Thomas Gorringe was born c 1813
in the Parish of St Annes, Soho, Middlesex, London
Margaret Cocker was born c 1812
Margaret was born Potters Bar, Middlesex, London,
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A Portrait of Margaret Cocker
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THOMAS GORRINGE WAS KNOWN BY ALL BUT HIS FAMILY AS MR THOMAS OR THOMAS THOMAS
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Astleys Ampitheatre burnt down for the 3rd Time in 1841
this is when it must be assumed Thomas and Margaret Moved North to Scotland
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Son Alfred was born in Scotland in 1841
Died Pine Street, Newcastle upon Tyne on the 18th January 1888
His occupation was clerk to Music and Dramatic agent
Thomas Gorringe was born in Greenock Scotland in 1843
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Margaret Gorringe was also born in Greenock Scotland, in 1843
but died 4th September 1846,
at Shakespeare Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
Diana Gorringe was born Sunderland Street, Newcastle upon Tyne,
on the 1st March 1844
Jessie Gorringe was also born 1844 in Newcastle upon Tyne,
it is believed that Diana and Jessie could have been born twins
as stated on Diana's birth certificate
Born at a quarter to 2 O'Clock in the morning,
specific times were stated to identify twin births
Jane Gorringe was born in 1845
She married Robert Atkinson
They had 4 children
James b 1871, Robert b 1876, Elizabeth b 1880, George b 1882
Suzannah Gorringe born Newcastle upon Tyne 1847
Margaret Gorringe was born Newcastle upon Tyne 1849
She married Mr Lockey and had one son William born 1869
Francis Gorringe born 1851
Married Mary Waggot
John Gorringe was born 1853
Married Elizabeth Scott
after widowhood he married again to Margaret Ibbottson
George Gorringe (My Great Grandfather) was born 2nd February 1854
Frances Gorringe was born 1857
and Married Charles Severs
Penelope Gorringe was born 1858
and Married Alfred Kay
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The Kay Family
Back Row
Robert Alfred Gorringe Kay, Charles Sidney Kay, Leonora Kay, Penelope Kay, Rose Long Kay, Caroline Elizabeth Kay, John Naismith Kay,
Front Row
Penelope Kay Gorringe,Bertha York Kay, Alfred Robert Kay
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Thomas Thomas (Thomas Gorringe)
Owned a travelling entertainment booth
which when he came into a legacy,
and purchased the Shakespeare Tavern, Newscastle upon Tyne
rented to the Infamous Billy Purvis
for the Grand Sum of £20 for the season
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A Fitting Tribute to Thomas Gorringe
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A Sketch of the Theatre Royal approx 1823
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THE THEATRE ROYAL Picture take 2005
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Believed to be the site of THE SHAKESPEARE TAVERN
Picture taken 2005
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Sadly Thomas died before his time at the young age of 46
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George Married Elizabeth Ann Spoors
on 14th February 1874
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George and Elizabeth had 2 sons Thomas born 1875
and George born 1876
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It states on George Gorringe junior's birth certificate that he was Born in the Union Workhouse Newcastle upon Tyne
Mother Elizabeth Ann Gorringe Nee Spoors
and George Gorringe Occupation Engineman as the father.
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George Married Margaret Emma Blake 11th July 1880
at the Parish Church of St Cuthberts, Peterlee, County Durham
on the certificate it states George as Bachelor, and no records found of Elizabeth Gorringe (Nee Spoors) death or divorce
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Margaret Blake was born in Plympton, Devon in 1860
Her parents were James Blake b 1830, and her Mother Elizabeth b 1834
Her siblings were Edward Albert b 1865, Franklin George b 1867, James Rd b 1863, Thomas Hy b 1864
Her parents were the proprieters of The Red Lion Public House
Lipton Vale, Plympton, Devon
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Conflicting evidence of the death of Alfred
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Margaret Gorringe ( Margaret Cocker) was living with George and Margaret at the time of her death
at 47, Charlotte Street, Gateshead,
at the age of 79
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George and Margaret had the following children
Louise Maud b 1882, John b 1885, Alfred b 1885, Elizabeth b 1887, Emma b 1889, Margaret b 1889 Died 1901, Minnie Blake b 1890, Lucy b 1890, James Alfred b 1892, William b 1892, Lucy Adelaide b 1893 (MY GRANDMOTHER), James b 1893
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MY GRANDMOTHER
LUCY ADELAIDE GORRINGE
AS A CHILD
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Thomas Married Annie Oxley
on the 5th July 1902
at the Wesleyan Chapel, Hexham,Northumberland
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My Grandparents married in 1913
and had son Joseph Edward b 1913,and daughters Margaret b 1916 and Lily b 1919
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GEORGE AND MARGARET GORRINGE
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George's death September 1931
Living Urban Gardens,Washington, County Durham,
with Joseph and Lucy
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Lily born 23rd September 1919
MY MUM
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Lily clearly had ambitions to follow in her entertaining family's footsteps
and was a member of the Corona School or Dance and Drama
Lily pictured far left as a member of the dancing troupe
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Lily photographed in one of her performances on the 22nd March 1932 aged 13
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Lucy Adelaide and Joseph Edward Williams in the 1930's
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MARGARET EMMA GORRINGE (Nee Blake)
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Joseph moved south to seek work
He called his family south
Margaret left her large family in the North East to live with her daughter Lucy in her old age in Beckenham, Kent
and is buried in Beckenham Cemetary
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William Hays Longstaff Married Margaret Williams
at St James Church, Beckenham, Kent.
Christmas Day 1937
Lily Williams was the bridesmaid
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On the same day Joseph Edward Williams Married Mary Simpson
a Double Wedding at St James Church, Beckenham, Kent
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Mary and Edward Children of Joseph and Mary Williams
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Margaret Longstaff daughter of William Hays Longstaff and Margaret Nee Williams
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Sunday Afternoon in the garden
Queens Road, Beckenham
Daisy Harris, Margaret Longstaff, Grandad Joe Williams,Grandma Lucy Adelaide Williams (Nee Gorringe)
Ida Longstaff,(front) Jane Longstaff in deckchair ( William Hays Mother) Standing at back William Hays Longstaff
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Lucy Williams with her Elderly Mum Margaret Emma Gorringe
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After WW2 ended and Bernard returned from Burma, India after 7 years apart
Lily married Bernard John Leach
6th September 1947
at Elm Road Baptish Chapel
Beckenham, Kent
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21st September 1951 Kathryn Mary was born to Lily and Bernard
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Lily and Kathryn visited Louisa Maud Triscott and her daughter Jeannie in Devon during the 1950's
Louisa Maud sibling of Lucy Adelaide Gorringe
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Louisa married George Freeman Triscott
6th August 1908
at the Parish Church of Plympton St Mary
and later had a daughter Jeannie (pictured above)
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The Triscott Family
Charles and Ruth Triscott
outside Saltram Cottage, which Charles built himself, later used as a school and an old peoples home
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Lily, Kathryn, Joseph Edward Williams, and Lucy Adelaide during the 1950's
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Lucy Adelaide Williams (Nee Gorringe)
Died 16th November 1959 at Beckenham Cottage Hospital.
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Beckenham Cottage Hospital
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Joseph Edward Williams Died 19th March 1964
At Farnborough Hospital, Kent.
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Farnborough Hospital, Kent
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Mary Williams Jnr Married Bryn Lewis
on the 11th June 1966
at the Tabernacle Chapel, Bridgend, South Wales
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Margaret Longstaff Married Michael Wride
at St John's Church, Eden Park, Beckenham,Kent.March 1967
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Edward Williams Married Linda
Bridgend, South Wales
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Kathryn married August 1975
at Elm Road Baptist Church
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James was Lily's first granchild born December 1978
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Sadly Lily passed away 2nd May 2000
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Lucy Adelaide, Joseph Edward and Lily were all cremated at Beckenham Crematorium.
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Created by Kathryn with Love
Researched and verified as correct
Copyright © 2005
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