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Following on from Judith's sterling efforts.........Robert is a Farm Labourer............ Reg

I think this is him in 1861....the age on the image is NOT 14........looks like 20 to me. Perhaps someone else who has subscribed to Ancestry would check it out......... Name: John Whitfield Age: 14 Estimated birth year: abt 1847 Relation: Boarder Gender: Male Where born: Mickleton, Yorkshire, England Civil parish: Mickleton Ecclesiastical parish: Laith Kirk County/Island: Yorkshire Country: England Registration district: Teesdale Sub-registration district: Middleton ED, institution, or vessel: 5 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 75 Household Members: Name Age John Scalfe 54 John Scalfe 2 Maria Scalfe 54 Maria Scalfe 16 Mary Scalfe 20 Robert Scalfe 13 Thos Scalfe 18 Willm Scalfe 27 John Whitfield 14 Occupation: Lead Miner Reg

mickelton near to Hunterthwaite and Romaldkirk etc

WHERE did the marriage occur? Reg

In 1851 etc, Mickleton was Yorkshire Reg

on marriage it says his residence is Hunderthwaite and hers is Mickelton, married at register office district of teesdale and it says county of 'Durham in t york' it looks like?

Margaret, where's Teesdale? I am not in England and it doesn't appear in the index of either of my gazeteer or AA Road Atlas. I think it is Yorkshire - but ... Victoria

Is Teesdale in Durham or Yorkshire?

on later census he gives place of birth always as Mickelton, which i think is classed as Durham?

He marries RUTH JOHNSON on 4/6/1864

Who did he marry? And where? Reg

This is the only possibility in 1861 Name: John Whitfield Age: 20 Estimated birth year: abt 1841 Relation: Servant Gender: Male Where born: Swaledale, Yorkshire, England Civil parish: Ravenstone Dale Ecclesiastical parish: Carlisle County/Island: Westmorland Country: England Registration district: East Ward Sub-registration district: Orton ED, institution, or vessel: 10c Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 47 Household Members: Name Age Agnes Bousfield 8 Christopher Bousfield 2 John Bousfield 5 John Bousfield 68 Mary Bousfield 6 Robert Bousfield 31 Sarah Bousfield 29 Thomas Bousfield 1 John Whitfield 20 Reg

I have this morning got certificate for my grt grt grandad JOHN WHITFIELD born C1841 Mickelton, Teesdale. Fathers name given as ROBERT a farm labourer, i can't find them in 1851 or 1861 only once he's married after 1864. I would be glad of any ideas. thanks