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Hi I'm looking for any relative's from the north of England Jarrow area, surname Robb I am wanting info on my great grandmother and father, my grandmother's name is Eva married to william Murray, siblings Cora, Benjamin (ben) i don't recall the others without looking at my tree, :-) :-)

For age reference:

Eva and her family in 1939- it doesn't give her married name?? Parents John Robb & Emily Harkess.

Robb Household (9 People) 5 Potter Street , Jarrow M.B., Durham, England

John R Robb 08 May 1891 Male General Labourer Sewerage Work Married
Emily Robb 22 Nov 1893 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married
Eva Robb 21 Jun 1925 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Single
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Greta M Hansen (Robb) 26 Sep 1933 Female At School Single
Benjamin G Robb 25 Sep 1935 Male Under School Age Single
Linda Thornton 15 Dec 1929 Female At School Single
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Eva's death- matching birth date above:

Name Eva Murray
Death Age 65
Birth Date 21 Jun 1925
Registration Date Mar 1991
Registration district Jarrow
Inferred County Tyne and Wear
Volume 2 Page 1329

Info for Eva's Mum, Emily:

Birth date a couple of days out from 1939 register- Emily's christening:

Name: Emily Harkess
Gender: Female
Christening Age: 0
Birth Date: 24 Nov 1893
Christening Date: 12 Dec 1893
Christening Place: West Hartlepool, Durham, England
Father: Benjamin Harkess
Mother: Margaret Harkess

and birth (registered first qtr of 1894)

HARKESS, EMILY (Mother's maiden name: MCCABE)
GRO Reference: 1894 M Quarter in HARTLEPOOL Volume 10A Page 110
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Emily's death:

First name(s) EMILY
Last name ROBB
Gender Female
Birth day 25
Birth month 11
Birth year 1893
Death quarter 3
Death year 1970
District Durham North Eastern
County Durham
Volume 1A Page 942
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Emily with her mother and step-father in 1911:

1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
58 Grange Road Jarrow, Jarrow, Durham, England

Joe Willmer Head Married Male 43 1868 Leister Leicestershire Labour Unloading Iron Ore
Margaret Willmer Wife Married Female 44 1867 Drimdon Cty of Durham -
Cora Willmer Daughter - Female 5 1906 Jarrow Cty of Durham At School
Margaret Willmer Daughter - Female 3 1908 Jarrow Cty of Durham -
Andrew Willmer Son - Male 1 1910 Jarrow Cty of Durham
John Harkess Stepson Single Male 24 1887 Heburn Cty of Durham General Labourer
Ann Harkess Stepdaugter Single Female 21 1890 Stockton Cty of Durham Wire Winder
Mary Alice Harkess Stepdaugter Single Female 19 1892 Jarrow Cty of Durham Wire Winder
Emily Harkess Stepdaugter Single Female 17 1894 West Hartlepool Cty of Durham Bobbins Wheeler
Elizabeth Ellen Harkess Stepdaugter Single Female 15 1896 West Hartlepool Cty of Durham -
Benjamin Harkess Stepson - Male 13 1898 West Hartlepool Cty of Durham School
Sophia Harkess Stepdaughter - Female 10 1901 West Hartlepool Cty of Durham School
Frederick Harkess Stepson - Male 8 1903 West Hartlepool Cty of Durham School

Info for Eva's father, Joh Robb:

National School Admission Registers
First name(s) John Robt
Last name Robb
Birth year 1891
Birth date 08 May 1891
Event year 1900
School name Garden Street Council School - Infants
Address: 12 Numbers Gth
Town Sunderland
County Durham
Parent name(s) Robert
Book type Admissions
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1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
12, Numbers Garth, Sunderland, Durham, England

Robert Robb Head Married Male 40 1861 Durham, England Labourer (Platers)
Mary Robb Wife Married Female 30 1871 Stockton -
William Robb Son Single Male 8 1893 Yorkshire, England
George Robb Son Single Male 6 1895 Shields, Durham, England -
Mary Robb Daughter Single Female 4 1897 Yorkshire, England -
Charles Robb Son Single Male 1 1900 - -
John Robb Son Single Male 9 1892 Yorkshire, England
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Death:
Name: John Robert Robb
Death Age: 79
Birth Date: 8 May 1891
Registration Date: Dec 1970
Registration district: Durham North eastern
Inferred County: Durham
Volume: 1a Page: 1091

Wondering if this is his birth:

ROBB, JOHN ROBERT KILDALE
GRO Reference: 1891 S Quarter in MIDDLESBROUGH Volume 09D Page 611

ROBB, GEORGE EGERTON KINDLER
GRO Reference: 1894 D Quarter in SOUTH SHIELDS Volume 10A Page 790

ROBB, WILLIAM KINDLER
GRO Reference: 1893 M Quarter in SOUTH SHIELDS Volume 10A Page 713

1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
28, Bedford Street, West Hartlepool, Hartlepool, Durham, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Birth place Occupation
Margaret J Harkess Head Widow Female 34 1867 Trimdon Grange, Durham, England Goes Out Washing Transcription
John Harkess Son Single Male 14 1887 Durham, England Catching Rivets Ship Yd Transcription
Annie Harkess Daughter Single Female 11 1890 Stockton on Tees, Durham, England - Transcription
Mary Alice Harkess Daughter Single Female 9 1892 - - Transcription
Emily Harkess Daughter Single Female 7 1894 - - Transcription
Elizabeth Harkess Daughter Single Female 5 1896 - - Transcription
Benjamin Harkess Son Single Male 3 1898 - - Transcription
Soffia Harkess Daughter Single Female 0 1901 - - Transcription
Albert Wilmeth Boarder Single Male 32 1869 Ireland Labourer In Ship Yd

Harkess Benjamin 1855 1899 1899 England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 Hartlepool, Durham, England

Marriages Dec 1884 (>99%)
HARKASS Benjamin S. Shields 10a 850
Haskass Benjamin S. Shields 10a 850
McCabe Margaret Jane S.Shields 10a 850

HARKESS, SOPHIA (MMN) MCCABE
GRO Reference: 1901 M Quarter in HARTLEPOOL Volume 10A Page 167

WILLMER, CORA MCCABE Order
GRO Reference: 1905 D Quarter in SOUTH SHIELDS Volume 10A Page 845 Order

In 1911, Margaret claims to have been married to Joe for 6 years, but no sign of a marriage on freebmd

Deaths Dec 1947 (>99%)
Willmer Margaret J 81 Durham N.E. 1a 459

MCCABE, MARGARET JANE CUTHBERTSON Order
GRO Reference: 1867 J Quarter in EASINGTON Volume 10A Page 388

Possible marriage a lot later:

Name: Margaret J Harkess
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1930
Registration district: South Shields
Inferred County: Durham
Spouse: Edward Willmer
Volume Number: 10a
Page Number: 1748

1939:

Willmer Household (3 People) 19 Keilder Gardens , Jarrow M.B., Durham, England

Margaret Willmer 23 Mar 1867 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married
Edward Willmer 11 Mar 1874 Male Labourer - (Retired) Married
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Marriages Dec 1930 (>99%)
Bage Frederick Willmer Edmonton 3a 1637
Willmer Cora Bage Edmonton 3a 1637


1939
Bage Household (5 People)
2 Tolmers Cottages , Hatfield R.D., Hertfordshire, England

FIRST NAME(S) LAST NAME(S) DOB SEX OCCUPATION MARITAL STATUS SCHEDULE SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER
Cora Bage 06 Sep 1906 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 84 2
Frederick A Bage 22 Apr 1903 Male Jobbing Gardener Heavy Work? Married 84 1
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First name(s) CORA
Last name BAGE
Gender Female
Birth day 6
Birth month 9
Birth year 1905
Age -
Death quarter 4
Death year 2001
District Enfield
District number 2271B
Register number B45D
Entry number 053
Date of registration mm/yy 1101

Thank you so much for all your time and help, this is fantastic it makes me want to look further into Emily's mothers family the McCabe' s :-)

Marriages Dec 1865 (>99%)
Cuthbertson Jane Easington 10a 548
McCabe John Easington 10a 548 S

1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Colliery Village Trimdon Grange Office Row, Trimdon, Stockton, Durham, England

Birth place First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation
Durham, England John McCave Head - Male 24 1847 - Transcription
Durham, England Jane McCave Wife - Female 23 1848 - Transcription
Durham, England Margaret Jane McCave Daughter - Female 4 1867 - Transcription
Durham, England John McCave Son - Male 2 1869 - Transcription
Durham, England Jane Chuthbertson Mother - Female 44 1827 -born Wallsend

1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Ludworth Cottage House, Shadforth, Durham, England


First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Andrew Cuthbertson Head Married Male 36 1825 Coal Miner Northumberland, England Transcription
Jane Cuthbertson Wife Married Female 34 1827 - Northumberland, Wallsend, England Transcription
Jane Cuthbertson Daughter - Female 13 1848 - Cassop, Durham, England

I wonder what happened to Emily's father, for her mother Margaret to remarry if they remarried at all, :-S thank you for all your help :-)

Is Jane cuthbertson( daughter ) Margaret McCabe's mother ??

Just checked year she was born and answered my question ??

Benjamin's death is posted above

He clearly couldn't have fathered this child

Births Mar 1901 (>99%)
Harkess Sophia Hartlepool 10a 167

I blame the boarder! lol!!