The Family Tree of James and Elaine Brown
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IMPORTANT NOTES

For certificates for some of those in the top part of this tree see below

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The marriage certificate for the marriage of John Lumley and Isabella Colvin in 1861
 
The 1862 birth certificate for Mary Lumley, daughter of John Lumley and Isabella Colvin. Mary was the maternal grandmother of Elaine Daglish, wife of James Brown
 
The above copy of the birth certificate of Thomas Collins Close, maternal grandfather of Elaine Daglish, is difficult to read even when scanned at higher resolution so the details have been copied out below it. As was common in the middle of the 19c many people did not read or write so his mother has made her mark and the registrar has confirmed it is hers. She gives her former name as Collin, which would seem to be a mistake as from her son's names it would certainly appear to be Collins
 
The certificate for the birth of Albert Daglish, Elaine Daglish's father, on 20th November 1889, gives the address of his parents as 286 Dacre Terrace, Morpeth - is that house still there? The occupation of his father was a brewer's traveller. From the tree at the top of the page it will be seen that Albert Daglish had several brothers and Violetta Close had one. If they had issue then it is possible that there are relatives bearing the Daglish and Close names still living in Morpeth, the surrounding area or elsewhere in the country (also be true for other branches of the family, of course). As mentioned in the notes above the siblings of Albert Daglish are wrongly named. Where this information originally came from is uncertain but a look at the 1901 census shows the following: -
Address - 5, Maritime Place, Morpeth        
Name Position Occupation Age Born
William Head Brewer's traveller 46 Morpeth
Phillis Wife   44 Cambo
Thomas D Son Aerated water maker 16 Morpeth
William Son Grocer's errand boy 14 Morpeth
Albert Son   11 Morpeth
John Son   9 Morpeth
Vera Q Daughter   7 Morpeth
Robert H Son   5 Morpeth
Mary Jane Daughter   2 Morpeth
From the above it looks as though William Daglish was born 1854/5 and Phillis was born 1856/7. The next step is to obtain their 1883 marriage certificate (I applied for this 24.12.04). This will give the addresses of both and their father's names, then they can hopefully be looked up on the 1881 census and more information obtained. If their birth certificates can also be found then their mother's names can also be discovered. As we will then be getting close to the 1837 beginning of registration of births, marriages and deaths getting back further will require looking at parish records.
Note that the four brothers of Albert may well be the ancestors of quite a few Daglish relatives alive today. Descendants of Vera and Mary, although having different names, would be equally related to us. This is borne out by the following email received December 2004: - 'Just to let you know that my g.grandmother Elizabeth Nelson's sister Margaret (b. 1841), was married to a William Daglish (b. 1841) Morpeth. The family can be seen on the 1881 census, dwelling Dacre Court.  You will notice the son is also a William age 9.  I was wondering if there could be a connection?  The other names on my tree are Jobling and Drydon.   I went to Morpeth in the summer and the Dacre Court area is now a supermarket, but if I go again I will look for Dacre Street. I'm afraid I don't very much about this family - only names, but would like to find out more.   Regards, Suzanne (Brodrick).' 
From this we might speculate that the William Daglish referred to might be 'our' William Daglish's grandfather, as his son, also William and aged 9 in 1841, would have been 23/4 in 1854/5 when our William was born. This of course would mean that Suzanne Brodrick is related to our family current generation via a link going back 5-generations. But this is, indeed, pure speculation, what we need is verification, so there is more work to be done. Either way their is probably a relationship as Suzanne's ancestors were in Dacre Street, ours are known to have been in Dacre Terrace. Contact with Suzanne will be maintained.
                 
 
Albert Daglish is 2nd from the left in the centre row of the above picture. An enlargement appears on the right. The picture is on a postcard that has sadly suffered considerably from the ravages of time, it has even been used as a shopping list. The cation reads 'Grocers v Butchers football teams', and the date is either 1906 or 1908. As Albert was born in 1889 he would have been aged between 17 or 19 here. (I've tried repairing the crease mark on the smaller picture but image deterioration occurs each time so I'll have to try again using a better method)
     
 
Albert Daglish holding his granddaughter, Muriel (see further below) in 1944 when she was 3 and he was 54   Albert with his wife, Violetta, and their daughter Doreen
 
Violetta, on the left, and her sister Mary Close, who married John George and became the mother of Muriel George and Owen George. Mary appears on the family tree above but her husband and children do not.   Albert Daglish is on the right with his brother, Thomas, alongside him, face unfortunately partly obscured. Violetta is front centre. Tom's wife, Dorothy, is on the right and his daughter, Mamie, is left.
     
 
From the right - Albert Daglish, wife Violetta, daughter Doreen, and Muriel, daughter of Violetta's sister Mary who is far left.   On the right is another of Violetta's sisters, Edith. On the left is Edith's daughter, also Edith, and in the centre her husband, first name unknown but surname Brennan. This picture was taken on a visit to Australia, presumably by Violetta to visit her sister (but this is not certain) and also presumably taken by her,
The citation on the left reads as follows: -

The War of 1914 - 1918
21530 C.O.PI.S. A.Daglish, 6th Bn. R.Innis. Fus.
was mentioned in a despatch from
General Sir E.H.H.Allenby, G.C.M.G, K.C.B.
dated 23rd October 1918
for gallant and distinguished services in the Field.
I have it in command from the King to record His Majesty's
high appreciation of the services rendered.

The citation is addressed from the War Office in Whitehall, London S.W., dated 1st March 1919 and signed by Winston S. Churchill
     
     
   
Albert and Violetta outside their Ashington home   .
     
   
Elaine Brown (nee Daglish) with May at Fairhaven Road, Redhill, Surrey    
     
     
     
     
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