Six north country diaries - The MAN & Other Families

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1782. Feb. 10. Died at Newcastle, Michael Pearson of Matfin,
esq., aged 80." Died, Yiscount Falmouth, captain of the Yeoman
Guards.^
1782. Feb. 12. Mr. Edward Grey building a vault in Alnwick
chanoel 7 foot in length and 2 foot 3 inches in breath (sic).^
1782. Feb. 14. Died, Mrs. Cath. Henzell,io Mr. Lambert, surgeon, ii
and Mr. William Brown, viewer, all Newcastle.^-
1782. Feb. 19. Mr. Elderton of Westoe has now got possession
of Rosedon estate. ^^
1782. Feb. 22. Died, John Shell of Denwick, aged 78.
1782. Feb. 27. Jane Young, a noted prostitute, drowned herself
in Alnwick Avater, near the ship lying there. ^^
1782. March. Upon a motion by General Conway, a vote in the
House of Commons for and against peace with America ;—for peace,
234, against, 215.
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Mr. Michael Pearson was the only surviving son of Robert Pearson, of
East Matfen, who polled for lands at that place at the election of knight of the
shire in 1722. He was baptized at Stamfordhani, 4 June, 1706. Dying without
issue he gave his lands to his sister's son, Robert Meggison, of Whalton, who
assumed the name of Pearson. The Gentleman'^ Magazine, in February, 17S5,
gives an account of his widow, Jane, daughter of Charles Selby, of Earle, who
married, first, a Quaker, William Ormston, of Hendersj^de, Kelso, second, a
member of the Establishment, Michael Pearson, and thirdly a Roman Catholic,
George Silvertop, of Stella. After the death of her third husband she resided,
a well-dowered widow, at Wooler.
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Hucdi, second Viscount Falmouth, a general in the army and captain of
the yeomen of the guard, died at Bath s. p.
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Mr. Edward Grey, of Alnwick and Overgrass, was the only son of Martin
Grey, post-master of Alnwick ; his grandfather, also named Martin Grey, being
a j^ounger son of Edward Grey, of Howick. He was baptized 23 Aug., 1728,
and dying s. p., by his will dated 27 June, 1788, gave Overgrass to his cousin,
John Thomas Seton, described as of Calcutta, for the term of his life, and then
to Charles Grey, the younger, of Morvvick.
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'Saturday, at her house in Northumberland Street, Mrs. Catherine Henzell,
sister to the late Thomas Henzell, esq., of Gray's Inn,' Xeivcastle Courant,
16 Feb., 1782.
Query, Mr. Richard Lambert, who in 1751 suggested the founding of
Newcastle Infirmary ; if so, he possessed a small estate at Newbrough-on-Tyne,
in which he was succeeded by his son of the same name, who for many years
was agent to Lord Ravensworth.
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Yesterday, at his house at Willington, Mr. William Brown, a considerable
coal-owner and principal viewer of the collieries in this country, a gentleman
greatly respected for his skill and integrity.' Newcastle Courant, 16 Feb., 1782.
'^Mr. Robert Ilderton of Hexham, attorney, was the only son of Robert
Ilderton of Newcastle, who circa 1740 purchased Rosedon North Side from his
nephew, James Ilderton. Robert Ilderton, junior, married Hannah, daughter of
John Aynsley of Hexham, attorney, who is stated to have died at Westoe, near
South Shields, in Jan. 1788. Her husband survived her until 24 March, 1792,
when he died, aged 77. He had succeeded to the Ilderton estate in 1789
on the death of his cousin, Thomas Ilderton of Ilderton, and by his will dated
16 November of that year, he gave the same to his distant kinsman, Charles
Ilderton of Newcastle, attorney.
The ship referred to in the text is shown in Stadlar's engraving of Alnwick
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Castle, published in 1805, as anchored in the river Aln in the Pasture
midway between the Lion-bridge and Denwick bridge.