Isabella Absalom [Gledson] (1804-1881)


Dates

Birth: 24 August 1804 Earsdon, Northumberland, UK
Father: James Absalom 1764-a1804
Mother: Elizabeth Hudson 1762-1832

Christening: 14 October 1804 Earsdon, Northumberland, UK

Marriage 30 November 1823 Earsdon, Northumberland, UK
Husband: George Gledson 1799-1882

Death: July-September 1881 Bedlington, Northumberland, UK

Children

Elizabeth Gledson c1826-a1841
Margaret Gledson c1831-a1861
George Gledson 1834-a1881
Mary Gledson c1837-a1851
Absalom Gledson c1840-a1841
John Gledson 1844-a1871
Isabella Gledson 1848-a1871

Notes

Birth of Isabella Absolom (sic) in the IGI on 24 August 1804, parents James Absolom (sic) and Elizabeth Hudson, and her christening on 14 October 1804 in Earsdon By North Shields, Northumberland.

There is an entry in the Ancestral File for the birth of Isabella Absalom in 1804 and her christening on 24 August (sic) 1804 in South Blyth, Earsdon, Northumber, parents James Jr. Absalom and Elizabeth Hudson.

There is an entry in GenUKI for the marriage of Isabella Absalom and George Gledstone (sic) on 30 November 1823 in Earsdon, Northumberland. There is also an entry in FamilyHistoryOnline Northumberland Marriages for Isabella Absalom and George Glodstone (sic) in Earsdon on 30 November 1823.

In the 1841 census as Isabella Gledson aged 35 (rounded down to a multiple of 5), born in Northumberland, and living with George Gledson (her husband?), Absalom, Elizabeth, George, Isabella, Margret, and Mary Gledson (her children?) at West Holywell Collery, Earsdon, Northumberland.

In the 1851 census as Isabella Gladson (sic) aged 48, born in Blyth, Northumberland, and living with her husband (George Gladson), two sons (George and John), daughter (Mary) and two grandchildren (William and Jane Hendmasth - children of Elizabeth?) at Bedlington, Northumberland.

In the 1861 census as Isabella Gledson aged 56, born in Carsdon (sic), Northumberland, and living with her husband (George), two sons (George and John), daughter (Margaret), granddaughter (Jane Gledson - daughter of Elizabeth?) and a boarder (Thomas Mason, aged 31, born in Pidington, Durham, unmarried and employed as a coal miner) at Bell's Place, Bedlington (shared with another family).

Entry in the 1871 census for Isabella Gledson aged 67, born in Earsdon, Northumberland, and living with her husband (George), son (John), daughter (Isabella) and Sarah E Gledson aged 2 but no relationship given at Glebe Row, Bedlington, Northumberland.

Entry in the 1881 census for Isabella Gledson aged 75, born in Blyth, Northumberland and living with her husband (George) at Glebe Row, Bedlington.

Death of Isabella Gledson in FreeBMD in July-September 1881 aged 78 in Morpeth District (10b 193) which included Bedlington.

William and Grace Barres in Ancestry Public Member Tree have an entry for Isabella Absalom born in 1804, parents James Absalom and Elizabeth Hudson and married to George Gledson.

South Blyth is about 4 miles north of Earsdon, north east of Newcastle.

Relationship

Isabella Absalom was the grandaunt of Susannah Emily Absalom, the wife of George Fullick, my third cousin twice removed.

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