, but his sister Grace aged 22 years in the same period, but the ages of the children seem very consistent)
A possible submitted christening record for Grace Mewburn (see below) would indicate that her age of 62 here is incorrect and that it should really be 52 which would be much more in line with the age given in 1871.
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1891 English Census, Monkwearmouth Shore, Durham County, England, district #15, page 28, schedule # 187
administrative County of Sunderland, Civil Paris of Monkearmouth Shore, municipal borough : Sunderland,
municipal ward : Monkwearmouth, Eccles. parish : Venerable Bede, ancestry.com image #28 of 74
(verified by examination of the actual census image)
address : 77 Dock Street East
Matthew Potts, age 61, married, born in Durham Co., - Sunderland
Margaret, wife, age 49(sic) [59 is the correct age], married, born in Durham Co., - Sunderland
Matthew, son, age 27,single, born in Durham Co., - Sunderland
Ann, daughter, age 22, single, born in Durham Co., - Sunderland
Rosmond, daughter, single, age 14, born in Durham Co., - Sunderland
No profession or employment status was recorded for any of them, so perhaps they were not at home,
which may make their places of birth in question as that information may have been supplied by a
neighbor or have simply been assumed by the enumerator.
Note: Rosamund, age 14, is shown both here and also living with her married sister Elizabeth G Hammond
The English census supposedly enumerated people at the place they had spent the night the day of the census,
so if people were travelling or visiting they were counted where they were.
Somehow Rose appears to have been counted twice !
Margaret's age is incorrect here. The image definitely records her age as 49 here, but the transcription of the 1881 census showed her as 49 then and the 1901 census clearly shows her as 69 then so she must have been 59 in 1891.
Son Matthew was actually listed as a daughter, but his age was recorded in the male column.
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1901 English Census, Monkwearmouth, District 10,Sunderland Borough, Durham County, England, GRO ref 13/4722,
page 25, stamped 126, ancestry.com images # 25 of 54, schedule entry #162
Civil Parish: Sunderland, eccles parish: Monkwearmouth - All Saints, County Borough: Sunderland, Ward of Municipal Borough: Roker
address: 7 Beatrice (4 rooms)
Potts, Matthew, head, age 71, occ: Boat Builder (Shipw.), employer, born in Durham Co, Sunderland
Margaret M., wife, age 69, born in Durham Co, Sunderland
Rosemund, daughter, age 24, single, born in Durham Co, Sunderland
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