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Joseph Laurence Burnett                     1862-1932
Joseph Lawrence was born about 1862, at Hartley, Seaton Sluice, Northumberland, the son of Joseph Burnett and Margaret Burnett. He married Alethea Gooderham Read in 1885, and he died about 1932.
Alethea Read                                        1863-1934
Alethea was born about 1863, at Norwich, Norfolk, the daughter of Thomas and Sarah Read.
I have identified the following children:
  Emma Elizabeth Born abt 1885   Hartley, Seaton Sluice, Northumberland
Margaret Ann Born abt 1887   Hartley, Seaton Sluice, Northumberland
Alethea Gooderham Born abt 1891   Hartley, Seaton Sluice, Northumberland Married Thomas Jones
Laura Esta Reeve Born abt 1894   Hartley, Seaton Sluice, Northumberland Died 1894
Thomas Read Born 2 Aug 1896   Hartley, Seaton Sluice, Northumberland Married Margaret Hannah Gray
Joseph Lawrence Born abt 1901   Hartley, Seaton Sluice, Northumberland
Laura Esta Reeve Born abt 1908   Hartley, Seaton Sluice, Northumberland Married Elisha Brooks

Birth of Parents
Joseph Burnett b: abt 1862                 Hartley, Seaton Sluice, Northumberland       1862 2Q Tynemouth 10b 183
son of William Burnett and Margaret Short

Alethea Read b: abt 1863                     Norwich, Norfolk       1863 3Q Norwich 4b 135
daughter of Thomas and Sarah Read

Marriage
24 Aug 1885
Joseph Burnett
Alethea Goodrum Read
St. Alban's Church, Earsdon, Whitley Bay, Northumberland       1885 3Q Tynemouth 10b 263
son of Joseph Burnett
daughter of Thomas Read

Children
Emma Elizabeth Burnett b: abt 1885            Hartley, Seaton Sluice, Northumberland       1886 1Q Tynemouth 10b 254
daughter of Joseph Laurence Burnett and Alethea Goodrum Read
Margaret Ann Burnett b: abt 1887              Hartley, Seaton Sluice, Northumberland       1887 3Q Tynemouth 10b 261
daughter of Joseph Laurence Burnett and Alethea Goodrum Read

1891 Census RG12-4236 6 April 1891 Seaton Sluice, Hartley, Northumberland
16 Square
Joseph Burnett
Alethea G. (Wife)
Emma E.
Margaret A.
Age 29
Age 27
Age 5
Age 3
Coal Miner Seaton Sluice
Norwich
Earsdon
Earsdon
Northumberland
Norfolk
Northumberland
Northumberland
abt 1862
abt 1864
abt 1885
abt 1887

Alethea Gooderham Burnett b: abt 1891              Hartley, Seaton Sluice, Northumberland       1891 2Q Tynemouth 10b 3_0
daughter of Joseph Laurence Burnett and Alethea Goodrum Read
Laura Esta Reeve Burnett b: abt 1894             Hartley, Seaton Sluice, Northumberland       1894 4Q Tynemouth 10b 274
daughter of Joseph Laurence Burnett and Alethea Goodrum Read
Died 1894 4Q Tynemouth 10b 164
Thomas Read Burnett b: 2 Aug 1896             Hartley, Seaton Sluice, Northumberland   1896 3Q Tynemouth 10b 277
son of Joseph Laurence Burnett and Alethea Goodrum Read

1901 Census RG13-4809 1 April 1901 Seaton Delaval, Northumberland
15 Quarry Row
Joseph Burnett
Alethea G. (Wife)
Emma E.
Margaret A.
Alethea G.
Thomas R.
Francis J. Boyle (Boarder) (s)
James Buckley (Boarder) (W)
Age 39
Age 37
Age 15
Age 13
Age 9
Age 4
Age 20
Age 37
Coal Miner





Coal Miner
Coal Miner
Delaval
Norwich
Delaval
Delaval
Delaval
Delaval
Walker
Oldham
Northumberland
Norfolk
Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland
Lancashire
abt 1862
abt 1866
abt 1885
abt 1887
abt 1891
2 Aug 1896
abt 1880
abt 1863

Joseph Lawrence Burnett b: abt 1901             Hartley, Seaton Sluice, Northumberland       1901 2Q Tynemouth 10b 321
son of Joseph Laurence Burnett and Alethea Goodrum Read
Laura Esta Reeve Burnett b: abt 1908             Hartley, Seaton Sluice, Northumberland       1908 3Q Tynemouth 10b 362
daughter of Joseph Laurence Burnett and Alethea Goodrum Read

1911 Census RG14-118 3 April 1911 New Hartley, Seaton Delaval
15 Quarry Row   (2 Rooms)
Joseph Burnett
Alethea G. (Wife)
Emma E.(Dau)
Margaret A.(Dau)
Alethea G. (Dau)
Thomas Read (Son)
Joseph L. (Son)
Laura E. K. (Dau)
William Ellison (Boarder)
Age 49
Age 48
Age 25
Age 24
Age 20
Age 15
Age 10
Age 2
Age 43
Coal Miner





School
Earsdon
Lakenham
Earsdon
Earsdon
Earsdon
Delaval
Delaval
Delaval
Northumberland
Norfolk> Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland
Norfolk
abt 1862
abt 1866
abt 1885
abt 1887
abt 1891
2 Aug 1896
abt 1901
abt 1908
abt 1867
Alethea had Eight children, and Six are still living.

Death
Joseph Burnett Died abt 1932, Age 70,             1932 2Q Tynemouth 10b 351
 

Alethea G. (Read) Burnett Died 1934, Age 70,                 Church of Our Lady, Seaton, Seaton Delaval, Northumberland
Burial 15 Apr 1934                    1934 2Q Tynemouth 10b 327

SPECIAL THANKS  to R. Jones, of Blyth, Northumberland, a descendant of Mary Leonard (1728-1795) for the details provided above.