Grunson Family History


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 SUMMARY
ENG NBL Tynemouth and Morpeth districts pre 1880
ENG NBL Stannington ca1680-1800

This old Geordie family changed from a rural existence (farmers and blacksmiths) and became caught up in the development of the coalfields in this area early in the industrial revolution. The spelling of the surname has not been stable during the 1700s and 1800s, and is variously recorded as Gunstone, Gunson, Grunstone, Grunson and others.

 DESCENDANT CHART

Joseph GUNSTONE of Stannington and Horton by Blyth NBL ENG
bur 12 Sep 1733
m
Mary
bur 6 Jul 1730
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Mary GUNSTONE
bapt 31 Jan 1706 Stannington


William GUNSTONE
born ca 1708
died 1776
m 6 Feb 1732 Bedlington NBL ENG
Dorothy EMMELTON
bur 26 Sep 1776
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Thomas GUNSTONE
bapt 12 Dec 1710 Stannington


Anne GUNSTONE
bapt 3 Jun 1713 Stannington
must have died ca 1715


Joseph GUNSTON
bapt 25 Nov 1715 Horton by Blyth NBL ENG
m 16 Jan 1732 Earsdon by North Shields NBL ENG
Jane HOPLEY


Ann GUNSTONE
bapt 16 Mar 1718 Horton by Blyth NBL ENG


Mary GUNSTONE
bapt 5 Nov 1732 Stannington
bur 19 Jan 1741 Stannington


Jane GUNSTONE
bapt 8 Oct 1733 Stannington
died 1815
m 30 Jun 1760 Horton by Blyth
Robert GILLESPY
had issue


Robert GUNSON
bapt 25 Jun 1736
m 14 Jun 1764 Stannington
Ann ESLTOB
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Joseph GRUNDSTONE
bapt 8 Mar 1739 Horton by Blyth
m
Elizabeth
had issue


Mary GUNSTONE
bapt 24 Dec 1741 Stannington
m 23 May 1768 Horton by Blyth or Whalton
Oswald STORY
had issue


William GUNSTON
of Newcastle upon Tyne
bapt 8 Dec 1744 Stannington
died 1797
m
Ann WATSON
had issue


Dorothy GUNSTON
bapt 6 Aug 1748 Stannington
m 3 Jun 1770 Horton by Blyth
Edward HEDLEY
had issue


John GUNSON
bapt 12 Jan 1766 Stannington
died 1849


William GUNSON
bapt 28 Aug 1768 Stannington
bur 30 Jul 1769 Stannington


William GRUNSON
of Newcastle upon Tyne NBL ENG
bapt 9 Sep 1770 Stannington
m 2 Jun 1799 St Mary's, Gateshead DUR ENG
Elisabeth RICHARDSON
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Elizabeth GUNSON
bapt 28 Mar 1773 Stannington
m 5 Jun 1806 Bedlington
William COXON


Robert GRUNSON
blacksmith
of Earsdon NBL ENG
born 30 Nov 1799 Horton by Blyth
bapt 9 Mar 1800 Horton by Blyth
died 29 Nov 1840
m 13 Mar 1824 Gateshead DUR ENG
Hannah BAINBRIDGE
born ca 1805 Earsdon
died 29 Nov 1862 Horton
(she had issue after his death)
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Ann GRUNSON
born 6 Sep 1801 Newcastle upon Tyne
bapt 25 Oct 1801 All Saints, Newcastle upon Tyne


Elizabeth GRUNSON
born 22 Apr 1803 Newcastle upon Tyne
bapt 3 Jul 1803 All Saints, Newcastle upon Tyne


John GRUNSON farmer of Glebe Farm, Bedlington
born 16 Jun 1805 Newcastle upon Tyne
bapt 11 Aug 1805 All Saints, Newcastle upon Tyne
died 9 Aug 1868 Saltwick NBL ENG
bur Stannington
m 9 Nov 1845 Morpeth NBL ENG
Mary STAFFORD


William GRUNSON blacksmith
born 15 Mar 1807 Newcastle upon Tyne
bapt 19 Apr 1807 All Saints, Newcastle upon Tyne
died 13 Sep 1875 Monkwearmouth, Sunderland DUR ENG
m 10 May 1829 Sunderland
Jane DODDS
born ca 1806
died 11 Dec 1874 Monkwearmouth, Sunderland DUR
had issue


Jane GRUNSON
born 23 Nov 1808 Newcastle upon Tyne
bapt 2 Apr 1809 All Saints, Newcastle upon Tyne
m 19 Jul 1829 Jarrow DUR ENG
John CRAKE


Hannah GRUNSON
born 7 Jul 1811 Newcastle upon Tyne
bapt 25 Apr 1811 All Saints, Newcastle upon Tyne


William GRUNSON coal miner
bapt 20 Oct 1825
died 1 May 1843 Hartley NBL ENG


Ann GRUNSON
born ca 1827


Jane GRUNSON
bapt 21 Apr 1828
m 23 Sep 1854 St Nicholas, Newcastle upon Tyne
Samuel Douglas BROWN coal miner
born ca 1830 Earsdon
had issue


Elizabeth GRUNSON housekeeper
bapt 9 Oct 1830 Hartley Earsdon NBL ENG
m 8 Mar 1852 Bedlington
James ROUSE coal miner
born ca 1815 NFK ENG
died 4 Nov 1869 Bedlington Colliery
had issue


Hannah GRUNSON
born ca 1832


Robert GRUNSON coal miner
bapt 12 Jul 1835
died 1913

m (i) 23 Sep 1854 St Nicholas, Newcastle upon Tyne
Elizabeth BUTTERS
born ca 1834 Shields
died ca Aug 1877 Newcastle upon Tyne

had issue

m (ii) 29 Jun 1878 Register Office, Newcastl upon Tyne
Mary Anne TURNER
born ca 1841 Benwell NBL ENG
had issue


Mary GRUNSON
born 6 Jul 1837 Eaarsdon
bapt 30 Nov 1840
m 21 Feb 1857 Horton Chapel, Woodhorn, Tynemouth
Henry ROUSE agricultural labourer, coal miner
born ca Apr 1832 Oulton NFK ENG
died ca 1875
had issue


John GRUNSON
born 23 Oct 1839 Seaton Sluice, Hartley NBL ENG
bapt 30 Nov 1840
m 6 Aug 1866
Margaret WATSON


Martha GRUNSON domestic servant
born 28 Jun 1847 Hartley, Earsdon
died ca Feb 1920 Morpeth NBL


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