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John Thomas Bewick                           1845-1913
John was born about 1845, the son of Thomas George Bewick and Margaret Hall, at Grindon, County Durham.
Elizabeth Miller Shankley                   1843-1922
Elizabeth was born about 1843, the daughter of John Shankley and Margaret Townley, at Shincliffe, County Durham.
I have identified the following children.
  John Thomas Born abt 1867   Seaham Married Mary Ann Tyrie
Mary Jane Born abt 1870   Seaham Died 3 Jun 1871
Mary Elizabeth Born abt 1872   Seaham Married Robert Brown
Isabella Born abt 1874   Seaham Married Mark Scrafton
Margaret Born abt 1876   Seaham Married James Matters
Esther Born abt 1877   Seaham Died 1883, Age 6
Ann Born abt 1879   Seaham Died in infancy
George Hall Born abt 1880   Seaham Died in infancy
Anthony Born abt 1882   Seaham Died in infancy
James Born abt 1884   Seaham Married Janet Thomson Boggon
Sarah Ann Born abt 1886   Seaham Died in 1895, Age 8

Birth of Parents
John Thomas Bewick b: abt 1845               Grindon, County Durham       1845 4Q Houghton le Spring 24 192
son of Thomas George Bewick and Margaret Hall

Elizabeth Miller Shankley b: abt 1843         Shincliffe, County Durham       1843 4Q Durham 24 71
daughter of John Shankley and Margaret Townley

Marriage
2 Jun 1867
John Thomas Bewick
Elizabeth Miller Shankley
St Andrew, Dalton-le-Dale       1845 1Q Sunderland 10a 181

Children
John Thomas Bewick b: abt 1867  c: 3 Feb 1868             Seaham, County Durham       1867 4Q Easington 10a 364
son of John Thomas Bewick and Elizabeth Miller Shankley
Mary Jane Bewick b: abt 1870  c: 21 Sep 1870             Seaham, County Durham       1870 2Q Easington 10a 468
daughter of John Thomas Bewick and Elizabeth Miller Shankley     Died 3 Jun 1871

1871 Census RG10-4974-67-21 3 April 1871 Dawdon, County Durham
11 Caroline Street
John Bewick
Elizabeth (Wife)
John
Mary
Age 25
Age 24
Age 3
Age 11 Mon
Engineman Kington
Shincliff
Seaham
Seaham
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
abt 1845
abt 1843
abt 1867
abt 1870

Mary Elizabeth Bewick b: abt 1872  c: 24 Apr 1872             Seaham, County Durham       1872 2Q Easington 10a 487
daughter of John Thomas Bewick and Elizabeth Miller Shankley
Isabella Bewick b: abt 1874  c: 5 Jul 1874             Seaham, County Durham       1874 3Q Easington 10a 512
daughter of John Thomas Bewick and Elizabeth Miller Shankley
Margaret Bewick b: abt 1876  c: 28 Dec 1875             Seaham, County Durham       1876 1Q Easington 10a 500
daughter of John Thomas Bewick and Elizabeth Miller Shankley
Esther Bewick b: abt 1877  c: 9 Sep 1877             Seaham, County Durham       1877 4Q Easington 10a 454
daughter of John Thomas Bewick and Elizabeth Miller Shankley     Died 1883, Age 6
Ann Bewick b: abt 1879  c: 9 Sep 1879             Seaham, County Durham       1879 3Q Easington 10a 439
daughter of John Thomas Bewick and Elizabeth Miller Shankley     Died in infancy
George Hall Bewick b: abt 1880  c: 2 Nov 1880             Seaham, County Durham       1880 4Q Easington 10a 392
daughter of John Thomas Bewick and Elizabeth Miller Shankley       Died in infancy

1881 Census RG11-4971 4 April 1881 Seaham, County Durham
57 Australia Street
John Bewick
Elizabeth (Wife)
John Thomas
Mary Elizabeth
Isabella
Margaret
Esther
George Hall
Sarah Ellen Eves (Niece)
Age 35
Age 37
Age 13
Age 9
Age 6
Age 5
Age 4
Age 5 Mon
Age 16
Colliery Engineman

Scholar
Scholar
Scholar
Scholar
Scholar

General Servant
Grindon
Shincliff
New Seaham
New Seaham
New Seaham
New Seaham
New Seaham
New Seaham
New Seaham
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
abt 1845
abt 1843
abt 1867
abt 1872
abt 1874
abt 1876
abt 1877
abt 1880
abt 1865

Anthony Bewick b: abt 1882  c: 22 Jul 1884             Seaham, County Durham       1882 1Q Easington 10a 412
son of John Thomas Bewick and Elizabeth Miller Shankley       Died in infancy
James Bewick b: abt 1884  c: 22 Jul 1884             Seaham, County Durham       1884 3Q Easington 10a 467
son of John Thomas Bewick and Elizabeth Miller Shankley
Sarah Ann Bewick b: abt 1886  c: 8 Jun 1886             Seaham, County Durham       1886 2Q Easington 10a 483
daughter of John Thomas Bewick and Elizabeth Miller Shankley     Died in 1895, Age 8

1891 Census RG12-4112 6 April 1891 Seaham, County Durham
26 Cornish Street
John Bewick
Elizabeth (Wife)
Mary
Isabel
Margaret
James
Sarah
Age 45
Age 39
Age 18
Age 16
Age 14
Age 6
Age 4
Colliery Engineman


Dressmaker

Scholar
Scholar
Grindon
Shincliff
New Seaham
New Seaham
New Seaham
New Seaham
New Seaham
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
abt 1845
abt 1843
abt 1872
abt 1874
abt 1876
abt 1884
abt 1886

1901 Census RG13-4691 1 April 1901 Seaham, County Durham
26 Cornish Street
John Thomas Bewick
Elizabeth M. (Wife)
James
Isabella
Age 55
Age 57
Age 16
Age 26
Winding Engineman

School Teacher
Dressmaker
Grindon
Shincliff
New Seaham
New Seaham
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
abt 1845
abt 1843
abt 1884
abt 1874

1911 Census RG14-91 3 April 1911 Dawdon, County Durham
5 Stavordale Street, Seaham Harbour2   (3 Rooms)
Mark Scrafton
Isabella (Wife)
John Bewick (FatherLaw)
Elizabeth Bewick (MotherLaw)
Age 38
Age 36
Age 65
Age 67
Hospital Inspector

Retired Winding Engineman
Seaham
Seaham
Grindon
Shincliffe
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
abt 1872
abt 1874
abt 1845
abt 1843

Death
John Thomas Bewick Died 13 May 1913, Age 67,       Seaham       1913 2Q Easington 10a 544
Burial: Princess Road Cemetery

Death
Elizabeth Miller (Shankley) Bewick Died 1922, Age 78,       Seaham       1922 1Q Easington 10a 728

SPECIAL THANKS  to John Bewick, of Maryland, U.S.A., a descendant of Thomas Bewick, for many of the details provided above.