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Lewis Moorhead                                  1862-1912
Lewis was born about 1862, the son of William Moorhead and Phillis Gibson, at Sunderland, County Durham. He married Esther Hannah Armstrong.
Esther Hannah Armstrong                   1861-1900
Esther was born about 1861, the daughter of Ralph Armstrong and Jane Graham, at Shotton, county Durham.
I have identified the following children.
  James William Born 17 Jul 1884   Newcastle Married Florence Rudd
Mary Jane Born abt 1890   Hartlepool  
Phyllis Born abt 1892   Hartlepool  
Lewis Born abt 1894   Hartlepool  
Esther Hannah Born abt 1899   Hartlepool  

Birth of Parents
Lewis Moorhead b: abt 1862         Sunderland       1862 1Q Sunderland 10a 513
son of William Moorhead and Phillis Gibson

Esther Hannah Armstrong b: abt 1861               Shotten, County Durham       1861 3Q Easington 10a 326
daughter of Ralph Armstrong and Jane Graham

Marriage
15 Jun 1884
Lewis Moorhead
Esther Hannah Armstrong 		      1884 2Q Easington 10a 561

Children
James William Moorhead b: 17 Jul 1884       Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland     1884 3Q Newcastle T. 10b 85
son of Lewis Moorhead and Esther Hannah Armstrong
Mary Jane Moorhead b: abt 1890               Hartlepool, County Durham             1890 2Q Hartlepool 10a 153
daughter of Lewis Moorhead and Esther Hannah Armstrong

1891 Census RG12-4061 6 April 1891 Hartlepool, County Durham
12 Frances Street Street
Lewis Moorhead
Esther (Wife)
James William
Mary J. 		Age 28
Age 29
Age 6
Age 1 		Marine Engine Machinist

Scholar 		Sunderland
Shotton Colliery
Newcastle
Hartlepool 		Durham
Durham
Northumberland
Durham 		abt 1862
abt 1861
17 Jul 1884
abt 1890

Phillis Moorhead b: abt 1892               Hartlepool, County Durham             1892 2Q Hartlepool 10a 176
daughter of Lewis Moorhead and Esther Hannah Armstrong
Lewis Moorhead b: abt 1894               Hartlepool, County Durham             1894 4Q Hartlepool 10a 113
son of Lewis Moorhead and Esther Hannah Armstrong
Esther Hannah Moorhead b: abt 1899               Hartlepool, County Durham             1899 2Q Hartlepool 10a 122
daughter of Lewis Moorhead and Esther Hannah Armstrong

Death
Esther Hannah (Armstrong) Moorhead Died abt 1899, Age 39,       1899 2Q Hartlepool 10a 97

1901 Census RG13-4696 1 April 1901 Hetton le Hole, County Durham
Easington Lane, Front Street
Thomas Armstrong
Bell (Wife)
John
Charles Edward
Phyllis Moorhead (Niece)
Lewis (Nephew)
Esther H. (Niece) 		Age 50
Age 48
Age 11
Age 7
Age 9
Age 7
Age 2 		Coal Miner Thornley
Trimdon Grange
Haswell Plough
Station Town
Hartlepool
Hartlepool
Hartlepool 		Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham 		abt 1849
abt 1852
abt 1889
abt 1893
abt 1892
abt 1894
abt 1899

1901 Census RG13-4637 1 April 1901 Throston, County Durham
5 Clyde Street
Thomas Oliver
Mary Ann (Wife)
Mary Ellen
Eliza Jane
John Henry
Ethel
Albert
 Mary Jane Moorhead 		Age 50
Age 46
Age 16
Age 14
Age 11
Age 8
Age 6
 Age 10 		Boilersmith Hartlepool
Hartlepool
Hartlepool
Hartlepool
Hartlepool
Hartlepool
Hartlepool
 Hartlepool 		Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
 Durham 		abt 1850
abt 1854
abt 1884
abt 1886
abt 1889
abt 1892
abt 1894
 abt 1890

Marriage
abt 1902
Lewis Moorhead
Mar Ann Caslem 		      1902 4Q South Shields 10a 1190

1911 Census RG14-220 3 April 1911 South Shields, County Durham
14 Temple Street   (4 Rooms)
Lewis Moorhead
Mary Ann (Wife)
Lewis (Son) 		Age 49
Age 52
Age 17 		Machinist

Appr. Boilermaker 		Sunderland
South Shields
Hartlepool 		Durham
Durham
Durham 		abt 1862
abt 1858
abt 1894
Mary Ann had One child, and it is still living.

Death
Lewis Moorhead Died abt 1912, Age 50,       1912 4Q South Shields 10a 920
 

SPECIAL THANKS  to Melanie Burton, a descendant of Thomas Armstrong (1797-1830), for many of the details provided above.