Ireland Family of Middleton in Teesdale

 

Baptism - 15th February 1794

Ann Ireland a child of Thomas Stealy & Nancy Ireland of Forest

 

Marriage - 30th May 1798

Rebecca Ireland & William Allinson

 

Baptism - 21st March 1803

Joseph Tarn* born 8th Feb 1803, illegitimate son of Tamar Tarn - singlewoman of Kirkhouse Fold

 

* Joseph Tarn adopted the Ireland Surname in later life, his father being Jonathan Ireland [1777-1824] as confirmed by the Will transcribed below

 

Marriage - 13th July 1805

Elizabeth Ireland & Peter Horn

 

Burial - 11th March 1808

Jonathan Ireland, aged 91 of Forest

 

Marriage - 20th December 1817

Hannah Ireland & Matthew Cousin

 

Burial - 19th March 1824

Jonathan Ireland, aged 47 of Hanging Shaw

 

Will of Jonathan Ireland

 In the name of god amen. The 16th day of January 1824. I Jonathan Ireland in the parish of Middleton and County of Durham being sick and weak of body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto god for it do make and ordain this my last will and testament that is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hands of almighty god that gave it and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in decent Christian burial at the discretion of my Executors. I give demise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form following that is to say I give and bequeath to my Nephew William Allison one shilling. I give and bequeath to my Nephew Matthew Horn one shilling. I give and bequeath to my Brother Thomas Ireland all the stock money belonging tp me. I give and bequeath to my Son Joseph Tarn whom I likewise constitute make and ordain my Sole Executor of this my last will and testament of all my houses and lands situated at Middleside parish of Middleton and County of Durham and two pasture gates of Middleton in pasture and four of the out pasture and to pay the above same two shillings and this to be my last will and testament in witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal the day and year above mentioned.

 

Signed sealed in the presence of us:

Jacob Tallentire

William Dawson

John Bayles

 

On 27th day of February 1825 jacob Tallentire one of the subscribing witnesses to this will was sworn to the due executor thereof by the testator and Joseph Tarn sole executor named therein named was sworn to execute and perform the same as usual - under one hundred pounds by me John Thornhill, Surrogate

 

Burial - 11th December 1825

Elizabeth Ireland an infant of Harwood

 

Burial - 7th August 1826

Nancy Ireland, aged 69 of Lower Hurth, Forest

 

Baptism - 17th March 1827

William Watson Ireland a child of John & Ann Ireland of Harwood, Miner

 

Baptism - 29th June 1830

Elizabeth daughter of Joseph & Elizabeth Ireland of Hanging Shaw, Farmer

 

Baptism - 2nd October 1831

Mary a child of John & Ann Ireland of Moor Riggs, Forest, Miner

 

Baptism - 4th August 1833

Thomas Tarn (commonly called Ireland) son of Joseph Tarn (commonly called Ireland) & Elizabeth of Hanging Shaw, Miner

 

Baptism - 14th September 1834

Elizabeth daughter of John & Ann Ireland of Moor Riggs, Forest, Miner

 

Baptism - 23rd October 1836

Tamar Tarn (alias Ireland) daughter of Joseph Tarn (alias Ireland) & Elizabeth of Hanging Shaw, Miner

 

Baptism - 28th July 1839

Hannah daughter of Joseph & Elizabeth Ireland

 

1841 Census (6th June)

 

Cleatham, Gainford, Durham (PRO Ref: HO107/305/5)

name	age	trade	birth place
John Ireland	65	-	Durham
John Ireland	40	-	Durham
Ann Ireland	40	-	Durham
Watson Ireland	14	-	Durham
Elizabeth Ireland	7	-	Durham

 

West Hangingshaw, Middleton in Teesdale (PRO Ref: HO107/306/2)

name	age	trade	birth place
Joseph Ireland	35	Lead Miner	Durham
Elizabeth Ireland	30	-	Durham
Jonathan Ireland	13	-	Durham
Elizabeth Ireland	10	-	Durham
Thomas Ireland	9	-	Durham
Tamar Ireland	5	-	Durham
Hannah Ireland	2	-	Durham
Jane Ireland	4 mths	-	Durham

 

St Mary the Virgin, Middleton-in-Teesdale

 

Baptism - 29th August 1841

Jane daughter of Joseph & Elizabeth Ireland

 

Baptism - 23rd April 1844

Matthew son of Joseph & Elizabeth Ireland

 

St James the Less, Forest, Middleton-in-Teesdale

 

Baptism - 30th September 1851

Isaac son of Jonathan Ireland & J. Mary Walton born 31st August 1851 Middleton Parish

 

1851 Census

 

Middleton in Teesdale (PRO Ref: HO107/2387)

name	age	trade	birth place
Joseph Ireland (head)	48	Formerly Leadminer	Middleton in Teesdale
Elizabeth Ireland (wife)	43	-	Middleton in Teesdale
Jonathan Ireland (son)	22	Lead Miner	Middleton in Teesdale
Thomas Ireland (son)	17	Lead Miner	Middleton in Teesdale
Tamar Ireland (daughter)	14	-	Middleton in Teesdale
Hannah Ireland (daughter)	12	-	Middleton in Teesdale
Jane Ireland (daughter)	10	-	Middleton in Teesdale
Matthew Ireland (son)	7	-	Middleton in Teesdale
Mary Ireland (daughter)	4	-	Middleton in Teesdale
Margaret Ireland (dau)	1	-	Middleton in Teesdale
Geo Bainbridge (son in law)	24	Blacksmith	Middleton in Teesdale
Elizabeth Bainbridge (dau)	20	-	Middleton in Teesdale

 

Middleton in Teesdale (PRO Ref: HO107/2387)

name	age	trade	birth place
John Ireland (head)	51	Farming 14 acres of land	Middleton in Teesdale
Ann Ireland (wife)	52	-	Middleton in Teesdale
Elizabeth Ireland (dau)	16	-	Middleton in Teesdale
Wm Watson Ireland (son)	24	-	Middleton in Teesdale
Margaret Milburn (visitor)	63	-	Whorlton, Durham
Elizabeth Wilkinson	16	Servant	Arkendale, Yorkshire

 

Register of Births, Marriages & Deaths

 

Deaths - Teesdale, December 1855 (v10a p6*)

John Ireland

 

1861 Census

 

Staindrop, Co Durham (PRO Ref: RG9/3717)

name	age	trade	birth place
Ann Ireland (head/widow)	62	Proprietor of House	Middleton in Teesdale
Elizabeth Ireland (dau)	25	-	Middleton in Teesdale

 

Hanging Shaw, Forest, Teesdale (PRO Ref: RG9/3722)

name	age	trade	birth place
Joseph Ireland (head)	56	Farmer of 33 acres & local Methodist preacher	Middleton in Teesdale
Elizabeth Ireland (wife)	54	-	Middleton in Teesdale
Matthew Ireland (son)	17	Lead Ore Washer	Middleton in Teesdale
Mary Ireland (daughter)	14	-	Middleton in Teesdale
Margaret Ireland (dau)	11	Scholar	Middleton in Teesdale
Jonathan Ireland (son/wdr)	32	Lead Ore Miner	Middleton in Teesdale
Joseph Ireland (g.son)	8	Scholar	Middleton in Teesdale
Robert Ireland (g.son)	6	Scholar	Middleton in Teesdale

 

Thompson House, Forest, Teesdale (PRO Ref: RG9/3722)

name	age	trade	birth place
Thomas Ireland (head)	27	Butcher & Farmer of 14 acres	Middleton in Teesdale
Jane Ireland (wife)	24	-	Middleton in Teesdale
Ann Ireland (daughter)	2	-	Middleton in Teesdale
Elizabeth Ireland (dau)	9 mths	-	Middleton in Teesdale

 

St Mary the Virgin, Middleton-in-Teesdale

 

Baptism - 23rd May 1864

Margaret daughter of Thomas & Jane Ireland

 

Register of Births, Marriages & Deaths

 

Deaths - Teesdale, June 1869 (v10a p143)

Joseph Ireland, aged 66

 

Marriages - Teesdale, December 1869 (v10a p347)

Matthew Ireland & Annie Allinson

 

1871 Census

 

Hanging Shaw, Forest, Teesdale (PRO Ref: RG10/4947)

name	age	trade	birth place
Elizabeth Ireland (hd/wid)	64	Farmer of 54 acres	Forest & Frith, Durham
Mary Ireland (daughter)	24	Farmers daughter	Forest & Frith, Durham
Margaret Ireland (dau)	11	-	Forest & Frith, Durham
Joseph Ireland (g.son)	18	Pupil teacher	Forest & Frith, Durham
Robert Ireland (g.son)	16	Labourer	Forest & Frith, Durham

 

Hanging Shaw, Forest, Teesdale (PRO Ref: RG10/4947)

name	age	trade	birth place
Matthew Ireland (head)	27	Labourer in mine	Forest & Frith, Durham
Annie Ireland (wife)	22	-	Romaldkirk, Yorkshire
Alice E Ireland (daughter)	1	-	Lunedale, Yorkshire

 

Register of Births, Marriages & Deaths

 

Deaths - Teesdale, December 1872 (v10a p170)

Joseph Ireland, aged 19

 

Deaths - Teesdale, March 1873 (v10a p167)

Ann Ireland, aged 73

 

Deaths - Teesdale, September 1880 (v10a p159)

Annie Ireland, aged 31

 

1881 Census

 

Croukley, Lunedale (PRO Ref: RG11/4935)

name	age	trade	birth place
Mark Allinson (head/unm)	42	Farmer	Croukley, Lune, Yorks
Margaret Allinson (sister)	39	Milk Maid	Croukley, Lune, Yorks
Alice Allinson (mother)	70	Widow	Forest & Frith, Durham
Matthew Ireland (hd/wid)	37	Farm labourer	Forest & Frith, Durham
Alice E Ireland (daughter)	11	Scholar	Lunedale, Yorkshire
Emily Jane Ireland (dau)	9	Scholar	Forest & Frith, Durham
Margaret A Ireland (dau)	7	Scholar	Forest & Frith, Durham
Joseph Wm Ireland (son)	6	Scholar	Forest & Frith, Durham
Jonathan Ireland (son)	3	-	Forest & Frith, Durham

 

Thompson House, Forest, Teesdale (PRO Ref: RG11/4936)

name	age	trade	birth place
Thomas Ireland (head)	47	Cattle Dealer & Farmer	Middleton in Teesdale
Jane Ireland (wife)	44	-	Middleton in Teesdale
Annie Ireland (daughter)	22	-	Middleton in Teesdale
Jonathan Howard (nephew)	9	Scholar	Middleton in Teesdale

 

Register of Births, Marriages & Deaths

 

Deaths - Teesdale, March 1881 (v10a p137)

Elizabeth Ireland, aged 74

 

Marriages - Teesdale, September 1885 (v10a p307)

Matthew Ireland & Martha Coatsworth

 

1891 Census

 

Marrick Park, Marrick, Richmond, Yorkshire (PRO Ref: RG12/4035)

name	age	trade	birth place
Thomas Ireland (head)	57	Farmer	Middleton in Teesdale
Jane Ireland (wife)	54	-	Middleton in Teesdale
Thomas Ireland (son)	25	Farmers son	Middleton in Teesdale
Mary Ireland (daughter)	22	Farmers daughter	Middleton in Teesdale
Ruben Sawyer (servant)	16	Farm labourer	Bowes, Yorkshire
Jennie Dinsdale (servant)	15	Domestic Servant	Marrick, Yorkshire

 

Hanging Shaw, Forest, Teesdale (PRO Ref: RG12/4082)

name	age	trade	birth place
Matthew Ireland (head)	46	Farmhand & Mason	Forest & Frith, Durham
Martha Ireland (wife)	27	-	Middleton, Durham
Matthew Ireland (son)	10	-	Lunedale, Yorkshire
Mary Ethel Ireland (dau)	4	-	Forest & Frith, Durham
Nora Annie Ireland (dau)	2	-	Forest & Frith, Durham

 

Register of Births, Marriages & Deaths

 

Marriages - Teesdale, June 1894 (v10a p378)

Alice Elizabeth Ireland & John Sayer

 

Marriages - Teesdale, June 1898 (v10a p457)

Thomas Ireland & Annie Nixon

 

1901 Census

 

Under Firth, Forest, Teesdale (PRO Ref: RG13/4658)

name	age	trade	birth place
Matthew Ireland (head)	56	Painter	Forest & Frith, Durham
Martha Ireland (wife)	36	-	Middleton, Durham
Nora Annie Ireland (dau)	12	-	Forest & Frith, Durham
James C Ireland (son)	7	-	Forest & Frith, Durham
Thomas S Ireland (son)	5	-	Forest & Frith, Durham

 

Westwood, Startforth, Yorkshire (PRO Ref: RG13/4657)

name	age	trade	birth place
Thomas Ireland (head)	67	Farmer	Forest & Frith, Durham
Jane Ireland (wife)	64	-	Forest & Frith, Durham
Jane A Metcalf (g.dau)	12	-	Bowes, Yorkshire
Edith Hall (servant)	19	Domestic Servant	Westmoreland
William Robson (servant)	25	Farm Servant	Staindrop, Yorkshire

 

Doe Park, Hunderthwaite, Romaldkirk, Yorkshire (PRO Ref: RG13/4658)

name	age	trade	birth place
Thomas Ireland (head)	35	Farmer	Middleton, Durham
Annie Ireland (wife)	30	-	Middleton, Durham
Thomas W Ireland (son)	1	-	Middleton, Durham
Joseph Horn (servant)	30	Agricultural Labourer	Middleton, Durham
Ophelia Hutchinson (serv)	16	Domestic Servant	Middleton, Durham
Martha Nixon (sis in law)	20	School Teacher	Middleton, Durham

 

Register of Births, Marriages & Deaths

 

Marriages - Teesdale, December 1902 (v10a p442)

Matthew Ireland & Sarah Jane Bainbridge

 

Deaths - Teesdale, June 1903 (v10a p147)

Jane Ireland, aged 67

 

1911 Census

 

Drispit, Ettersgill, Middleton in Teesdale (Nr.28)

name	age	trade	birth place
Matthew Ireland (head)	67	Caretaker (High Force, Private Grounds)	Forest & Frith, Durham
Martha Ireland (wife)	47	-	Middleton, Durham
Geo Sydney Ireland (son)	9	-	Forest & Frith, Durham
Esther Ireland (daughter)	7	-	Forest & Frith, Durham

 

  Married 25 years, 8 children born alive, 6 still living

 

Hanging Shaw, Middleton in Teesdale (Nr.31)

name	age	trade	birth place
Thomas Ireland (head/Wid)	77	Farmer	Forest & Frith, Durham

 

Forest Village, Middleton in Teesdale (Nr.21)

name	age	trade	birth place
Nora Annie Ireland (servant)	22	General Domestic	Forest & Frith, Durham

 

Blunt House, Middleton in Teesdale (Nr.173)

name	age	trade	birth place
James Ireland (servant)	17	Farm Servant	Forest & Frith, Durham

 

Startforth, Barnard Castle (Nr.13)

name	age	trade	birth place
Thomas Ireland (head)	45	Farmer	Forest, Durham
Annie Ireland (wife)	40	-	Hawood, Durham
Thomas Wm Ireland (son)	11	At School	Hunderthwaite, Yorkshire
Joseph C Ireland (son)	9	At School	Hunderthwaite, Yorkshire
Annie J Ireland (daughter)	7	At School	Startforth, Yorkshire
Rowena M Ireland (dau)	4	-	Startforth, Yorkshire
John Gilbert Ireland (son)	2	-	Startforth, Yorkshire
Frederick Barker (servant)	30	Horseman	Low Worsall, Yorkshire
Mary Ethel Ireland (serv)	24	General Domestic	Forest, Durham
Thomas S Ireland (serv)	15	Cow Boy	Forest Durham

 

  Married 13 years, 6 children born alive, 5 still living

 

Register of Births, Marriages & Deaths

 

Marriages - Teesdale, December 1912 (v10a p563)

James C Ireland & Annie Tarn

 

Marriages - Teesdale, December 1913 (v10a p481)

Mary Ethel Ireland & William H Stairmaud

 

Deaths - Teesdale, June 1914 (v10a p316)

Thomas Ireland, aged 80

 

World War 1 Service Records, 1914-1920

 

Thomas Stanley Ireland aged 19 of Middleton in Teesdale, Durham entered military service with the Royal Engineers 234th Field Company Military Regiment 104255

 

Register of Births, Marriages & Deaths

 

Deaths - Teesdale, December 1921 (v10a p297)

Matthew Ireland, aged 77