Individual Notes

Note for: Mary Hunter, ABT 1766 - ABT JUN 1819 Index

Burial:
     Date:   12 JUN 1819
     Place:   Middleton in Teesdale, Yorkshire, UK

Individual Notes

Note for: William Collinson, 1 JUL 1731 - 28 MAY 1802 Index

Occupation:
     Date:   ABT 1750
     Place:   Farmer

Event:
     Type:   Prophetic Dream
     Date:   JUN 1778
     Place:   Middleton in Teesdale, Yorkshire, England

Burial:
     Date:   30 MAY 1802
     Place:   Middleton in Teesdale, Yorkshire, UK

Individual Note:
     William Collinson is my (Michael John Collnson) ggggg grandad and father of my gggg grandadJoseph Collinson.
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Original Source - Desmond Collinson/Joe Collinson:
William was a farmer who lived at Crossthwaite in about 1750. He farmed at Park End. When he retired he moved back over the river to live at Middleside. He was noted for having dreams or visions and there is an article written about him in the 'Teesdale Mercury' (6 Jan 1971).
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Source - http://members.cox.net/ghgraham/annswinbank1772.html
A William Swinbank witnessed the marriage of William Collinson and Mary Swinbank. In turn, William Collinson seems to have been the witness at W. Swinbanks later marriage:

Marriage

30 May 1767
William Swinbank
Ann Gibson [b. 1744. Anne was christened on 8 April 1744 at Middleton, in Middleton in Teesdale Parish, the daughter of John and Anne Gibson.]
Middleton in Teesdale Parish, County Durham

both of this parish, by Banns, by Matt Dixon
Wit: William Collinson and John Atkinson

Children

Mary Swinbank
c: 20 Jan 1770 Middleton in Teesdale Parish, County Durham
daughter of William and Ann Swinbank, Fryer House

Ann Swinbank
c: 25 Jan 1772 Middleton in Teesdale Parish, County Durham
daughter of William and Ann Swinbank, Frier House [Married Thomas Watson]

William Swinbank
c: 2 Nov 1776 Middleton in Teesdale Parish, County Durham
son of William and Ann Swinbank, Middleside

Betty Swinbank
c: 3 Jun 1783 Middleton in Teesdale Parish, County Durham
daughter of William and Nanny Swinbank, Middleside
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Teesdale Mercury, 6th January 1971
Tales of Teesdale Told Anew
A FARMER'S NIGHTMARE

It was raining heavily as William Collinson, a. hard working Teesdale farmer, locked up his house at Park End on an early summer night. He could hear the river flowing faster than usual nearby as he secured the window and bolted the door.

As he went upstairs to bed, he shouted goodnight to the two men he had engaged, to build a stack-garth wall for him on his property at Stannigill Foot, on the opposite bank of the Tees. They walked over a ford to Stannigill each morning.

James Dent, of Grassholm Mill, and, Johnathan [sic] Horn, of East End, Lune, had been working on the wall for some days and were lodging with the Collinson family each night. As they sat round the fire that night they spoke about how the job was progressing.

Mrs. Collinson and her young son were already asleep. As the three men turned in on that wet June night in 1778 there was no hint of the frightening and tragic events that were soon to effect them all.

William Collinson had been asleep for some time when he had a lucid and alarming nightmare. In it, he saw the Tees in heavy flood, with two men struggling for their lives in the raging water.

He woke up in a panic and for hours was unable to get the nightmare out of his mind. He rose early in the morning as usual, and immediately saw that the river had swollen greatly. It was now a raging torrent.

He rushed back to the house, and told the two lodgers about his horrible, terrifying dream. It had all seemed so real that he pleaded with them not to attempt to cross the river to work on the wall He was certain that they were the two men he had seen struggling.

They laughed
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But Dent and Horn only laughed at him. They said it would-be ridiculous to stay away from the job because of a dream. As they breakfasted, their employer went on pleading.

Collinson was a thoughtful, careful man. When he saw that his nightmare was making no impression on them, he tried a new, course. He pleaded with them, if they were determined to go, to o'ride over the river on one of his draught horses.

They agreed to this when they saw how anxious he was. So they got up together on one horse, and Collinson got on another horse with his young son beside him. The two lodgers were quite jovial as they rode to the riverbank.

The farmer, who knew the ford well, rode into the river first to show the others the way across. They followed slowly on their horse, which was obviously upset by the raging water.

Halfway over, he looked back to ask them how they were doing. They shouted back cheerfully that they were all right. Seconds later he heard a scream and looked back to see both men struggling in the water. The nightmare had come true.

Rescue bid
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He made for the opposite bank, put down his son, and galloped downstream looking for a spot to ride into the river to try to catch the men.

But they were swept out of sight almost immediately. They were hurled over the rocks into Castlebank Pool and drowned. The violence of the current could be seen from the fact that their working clogs, which had been tightly strapped on, were split and torn.
Castlebank Pool, where the Tees went over the rocks into a deep basin, later disappeared. The channel was diverted in another flood, and the pool was silted up. William Collinson was left a heartbroken man. He had been sure in his own mind that the nightmare was a sign of a coming tragedy, and he felt that he should have done more to prevent the men going to work that day.
And yet it was, after all, only a dream, and the two victims did laugh when told about it. In the cold light of day it must have seemed to him much less likely that the dream would come true.

Was this an uncanny example of the future being told? Did some unnatural power make William Collinson have the nightmare in an effort to persuade him to avert the disaster? Or is there a-more reasonable explanation?

The most feasible explanation .now seems to be that Collinson, -with his knowledge of the river and o weather conditions, must have known that a flood was possible, or indeed likely, the following-day.

This would lead him to realise that his two temporary-workmen might be in a serious danger as they tried to cross to get to the wall at Stannigill Foot. Though, he may not have realised all this when awake, the thoughts could have come to him in his sleep or halt-sleep.

This trend of thought would also be fostered by the sound of heavy rain which must have continued throughout the night-along with the sound of the Tees becoming even more of a torrent. It is reasonable to assume that all this would lead to his nightmare oŁ the two men struggling in the river.

The tragic thing is that, despite his thoughtful pleadings the next morning, the nightmare came true.

[another story of another local man deleted]

Individual Notes

Note for: Mary Swinbank, 23 SEP 1737 - 28 AUG 1811 Index

Burial:
     Date:   30 AUG 1811
     Place:   Middleton in Teesdale, Yorkshire, UK

Individual Notes

Note for: Joseph Collinson, 1701 - 1763 Index

Occupation:
     Place:   Farmer and lead miner

Burial:
     Date:   10 SEP 1763
     Place:   St. John's Chapel, Weardale, Durham, UK

Individual Note:
     Joseph Collinson is my (Michael John Collnson) gggggg grandad and father of my ggggg grandad William Collinson.
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Source - Joe Collinson

Joseph's father is either Gibson, Mathew(Ann EMERSON), or Joseph (Agnes) This is the farthest back that I can get directly at the present time (1989) however with one missing connection (but with an existing overlap) I think I could get back to the first recorded COLLINSON known to me (in the Dumesday Book, Wm.The Conquerer 1066).

He worked as a farmer and lead miner. He farmed at Stonygill Head until moving to Crossthwaite about 1750. The family returned to Stonygill leaving the son, Joseph, to farm at Crossthwaite. It should be noted that on the 15 aug 1731, Joseph, William Tinkler, and two others took out a lease to mine and hush lead ore on the NewBiggin Common for a term or 21 years.

It is possible/probable that his sons, Roger and Gibson, were named after a Roger Gibson who was a witness at the signing of Joseph's will on the 30 July 1763.

The place of burial is shown two ways, I have left recorded the first that I had however since that time I have found a Joseph COLLISON of Middleside buried at Middleton in Teesdale on the 10 Sept 1763.
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St. John's Chapel, OS grid reference NY8837, is a today (2003) a small hamlet on the upper reaches of the River Wear between Alston and Stanhope on the A689 road in Durham.
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Source - GENUKI - http://website.lineone.net/~pjoiner/genuki/DUR/StJohnsChapel/index.html
St John's Chapel Weardale
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"This parish was formed from the Forest Quarter of Stanhope parish in February 1866, and comprises an area of 10,920 acres. It is bounded on the north, north-east and east by the chapelry of Rookhope, on the south by Middleton-in-Teesdale, and on the west by Heathery Cleugh.

"The town of St. John's, or Weardale St. John's, is situated in the lead-mining district, seven miles west from Stanhope, and anciently possessed a chapel dependent upon Stanhope parish. A weekly market is held on the Saturday, and a fair on the third Wednesday in April and the second Wednesday in September. A coach has for many years been established to run from Stanhope station, and has proved a great convenience to the district.

"Daddry Shields, a village half-a-mile east of St. John's Chapel, is principally occupied by workmen. The Wear is here crossed by a bridge of one arch.

"Ireshope is a hamlet, situated one mile west from St. John's Chapel, and derives its name from the Ireshope Burn, which flows into the Wear from the south-west.

"Newhouse is a little to the west of St. John's Chapel, in one of the most beautiful parts of the dale. The house is old-fashioned, with large windows, and the walls are clad with evergreens. A substantial stone bridge, bearing the name of Coronation Bridge, was erected across the Wear in front of Newhouse in 1839. At the south end of Coronation Bridge is the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel in this circuit. It was erected in 1760. An extensive school-house has recently been erected in a neighbouring field, for the education of the miner's children.

"Middle and East Black Dean are contiguous, and consist of a few respectable houses."

[From History, Topography and Directory of Durham, Whellan, London, 1894]

Church History
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"The Church or Chapel of St. John, from which the town derives its name, was rebuilt by Sir Walter Blackett, Bart., aided by a legacy of Ł50, bequeathed by Dr. Hartwell. It is an extremely plain edifice, consisting of nave, chancel, aisles, divided from the nave by two pillars, which support the roof, which is ceiled, and western tower; it is fitted up with pitch pine pews, which furnish accommodation for upwards of 400 persons. The burial ground is is of considerable extent, having been recently much enlarged. The living is a perpetual curacy in the deanery of Darlington, and its annual value is stated to be Ł400. Patron, the Bishop of Durham; incumbent, the Rev. Robert Shepherd, M.A."

[From History, Topography and Directory of Durham, Whellan, London, 1894]

Individual Notes

Note for: Mary Tinkler, ABT 1710 - 19 JUN 1775 Index

Burial:
     Date:   19 JUN 1775
     Place:   Middleton in Teesdale, Yorkshire, UK

Individual Note:
     Souce - Desmond Collinson, July 2003

An extract from the Will of William Tinkler of Middteton in Teesdale. Dated 16th September 1752.

I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary Collinson the sum of Four pounds Ten shillings to be paid to her annually and every year out of any Freehold Estate at Aukside during the life of her mother, at two equal payments, viz, one half at Christmas and the other half at Midsummer, and at the death of her mother I give and bequeath unto my said daughter Mary Collinson the sum of Ten shillings a year more which makes Five pounds to be paid to her yearly and every year during her natural life at two equal payments, and at the times above mentioned by my Executor or his heirs, which Annuity is to commence immediately after my death, and the addition of Ten shillings immediately after the death of my wife.

Item. I give and bequeath to my Grandson William Collinson the sum of Fifty pounds to be paid a year after the death of his mother Mary Collinso

Item. I give and bequeath to my Grandson Joseph Collinson the sum of Ten pounds to be paid two years after the death of his mother Mary Collinson.

Item. I give and bequeath to my Grandchildren Matthew Collinson, Gibson Cotlinson, Mary Collinson and John Collinson to each of them the sum of Ten pounds to be paid three years after the death of their mother Mary Collinson, and if any of these my six
Grandchildren die before his or her or their legacy or legacies become due the legacy or legacies of the deceased shall be equally divided among the survivors, but in case the deceased be married and have children his or her legacy shall be equally divided amongst his or her children.

Item. I give and bequeath unto Mary Tinkler my beloved wife the sum of Ten pounds per Annum in lieu of her widowright or third part of my Estate which sum of Ten pounds is to be paid to her yearly and every year at two equal payments so long as she continues my widow, but no longer. Also while she continues my widow she is to have and enjoy the little parlour and the room over it in my dwelling house in Middleton, but no longer.
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Source - Margaret Chapman / Mitchell, Genes Reunited, Nov 2005

This is second-hand info with no source reference so I don't know how reliable. She also has access to Desmond Collinson's research.

Year of Birth: c1710

Individual Notes

Note for: William Tinkler, 1682 - ABT 1752 Index

Individual Note:
     Original Source - Joe Collinson:
The data for the TINKLER family comes from a copy of will received from Desmond COLLINSON. The family arrangement could be done differently.

Joe only provides link to dau. Mary Tinkler and his approx age of death

[And father as *William* Tinkler??]

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Source - Margaret Chapman / Mitchell, Genes Reunited, Nov 2005

This is second-hand info with no source reference so I don't know how reliable. She also has access to Desmond Collinson's research.

Forename William
Middle Name
Surname Tinkler
Sex Male
Year Of Birth 1682
Place Of Birth Middleton
Country Of Birth England
Married to Mary Gibson
Parents: Lawrence Tinkler b1653 and Ann Woan b c1660

Children:
     Mary Tinkler c1710
    William Tinkler 1712
John Tinkler 1716
John Tinkler 1730

Individual Notes

Note for: Lawrence Tinkler, 1653 - Index

Individual Note:
Father of William Tinkler. May also be a William not Lawrence
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Original Source - Margaret Chapman / Mitchell, Genes Reunited, Nov 2005

This is second-hand info with no source reference so I don't know how reliable. She also has access to Desmond Collinson's research.

Lawrence
Middle Name
Surname Tinkler
Sex Male
Year Of Birth 1653
Place Of Birth Wolsingham
Country Of Birth England

Married to Ann Woan
Parents: William Tinkler and Margaret

Children:
William Tinkler b 1682

Individual Notes

Note for: Joseph Collinson, ABT 1820 - 1820 Index

Burial:
     Date:   10 DEC 1820
     Place:   Middleton in Teesdale, Yorkshire, UK

Individual Note:
     Source - Joe Collinson
There is a Joseph COLLINSON who died and was buried at Middleton in Teesdale on 20 Apr. 1833 aged 12 years. Quite possibly this one. Then again, there is a Joseph of Stanhope, aged 50, who was buried in Stanhope on the 5 Dec. 1874.

Individual Notes

Note for: Elizabeth Todd?, - Index

Individual Note:
Tenuous match as bride for William - relies on being the only likely IGI record match found. Unverified.

Individual Notes

Note for: John Fairless, ABT 1823 - BET OCT AND DEC 1896 Index

Occupation:
     Date:   1861
     Place:   Agent for a quarry a mason to trade [sic]

Occupation:
     Date:   1891
     Place:   Foreman Quarryman

Residence:
     Date:   1891
     Place:   Brunton Quarries, East Brunton, Northumberland, UK