OK, in search of information regarding my maternal grandmothers family, so far have managed to discover a couple of names, but unable to find birth certificates etc.

John Allan Bland - b.1811 approx in Castle Barton - married to a Sarah Bland (maiden name unknown)
Henry Bland - b.1850 approx - married to Elizabeth Hawdon
John Henry Bland - b 1895 Newcastle U Tyne - married to Susannah Wilson.
Beatrice Elsie Bland (my grandmother)

Any help would be greatly apprectiated

Sending this in bits, as I am trying to find various things for you.

This is John Allen and Sarah, on the 1841 census.

He is described as a Sawyer in 1841 they have one child.



1841 census transcription details for: Water Works Street, Bishop Wearmouth, Sunderland
National Archive Reference:
RG number: HO107 Piece: 310 Book/Folio: 9/18 Page: 30


Reg. District: Sunderland Sub District: Bishop Wearmouth, North
Enum. District: Ecclesiastical District:
Parish: Bishop Wearmouth City/Municipal Borough: Sunderland

Address: Water Works Street, Bishop Wearmouth, Sunderland
County: Durham



Name Relation Sex Age Birth
Year Occupation, Where Born

BLAND, John Allen M 30 1811 Durham

BLAND, Sarah F 28 1813 Durham

BLAND, Sarah F 1 1840 Durham



Births Dec 1839
Bland Sarah Sunderland 24 219

1851 census. living at 13 Water Street Sunderland.

John A Bland abt 1808 Born Barnard Castle, Durham, England Head Sawyer of Wood
Bishopwearmouth, Durham
Sarah Bland abt 1813 born Chester Le Street, Durham, England Wife Bishopwearmouth, Durham
Sarah Bland abt 1840 Bishop Wearmouth, Durham, England Daughter Bishopwearmouth, Durham
George Bland abt 1842 Bishop Wearmouth, Durham, England Son Bishopwearmouth, Durham
Mary Dinah Bland abt 1844 Bishop Wearmouth, Durham, England Daughter Bishopwearmouth, Durham
John Bland abt 1847 Bishop Wearmouth, Durham, England Son Bishopwearmouth, Durham
Allan Bland abt 1850 Bishop Wearmouth, Durham, England Son Bishopwearmouth, Durham
John Phipps abt 1835 Chester Le Street, Durham, England Nephew a Blacksmith Bishopwearmouth, Durham

1861 census, plus births of some of the children, and death of SARAH, Wife of John Allen.


1861 census transcription details for: 13, Water Street, Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland
National Archive Reference:
RG number: RG09 Piece: 3767 Folio: 16 Page: 32

Reg. District: Sunderland Sub District: 1 North Bishop-Wearmouth
Enum. District: 6 Ecclesiastical District: Bishopwearmouth
Parish: Bishopwearmouth City/Municipal Borough: Sunderland

Address: 13, Water Street, Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland
County: Durham



Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth
Year Occupation,
Disability Where Born

BLAND, John Allen Head Widower M 44 1817 Sawyer Barnard Castle
Durham

BLAND, Mary Dinah Daughter Unmarried F 21 1840 House Keeper Bishopwearmouth
Durham

BLAND, John Son Unmarried M 19 1842 Butcher Bishopwearmouth
Durham

BLAND, Allan Son Unmarried M 14 1847 Bishopwearmouth
Durham

BLAND, Henry Son Unmarried M 10 1851 Scholar Bishopwearmouth
Durham

BLAND, William Son M 7 1854 Scholar Bishopwearmouth
Durham



Births Sep 1849
BLAND Allan Sunderland
24 297


Births Jun 1852
Bland Henry Sunderland
10a 281


Births Sep 1854
Bland William Sunderland
10a 315


Deaths Mar 1858
Bland Sarah Sunderland
10a 224

Will get more tomorrow, asvery late in the evening now.

Wow, this is great thanks! Id found a little bit out on census data, but not as much as this. Do you know if there is anyway of tracing it back further, finding out John Allen's father parents etc?

From Barnard Castle Bishop transcripts pg 379 of 497:

John Allen Bland of Barnard Castle born March 7 [1810] baptised March 25 [1810] 1st son of George Bland, Carpenter, Native of Darlington by his wife Elizabeth Allen, Native of Bishop Auckland

Janis