| 1867-08-28 | b. Seaham Harbour, Durham | GRO index; censuses; 1939 England and Wales Register (RG 101) |
| 1871 | living with her family in Back North Terrace, Dawdon, Seaham Harbour | TNA: RG 10/4973 f31 p76 |
| 1881 | scholar, living with her family at 3 School Street, Seaham Harbour | RG 11/4971 f171 p60 |
| 1891 | dressmaker, neither employer nor employed, living with her family in 3 rooms at 3 School Street, Seaham Harbour | RG 12/4112 f113 p55 |
| 1901 | dressmaker, own account, at home, living with her family in 4 rooms at 3 School Street, Seaham Harbour | RG 13/4691 f84 p6 |
| 1902 Q4 | m. James Gardner (1858–1938, b. Llanelly, Brecknockshire, Wales), in Easington RD | GRO index; Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette, 1938-01-24 |
| 1911 | living in 4 rooms at 49 Railway Ter., New Herrington, Durham, with her husband, her two stepchildren, and her husband's niece | RG 14/30066 RD553 ED15 SN195 |
| 1921 | home duties; living with her husband (shifter, Lambton Coal Company) in 2 rooms at 11 Railway Ter N., West Herrington, with her sister Aline as a visitor | RG 15/24747 RD553 SD1 ED21 SN152 |
| 1938-01-24 | of 19 Council Avenue, Shiney Row, Houghton le Spring, Durham, at the date of her husband's death | Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette, 1938-01-24 |
| 1939-07-19 | of New Herrington; at the annual festival of the Girls' Friendly Society, in Durham, won second prize for tailoring | Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette, 1939-07-20 |
| 1939-09-29 | unpaid domestic duties; living with her sisters Aline and Sarah at 15 Camden Square, Seaham Urban, Durham | 1939 England and Wales Register |
| 1959-06-23 | of 19 Council Avenue, Shiney Row, Houghton le Spring; d. Sunderland RD | GRO index; National Probate Calendar |
| 1959-07-07 | will proved at Durham by Bertha May Atkinson; effects £217 10s. | National Probate Calendar |
| cal 1870-12 | b. Seaham Harbour, Durham | GRO index; censuses |
| 1871 | living with her family in Back North Terrace, Dawdon, Seaham Harbour | TNA: RG 10/4973 f31 p76 |
| 1881 | scholar, living with her family at 3 School Street, Seaham Harbour | RG 11/4971 f171 p60 |
| 1891 | domestic servant, one of two in the household of George Middlemiss, MD, and his family, at 18 Grange Road, Darlington, Durham | RG 12/4043 f71 p3 |
| 1896 Q4 | m. Frederick Charles Craig (1873–1945, plumber and gas fitter, b. Seaham Harbour), in Easington RD | GRO index; RG 13/4690 f103 p43 |
| Children: | Margaret Geraldine (1897–1954), Robert (1899–1904), Mary Evelyn (1902–1993), Frederick Charles (1903–1987), Lillian (1904 – ?), and Aline (1908 – after 1932), all b. Seaham Harbour | GRO index |
| 1901 | living with her family in 3 rooms at 7 Vane Terrace, Dawdon, Seaham Harbour | RG 13/4690 f103 p43 |
| 1911 | living with her family in 4 rooms at 21 Fox St, Dawdon, Seaham Harbour | RG 14/30029 RD552 ED10 SN215 |
| 1921 | home duties; living with her family in 4 rooms at 21 Fox Street, Dawdon, Seaham Harbour | RG 15/24700 RD552 SD2 ED9 SN51 |
| 1930-04-14 | with her husband, among the chief mourners at the funeral of his father Captain Robert James Craig, at Seaham Harbour Cemetery | Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail, 1930-04-15 |
| 1932-08-04 | living with her husband at 34 Bethune Avenue, Seaham Harbour | Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette, 1932-08-04 |
| 1934-09-09 | of Seaham Harbour; in the congregation at Dawdon parish church, where her son led the service | Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette, 1934-09-10 |
| 1935-06-20 | present at the inaugural meeting of the Seaham Harbour and Dawdon Townswomen's Guild, at the Masonic Hall, Seaham Harbour; proposed a vote of thanks to the speakers | Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette, 1935-06-21 |
| 1939-09-29 | unpaid domestic duties, living with her husband and their daughter Lilian at [illeg. word] Repair [illeg. word], Seaham, Durham | 1939 England and Wales Register (RG 101) |
| 1967 Q3 | d. Durham Western RD | GRO index |
| 1873-10-10 | b. Seaham Harbour, Durham | GRO index; censuses; 1939 England and Wales Register (TNA: RG 101) |
| 1881 | scholar, living with her family at 3 School Street, Seaham Harbour | RG 11/4971 f171 p60 |
| 1891 | general servant, living with her family in 3 rooms at 3 School Street, Seaham Harbour | RG 12/4112 f113 p55 |
| 1901 | not found in census | RG 13/4971 f171 p60 |
| 1911 | living with her family in 4 rooms at 3 School Street, Seaham Harbour | RG 14/30036 RD552 ED17 SN89 |
| 1921 | home duties; with her mother, visiting with the family of John and Sarah Nelson, in 8 rooms at 1 Granville Terrace, Binchester, Durham | RG 15/24422 RD547 SD1 ED6 SN36 |
| 1929 Q3 | m. Joseph Summersgill (1854–1932, librarian with Sunderland Co-operative Society), in Easington RD | GRO index; Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette, 1932-05-05; Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette, 1932-05-06 |
| 1931-06 | with her husband, attended the centenary celebrations of the St John's Ambulance Brigade, in London | Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette, 1932-05-05 |
| 1932-05-07 | of 2 Ormonde Street at the date of her husband's funeral | Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette, 1932-05-06 |
| 1939-09-29 | unpaid domestic duties, living with her sisters Aline and Margaret at 15 Camden Square, Seaham, Durham | 1939 England and Wales Register |
| 1944-11-01 | of 15 Camden-square, Seaham; d. Durham Eastern RD | GRO index; National Probate Calendar |
| 1945-01-08 | will proved at Durham by George Andrew Douglass, newsagent, and Robert Ferry, bricklayer; effects £1896 14s. 11d. | National Probate Calendar |
| 1878-02-12 | b. New Seaham, Durham | GRO index; censuses; 1939 England and Wales Register (TNA: RG 101) |
| 1881 | scholar, living with her family at 3 School Street, Seaham Harbour | RG 11/4971 f171 p60 |
| 1891 | scholar, living with her family in 3 rooms at 3 School Street, Seaham Harbour | RG 12/4112 f113 p55 |
| 1892-12-03 | passed the pianoforte examination, primary division | Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette, 1892-12-20 |
| 1895-07-24 | passed the pianoforte examination, junior pass division | Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette, 1895-07-29 |
| 1900-01-02 |
A SEAHAM ASSAULT. At the Durham Quarter Sessions yesterday, John Donaldson (50), painter, was found guilty of having indecently assaulted Mary Elizabeth Ferry at Seaham on the 7th November last, and was sent to gaol for 12 months, with hard labour. |
Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette, 1900-01-03 |
| 1900 Q3 | m. George Andrew Douglass (1878–1958, coal miner, hewer, later insurance agent, b. New Seaham), Easington RD | GRO index; censuses |
| 1901 | living with her husband in 2 rooms at 7 Vane Terrace, Dawdon, Seaham Harbour | RG 13/4690 f103 p43 |
| 1911 | living with her husband in 4 rooms at Portsmouth House, Grey Terrace, Ryhope, Durham | RG 14/30249 RD555 ED2 SN498 |
| 1921 | house duties; living with her husband (saddler & harness maker) in 3 rooms at 14 Hill Street, Seaham Harbour | RG 15/24699 RD552 SD2 ED8 SN18 |
| 1939-09-29 | house duties, living with her husband (newsagent) at 101 Princess Road, Seaham, Durham | 1939 England and Wales Register |
| 1964-11-26 | of 7 Watling Avenue, West Lea, Seaham; d. at The General Hospital, Ryhope, Sunderland, Durham | GRO index; National Probate Calendar |
| 1965-03-25 | will proved at Durham by Mary Evelyn Iley; £680 | National Probate Calendar |
| 1880-07-09 | b. New Seaham, Durham | GRO index; censuses; 1939 England and Wales Register (TNA: RG 101) |
| 1881 | scholar, living with her family at 3 School Street, Seaham Harbour | RG 11/4971 f171 p60 |
| 1891 | scholar, living with her family in 3 rooms at 3 School Street, Seaham Harbour | RG 12/4112 f113 p55 |
| 1901 | assistant schoolmistress, worker, living with her family in 4 rooms at 3 School Street, Seaham Harbour | RG 13/4691 f84 p6 |
| 1911 | elementary school teacher, County Council, worker, living with her family in 4 rooms at 3 School Street, New Seaham | RG 14/30036 RD552 ED17 SN89 |
| 1914-02-28 | in the examination for the New Seaham Ambulance Class, among the ladies, awarded a Second Year Voucher | Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette, 1914-04-15 |
| 1921 | elementary school teacher, employed by Durham County Educ: Comm:, working at Ryhope; visiting with her sister and brother-in-law Margaret and James Gardner in 2 rooms at 11 Railway Ter N., West Herrington | RG 15/24747 RD553 SD1 ED21 SN152 |
| 1939-09-29 | schoolteacher, living with her sisters Sarah and Margaret at 15 Camden Square, Seaham, Durham | 1939 England and Wales Register |
| 1957-07-12 | proved her brother's will, at Durham | National Probate Calendar |
| 1958-01-16 | of 15 Camden Square, Seaham; d. at The General Hospital, Sunderland, Durham | GRO index; National Probate Calendar |
| 1958-03-06 | will proved at Durham by Thomas Wilfrid Carter, solicitor; effects £4536 18s. 1d. | National Probate Calendar |
| 1884 Q1 | b. New Seaham, Durham | GRO index; censuses |
| 1891 | scholar, living with his family in 3 rooms at 3 School Street, Seaham Harbour | RG 12/4112 f113 p55 |
| 1901 | mason (bricklayer), surface, worker, living with his family in 4 rooms at 3 School Street, Seaham Harbour | RG 13/4691 f84 p6 |
| 1911 | bricklayer coal, mine, worker, living with his family in 4 rooms at 3 School Street, Seaham Harbour | RG 14/30036 RD552 ED17 SN89 |
| 1920/1921 | living with parents at 7 Vane Terrace, Dawdon, Durham; three other individuals registered at the same address | electoral registers |
| 1921 Q1 | m. Barbara Cook (1891–1940, b. Easington RD), in Easington RD | GRO index; 1939 England and Wales Register (RG 101) |
| 1921 | bricklayer, employed by Londonderry Co' Ltd, working in Dawdon; living with his wife in 3 rooms at 10 Hill Street, Seaham Harbour | RG 15/24699 RD552 SD2 ED8 SN16 |
| Children: | Mary E. (1922 – ?), Doreen (1926–1940), and John (1928 – ?), all b. Easington RD | GRO index; Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette, 1940-08-17 |
| 1939-09-29 | colliery brick-layer, heavy worker, living with his family at 47 Stavordale St West, Seaham, Durham | 1939 England and Wales Register |
| 1940-08-19 | his wife's funeral at Seaham Harbour Cemetery | Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette, 1940-08-17 |
| 1945-01-08 | bricklayer; co-executor of the will of his sister Sarah Hannah Summersgill | National Probate Calendar |
| 1957-06-08 | of 10 Hill-street, Seaham; d. Durham Eastern RD | GRO index; National Probate Calendar |
| 1957-07-12 | will proved at Durham by Aline Ferry; effects £1218 5s. 3d. | National Probate Calendar |
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