Well, back to the task at hand, looking for further information on either James Tearle or his wife Annie. I have recently received a copy of Frances' birth Certificate which confirmed the birth in Hexham on the 11th December 1867, placed at "Black Pastures Cottage". The birth was registered by Annie and this also reveals her maiden name - Annie Tyrle, formerly Pigg! Well, that really grated on my mum, she thought is was such an awful surname and couldn't understand why anyone should want a name like that.
James' occupation is shown as "Seaman in her Majesty's Service".
So there we have it, a proven link with the North-East, which in itself is not seen as such a bad thing, just the surname which is not such a big want!
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