DURHAM FAMILIES:

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George Sidgwick of Northallerton

Descendants all over the world

Thomas Sedgwick of Sunderland

Thomas's son fought at Trafalgar

Michael Sedgwick of Chester le Street

Head of a huge family

Thomas Sedgwick of Wolsingham

A farming family

William Sedgwick of Houghton le Side

Married Margaret Inman

David Sedgwick of Houghton le Spring

Born circa 1800

Ralph Sidgwick of Raby

Links to Ingleton and Middlesbrough

Thomas Sedgwick of Egglestone

Two sons and a number of descendants

Rowland Sedgwick of Houghton le Spring

Probably from a Catholic family

Ralph Sedgewick of Wingate

Another Sedgwick coal miner

John Sedgwick

Born in Darlington

John Sedgwick of Hutton Henry and York

Descendants in Sheffield and Rotherhithe

Thomas Sedgwick of Neasham

A stud groom

Thomas Sedgwick of Durham City

Born in Running Waters

William Sedgwick of Willington

Killed in a mining accident

Francis Sedgwick of Houghton le Spring

The son of another Catholic family

Thomas Sedgwick of Bishop Auckland

Born in Croft, Yorkshire

Isaac Sedgwick of Hartlepool

Born circa 1821

James Sedgwick of Stockton on Tees

Born in Hilton, Yorkshire in 1823

Robert Sedgwick of Stockton on Tees

Born in Darlington in 1827

Joseph Sedgwick of Eldon

Born in Yorkshire but worked and died in Durham

INTERNET RESOURCES: 2 very useful sites

Durham Records Online

Free searches on the records

Durham Record Office

A lot of Sedgwick / Sidgwick references

IGI ENTRIES: 1667 (Births 1074, Marriages 489, Deaths 104)

1861 CENSUS: 269 Resident Sedgwicks, 53 families, 65 'strays'

1871 CENSUS: 356 Resident Sedgwicks, 70 families, 44 'strays'

1881 CENSUS: 395 Resident Sedgwicks, 80 families, 50 'strays'

1891 CENSUS: 342 Resident Sedgwicks, 67 families, 57 'strays'

1901 CENSUS: 470 Resident Sedgwicks, ? families, 73 'strays'

CIVIL REGISTRATION DISTRICTS:

Auckland, Belford, Berwick, Chester le Street, Darlington, Durham, Easington, Easingwold, Gateshead, Hartlepool, Houghton le Spring, Lanchester, Middlesbrough, Morpeth, Sedgefield, South Shields, Stockton, Sunderland, Teesdale, Weardale

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ABOUT BRITISH SEDGWICKS TO

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