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Six sisters.
Posted by George on 22/7/2025, 4:53 pm Edited by board administrator 23/7/2025, 12:36 pm
This is a photograph of six sisters all of whom were the living aunts of my wife Dorothy. With little more than the photo you see before you and a rough idea of where the ladies had been born, I asked Margaret McDonald our wonderful Hebburn genealogist, to produce a tree of my wife's family. Margaret has produced a magnificent volume of information drawn from England, Scotland, Ireland, Canada and the USA. It is incredible. Here are just a few of the hundreds of snippets extracted from Margaret's dossier. The sisters lived in St James Square, Gateshead during Victorian times. They never married until after the death of their father in 1914. Their mother had died in 1903 giving birth to her her tenth child, a fourth son. The baby survived and eventually, Patrick was to become the father of Dorothy and later, my father in law. Patrick went on to father a total of six daughters. Margaret, Elizabeth, Jane, Kathleen, Dorothy and Marie. Sadly they have all gone except for Dorothy my wife. Birth, death and marriage certificates. Oddities of adoption, how Patrick survived without feed from a mother. A "wet nurse" who wanted to adopt him. The contents of the lockets around the Victorian girls necks. Their father's reluctance to let his daughter's marry. It's all here before me, thanks to Margaret McDonald.
Re: Six sisters.
Posted by Norman on 22/7/2025, 6:24 pm, in reply to "Six sisters. "
What MARVELLOUS family history Margaret discovered for you George. She is a stalwart of Hebburn History Society that meet at the Hub every Thurs. Lovely lady who recently lost her lovely husband Alec. They were like two peas in a pod.
Re: Six sisters.
Posted by Margaret McD on 23/7/2025, 2:30 pm, in reply to "Re: Six sisters. "
There was this morning. Strange.
Re: Six sisters.
Posted by Mac Hardy on 23/7/2025, 2:06 pm, in reply to "Six sisters. "
No Photograph !
Re: Six sisters.
Posted by George on 23/7/2025, 4:38 pm, in reply to "Six sisters. "
Missing photo. I do not know what has happened to the original. Attempts to reload it have failed because a note says it is already in position.??? Here is a copy with all six sisters named. Hopefully it does not disappear too.
Re: Six sisters.
Posted by Norman on 23/7/2025, 6:05 pm, in reply to "Six sisters. " Edited by board administrator 23/7/2025, 6:07 pm
H George, What was their Surname and decade pic was taken please
Re: Six sisters. Family name and birth years.
Posted by George on 24/7/2025, 12:43 am, in reply to "Re: Six sisters. "
The Family name was Byrne. Ten children were born to Patrick and Jane Byrne. The period of the births of the six daughters was as follows. Taken from baptism details. Ann born 1889 July 3rd Mary - 1891 May 6th Jane - 1894 Jan 2nd Margaret - 1896 Dec 16th Catherine - 1898 Nov 2nd Cecilia - 1900 July 11th
4 males were also born into the family Thomas born 1886 William - 1888 James - 1893 Patrick - 1903 (my father-in-law). Gosh! Patrick Byrne, the father of them all even had time to run a successful business. The family owned most of the houses in what was then known as St James Square, not far from where Gateshead Stadium Metro is today. The girls worked for their father and never married - until he died in 1914. I met three of the daughters in the 1950s. They were stunning.
