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John Milburn                                        1836-1917
John was born about 1836, the son of William Milburn and Elizabeth Cameron, at Ginns, Preston Quarter, Whitehaven, in Cumberland. Whitehaven is 38m SW. of Carlisle. John was a Coalminer. John was living in Newfield when he married Dorothy Cleasby on 12 July 1862, at Byers Green, in the Parish Church of St Andrew, Auckland.
Dorothy Cleasby                                   1840-1912
Dorothy was born 22 January 1840, the daughter of Robert Cleasby and Betty Watson, at Chapel Row, Shildon, which is 3m SE of Bishop Auckland. She resided in Newfield at the time of her marriage.
They had the following children :
  William "Bill" Born abt 1863   Newfield Married Hannah Wood
Robert "Bob" Born 25 Jun 1865   Newfield Married Elizabeth Davison
Elizabeth Born 27 May 1868   Newfield Married George Lamb
Robert Walker
Mary Ann Born abt 1874   Willington Married James Alexander Snowball
John James Born abt 1881   Bishop Auckland Married Mary Elizabeth Robson

Birth of Parents
John Milburn c: 3 Apr 1836   Whitehaven, St Nicholas, Old Chapel, Cumberland County
son of William and Elizabeth Milburn, Miner, Ginns, by A. Huddleston

Dorothy Cleasby b: 22 Jan 1840 c: 12 Apr 1840   Chapel Row, Shildon, County Durham
daughter of Robert Cleasby, Pitman, and Elizabeth Cleasby, formerly Watson
Auckland District, Bishop Auckland, County Durham  1840 1Q Auckland XXIV 3

Marriage
12 Jul 1862
John Milburn
Dorothy Cleasby
The Parish Church, Byers Green, St Andrew Auckland, County Durham, by Certificate
Pitman, Newfield, Father: William Milburn, Pitman
(Minor) Newfield, Father: Robert Cleasby, Pitman
Wit: William Cruickshank and Wm. S. Hodgson    1862 3Q Auckland 10a 179

Children
William Milburn b: abt 1863  Newfield, County Durham
son of John Milburn and Dorothy Milburn, formerly Cleasby
Robert Milburn b: 25 Jun 1865   Newfield, County Durham
son of John Milburn, Coalminer, and Dorothy Milburn, formerly Cleasby
Auckland District, Sub-district of Bishop Auckland, County Durham
Elizabeth Milburn b: 27 May 1868       Newfield, County Durham               1868 2Q Auckland 10a 216
daughter of John Milburn, Coalminer, and Dorothy Milburn, formerly Cleasby

1871 Census   3 April 1871 Sunnybrow, (Bishop Auckland), County Durham
37 Chapel Street
John Milburn
Dorothy (Wife)
William
Robert
Elizabeth
Age 34
Age 31
Age 8
Age 6
Age 3
Coalminer
Whitehaven
Shildon
Newfield
Newfield
Newfield
Cumberland
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
abt 1836
22 Jun 1840
abt 1863
25 Jun 1865
abt 1868

Mary A. Milburn b: abt 1874   Willington
daughter of John Milburn, and Dorothy Milburn, formerly Cleasby

1881 Census RG11-4924 4 April 1881 Helmington Row, County Durham
35 South Street
John Milburn
Dorothy (Wife)
William
Robert
Elizabeth
Mary A.
Age 45
Age 42
Age 18
Age 15
Age 12
Age 6
Coalminer
 
Coalminer
Coalminer
Scholar
Whitehaven
Shildon
Newfield
Newfield
Newfield
Willington
Cumberland
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
abt 1836
22 Jan 1840
abt 1863
25 Jun 1865
abt 1868
abt 1874

John James Milburn b: 1881       Bishop Auckland, County Durham     1881 2Q Auckland 10a 228
son of John Milburn, and Dorothy Milburn, formerly Cleasby

Elizabeth and John James, about 1888

Residence  17 Apr 1890 Milburn family resided at: 26 Hill Street Tunstall

1891 Census RG12-4141 6 April 1891 Tunstall, County Durham
26 Hill Street (Age difficult to read due to strikeouts)
John Milburn
Dorothy (Wife)
Mary Ann
John James
Elizabeth Lamb (Dau)(Wid)
G. William Lamb (G-son)
Age 55
Age 51
Age 16
Age 9
Age 22
Age 2 Mo.'s
Coalminer


Scholar
Whitehaven
Shildon
Willington
Bishop Auckland
Bishopwearmouth
Silksworth
Cumberland
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
abt 1836
22 Jan 1840
abt 1874
abt 1881
abt 1868
abt 1891

1901 Census RG13-4718 1 April 1901 Tunstall, County Durham
26 Hill Street
John Milburn
Dorothy (Wife)
John James
James A. Snowball (S-Law)
Mary A. Snowball (Dau)
Dorothy C. (G-Dau)
Age 65
Age 62
Age 19
Age 32
Age 26
Age 2 Wk.'s
Coalminer

Coalminer
Coalminer
Whitehaven
Shildon
Sunnybrow
Sunderland
Willington
New Silksworth
Cumberland
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
abt 1836
22 Jan 1840
abt 1881
abt 1868
abt 1874
Mar 1901

1911 Census RG14-125 3 Apr 1911 Tunstall, County Durham
38 Stewart Street   (3 Rooms)
James A. Snowball
Mary Ann (Wife)
Dorothy
Fridrick
Mary Ann
John Milburn (Father)
Dorothy Milburn (Mother)
Age 42
Age 36
Age 10
Age 6
Age 1
Age 75
Age 71
Coalminer

School


Retired Miner
Sunderland
Willington
Tunstall
Tunstall
Tunstall
Whitehaven
Shildon
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
Cumberland
Durham
abt 1868
abt 1874
Mar 1901
abt 1904
abt 1910
abt 1836
22 Jan 1840
Mary Ann had Three children, and all are still living.
Dorothy Milburn had Eight children, and Five are still living.

Death
Dorothy (Cleasby) Milburn Died abt 1912, Age 73,       1913 4Q Sunderland 10a 813
Buried at Silksworth Cemetery

John Milburn Died abt 1917, Age 81,       1917 2Q Sunderland 10a 811