James OTTLEY

Abt 1853 -

• Name	James OTTLEY
  Birth	Abt 1853	Tostock, Suffolk   [1]
  Gender	Male
  1861 Census	Green, Tostock, Suffolk   [1]
  	At 1861 Census, he is 7, occ "Scholar"
  1881 Census	Wilsons Yard, Bedlington, Northumberland   [2]
  	At 1881 Census, he is 25, occ "Blacksmith"
  1891 Census	Doctor Terrace, Bedlington, Northumberland   [3]
  	At 1891 Census, he is 34, occ "Blacksmith"
  1901 Census	New South Row, Bedlington, Northumberland   [4]
  	At 1901 Census, he is 43, occ "Blacksmith"
  Individual Note	best match on birth is Oct qtr 1853, Stow, vol 4a, p394
  Individual Note 1	best match on death is Apr qtr 1908, Morpeth vol 10b, p234, aged 50
  Person ID	I347	Webb
  Last Modified	29 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	George OTTLEY,   b. Abt 1818, Tostock, Suffolk
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Susan MOTHERSOLE,   b. Abt 1812, Tostock, Suffolk d. 1875, Tostock, Suffolk (Age 63 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	8 Sep 1839	Suffolk   [5]
  Family ID	F209	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1853 - Tostock, Suffolk 1881 Census - At 1881 Census, he is 25, occ "Blacksmith" - - Wilsons Yard, Bedlington, Northumberland 1891 Census - At 1891 Census, he is 34, occ "Blacksmith" - - Doctor Terrace, Bedlington, Northumberland 1901 Census - At 1901 Census, he is 43, occ "Blacksmith" - - New South Row, Bedlington, Northumberland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  James appears to have gone to Northumberland - the birthplace of Tostock is very convincing. There is no obvious 1871 Census, but he got married very soon after the 1881 Census, so I think it highly likely he was making his way north, if he was not already in the Newcastle area. His gradual shift of birth date is interesting too! In 1891 and 1901 he is living is accommodation built for people working at the Bedlington (coal) pit. The following article comes from https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php/?story_fbid=3621961317894544&id=447428548681186 New South Row was built here [ link to a picture] by the Bedlington Coal Company in 1886. At the time it was built, it formed the southern part of right-angle with Cross Street so the name South Row seemed logical. As there was a South Row already at nearby Bedlington Station, this one here was named New South Row to avoid confusion. Twenty years later however the northern half of the Double Row with Doctor Terrace was built just to the south. As this was the northern side of the long two rows, this was called North Terrace, leading to the strange layout where New South Row lay directly to the north of North Row. Although shorter than the later rows consisting of only 24 houses, these were the standard pit houses of their day with netties and ash houses across the back lane with large gardens stretched out behind them.

  
  

• Sources

  [S631] 1861 Census :- Green, Tostock, Suffolk. [S755] 1881 Census :- Wilsons Yard, Bedlington, Northumberland. [S754] 1891 Census :- Doctor Terrace, Bedlington, Northumberland. [S753] 1901 Census :- New South Row, Bedlington, Northumberland. [S1127] Marriage transcript :- George Ottley - Susan Mothersole (1839).