NameWilliam Wear
Birthabt 1786, Scotland
OccupationPaper maker per son James’ MC
Misc. Notes
POSS Marriage FreeREG; same parish as Margaret’s birth
County Northumberland; Place Simonburn; Church St Mungo Bt
MarriageDate 03 Dec 1809
GroomForename William; GroomSurname WEAR
GroomCondition Bachelor
BrideForename Catharine; BrideSurname THOMPSON
BrideCondition Spinster
FileNumber 9240
in same parish William Wier is a witness in the 1826 marr of JOhn Howdon and Ursula Dodd
per genuki:
"SIMONBURN parish comprises the chapelry of Humshaugh, and the townships of Haughton and Simonburn…. the number of its inhabitants in 1801, was 900; in 1811, 956; in 1821”
“Simonburn, St Mungo: Records of baptisms, marriages and burials 1681-1959 are available at Northumberland Archives Service. Microfilm copies of marriages and burials for the period 1681-1851 can be seen at Tyne and Wear Archives Service. Bishops' Transcripts for the period 1760-1856 are deposited at Durham University Library Archives and Special Collections, Palace Green, Durham City. The International Genealogical Index (I.G.I.) includes baptisms 1682-1875 and marriages 1681-1877 for this parish, but it is not included in Boyd's Marriage Index. Transcripts of baptisms, burials and marriages 1681-1851 for Simonburn are available at Newcastle Central Library, Local Studies Dept., and these records have been published in microfiche form by Northumberland and Durham Family History Society (micrifiche PR204).

CHILDREN:
County Northumberland; Place Chollerton
Church name St Giles; Register type Bishop's Transcripts
Baptism date 03 Mar 1811
Birth date 20 Dec 1810
Person forename Mary; Person sex F
Father forename William; Father surname WEIR
Mother forename Catharine; Mother surname THOMPSON

Register note 1st daughter

POSS FreeREG Baptism
County Northumberland; Place Simonburn
Church name St Mungo; Register type Bishop's Transcripts
Baptism date 12 Sep 1813
Person forename Margaret; Person sex F
Person abode Haughton
Father forename William; Father surname WEAR
Father occupation Papermaker
Mother forename Catherine

POSS Birth FreeREG; same parish as Margaret
County Northumberland; Place Simonburn; Church St Mungo Bt
BaptismDate 22 Oct 1815
Forename Jane; Sex F
FatherForename William; FatherSurname WEAR
MotherForename Catherine;
Abode Haughton
FatherOccupation Papermaker
FileNumber 9238

POSS FreeREG Baptism
County Northumberland; Place Shotley
Church name St Andrew and St John; Register type Bishop's Transcripts
Register entry number 91
Baptism date 03 May 1818
Person forename William; Person sex M
Person abode Forge
Father forename William; Father surname WEARE
Father occupation Paper Maker
Mother forename Catherine

POSS FreeREG Baptism
County Northumberland; Place Shotley
Church name St Andrew and St John; Register type Bishop's Transcripts
Register entry number 136
Baptism date 31 Mar 1822
Person forename John; Person sex M
Person abode High Fiorge
Father forename William; Father surname WEAR
Father occupation Paper Maker

Mother forename Catherine

POSS FreeREG Baptism
County Northumberland; Place Newcastle upon Tyne
Church name Silver Street Chapel Primitive Methodist; Register type Parish Register
Baptism date 20 Jan 1833; Birth date 30 Mar 1831
Person forename George; Person sex M
Person abode Shotley Grove Forge
Father forename William; Father surname WEAR
Father occupation Papermaker

Mother forename Cathrine; Mother surname THOMPSON
Register note born Shotley parish, parents sign William & Cathrine WEAR

1841UKC
William Wear and Family; England> Northumberland > Shotley >7 > pg 4 of 9 @ancestry.com; Civil Parish: Shotley;Hundred: Tindale (East Division); County/Island: Northumberland; Country: England; Registration District: Hexham; Sub-registration District: Bywell
Piece: 842; Book: 3; Folio: 6; Page Number: 5
Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece: 842; Book: 3; Civil Parish: Shotley; County: Northumberland; Enumeration District: 7; Folio: 6; Page: 5; Line: 15; GSU roll: 438896.; Old Forge
Civil parish Shotley
Hundred Tindale (East Division)
County/Island Northumberland; Country England
Registration district Hexham
Sub-registration district Bywell
Piece 842; Book 3; Folio 6; Page number 5
Household:
William Wear 55 papermaking b Scotland
Margaret Wear 25 b Northumberland, England
Elizabeth Wear 15 b Northumberland, England
James Wear 10 b Northumberland, England
George Wear 10 b Northumberland, England


POSS FreeBMD Deaths
Deaths Dec 1841
WEIR William Berwick 25 8
Deaths Dec 1846
Weir William Hexham 25 273
Deaths Sep 1849
Wear William Hexham 25 243

POSS GRO Death
looking in Hexham but they all seem to young (same location as 1841)
WEARS, WILLIAM 52 Order
GRO Reference: 1847 J Quarter in THE HEXHAM UNION Volume 25 Page 283
WEIR, WILLIAM 51 Order
GRO Reference: 1846 D Quarter in THE HEXHAM UNION Volume 25 Page 273
WEARS, WILLIAM 52 Order
GRO Reference: 1847 J Quarter in THE HEXHAM UNION Volume 25 Page 283

looking in Durham, 58 +/-10yrs (dau marg lives Benfieldside Durham in 1851)
WEAR, WILLIAM 61 Order
GRO Reference: 1844 D Quarter in DURHAM AND LANCHESTER Volume 24 Page 38

per http://www.genuki.bpears.org.uk/NBL/Shotley/
Shotley Northumberland - Shotley Parish was part of Hexham Poor Law Union
per http://www.genuki.bpears.org.uk/NBL/Shotley/ChurchRecords.html
Early Wesleyan Methodist chapels in this area belonged to Hexham W.M. Circuit. Records for 1797-1836 can be seen at Northumberland Archives Service and are included on the IGI.

POSS FreeREG Baptism?????
County Northumberland; Place Chollerton
Church name St Giles; Register type Bishop's Transcripts
Baptism date 03 Mar 1811; Birth date 20 Dec 1810
Person forename Mary; Person sex F
Father forename William; Father surname WEIR
Mother forename Catharine; Mother surname THOMPSON

Register note 1st daughter

POSS Children IGI Birth
Name: wear, Record Type: Birth, Baptism, and Christenings, Event: Birth, Place: northumberland, Event Range: 1800-1850, Father Name: william, Mother Name: catherine
Jane Wear England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
christening: 22 October 1815 SIMONBURN,NORTHUMBERLAND,ENGLAND
parents:William Wear, Catherine
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: P00436-1
System Origin: England-ODM
GS Film number: 0252551, 0252552

Margaret Wear England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
christening: 12 September 1813 SIMONBURN,NORTHUMBERLAND,ENGLAND
parents:William Wear, Catherine
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: P00436-1
System Origin: England-ODM
GS Film number: 0252551, 0252552

William Weare England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
christening: 3 May 1818 SHOTLEY,NORTHUMBERLAND,ENGLAND
parents:William Weare, Catherine
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: P00439-1
System Origin: England-ODM
GS Film number: 0095027, 0252571

John Wear England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
christening: 31 March 1822 SHOTLEY,NORTHUMBERLAND,ENGLAND
parents:William Wear, Catharine
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: P00439-1
System Origin: England-ODM
GS Film number: 0095027, 0252571

George Wear England and Wales, Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8)
christening: 30 March 1831 Newcastle upon Tyne All Saints, Northumberland
parents:William Wear, Catherine Wear
Affiliate Publication Number: RG4_2864
and
George Wear England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
birth: 30 March 1831
christening: 20 January 1833
ALL SAINTS SILVER STREET PRIMITIVE METHODIST, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NORTHUMBERLAND ENGLAND
parents:William Wear, Cathrine Thompson
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C08058-1
System Origin: England-ODM
GS Film number: 0825355 (RG4 2864)
Spouses
Deathbef 1841
Marriage3 Dec 1809, St Mungo, Simonburn, Northumberlan
ChildrenJane (~1815-)
 Margaret (~1814-)
 William (~1818-)
 John (~1822-)
 Elizabeth (~1826-)
 James (~1828-)
 George (1831-)
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