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| * | d.o.b. | place | baptised or christened date | married
| died date/place | notes | sources see box below |
| * | c 1811 | Stokesley, Yorks |
William Fortune
| * | 1871 Cs and 1873 wedding a retired master mariner. 1871 Cs living at 25 Saville St., Westoe (parish of St. Thomas) South Shields, Co Durham, aged 60 |
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| * | * | * | * | Ann b .c. 1813, Stokesley, Yorks | * | * | * |
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John Skelton | c 1851 | Westoe, South Shields | * |
| * | 1871 Cs joiner aged 20 | * |
| Elizabeth | c 1847 | ditto | * | Davidson | * | 1871 Cs in father's house age 24, with daughter Anne F Davidson aged 3 | * |
| * | d.o.b. | place | baptised or christened date | married
| died date/place | notes | sources see box below |
| * | circa 1851 | * | * | John Skelton Fortune
| * | at marriage of Wm Walter and Clara was a builder. 1881 Cs lived "219 behind Victoria Rd." | * |
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| * | circa 1853 | * | * | Elizabeth Jackson 23/3/1873 parish of Holy Trinity, South Shields, Co. Durham. | * | He was a joiner aged 22, she aged 20, daughter of Thomas, a grocer | ME holds copy of cert* |
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William Walter
| 18/12/1873 | 27 Denmark St., Westoe, County Durham | * |
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| John S | c 1879 | ? | see 1881 Cs |
Note - so far found no Fortunes in 1861 or 71 Census for South Shields. Found three Jacksons, all evidently local and in trade, plus a jackson "pawnbroker, Jew, born Prussia".
| * | d.o.b. | place | baptised or christened date | married
| died date/place | notes | sources see box below |
| * | 18/12/1873 | County Durham | * | William Walter Fortune
| 5/1/1941, Hounslow (because went to live with his son Clifford.) | 1911 Cs he was Managing Director of a Business Systems Co. (orally - was called Librico, and went bust in late 20's) | ME holds copy of birth cert |
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| * | * | circa 1877, Lewisham | * | Clara Eliza Matthew 5/8/1899 Christchurch, Forest Hill. He was aged 25, a company manager from RockBourne Rd., Forest Hill. She was 22, same addess, daughter of Seth, deceased wine merchant. | 22/9/1937, Worthing | * | Clara born Forest Hill, 9/8/1876; mother was Mary Ann Brignall, who married Seth Mathew 30/10/1875 Christchurch, Noth Brixton. Mary Ann died 6/4/1901 Honor Oak Park and Seth 5/3/1893 Forest Hill. ME holds family bible with records and mge cert. |
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| Clifford Dudley | 31/5/1900 | 20 Bovill Rd, Honor Oak Park (1911 Cs says Lewisham) | Doris Wise St. Stephens Church, Whitton 28/8/1928 | 6/2/1978 | two adopted children. Janet and Jean. ME holds family bible with records of further generations | ||
| Ronald William | 13/7/1905 | 82b The Chase, Clapham Common (1911 Cs says Wandsworth)) | Beryl Leonie Walter 24/10/1930 Brondsbury | 8/9/1984, Pinner | ME holds family bible with records of further generations, Anthony | ||
| Marjorie Kathleen | 22/4/1910 | 145 Taybridge Rd, Clapham Common (1911 Cs says Battersea) | 10/3/1915, in flu epidemic with meningitis | ||||
Phyllis Joyce
| 30/11/1912 | Wilton, 73 Westover Rd., Wandsworth Common | * | 17/7/1944 St Mary's Church, Broadwater, Worthing | 12/6/1990 Worthing Hospital, of congestive cardiac failure and aortic mitral valve disease. | * | Follow link for daughter Marilyn Gail. |
| Katleen Bettye | 12/7/1918 | ditto, SW18 | * | Kenneth Herbert Saunders 6/4/1940 St. Andrews Church, West Tarring. | 23/1/1981 Crawley | * | ME holds family bible with records of further generations, Diana Mary and Timothy William |
Note 1911 Cs also at 73 Westover Rd., Wandsorth, was Lily Furlonger, 19 year old general servant from Walworth. It is claimed she stayed with them for some time therafter.