Arthur Ralph (Allison) Haddock (bef. 1829 - 1861)

Born before 8 Apr 1829 in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Foster) Haddock — married 15 Jul 1849 in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Eleanor (Graydon) Haddock — married 11 Oct 1856 in Monkwearmouth St Peter, Durham, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 6 Jun 1861 after age 32 in Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony, South Africa

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Biography

Baptised Arthur Ralph Allison on April 8, 1829, he is the son of Jane Allison and William Haddock and was born several years prior to their marriage on 29 August 1829 in Bishopwearmouth.^[1]

By the time he was a mariner he was going by the name Arthur Ralph Haddock and his date of birth was given as March 17, 1829 on his Master's Certificate of Service -- #60.840 and when he married, he gave his father's name as William Haddock.^[2]

1841 CENSUS - Church Street, Monkwearmouth, Durham, England ^[3]

Edward Henshall 30 Out of County Iron Monger

Jane Henshall 43 Durham

William Haddock 25 Durham (born William Haddock Allison)

George Haddock 15 Durham (born George Haddock Allison)

Alfred Haddock 14 Durham (born Alfred Haddock Allison)

Arthur Haddock 12 Durham (born Arthur Ralph Allison)

Ann Baxter 30 Durham

Margaret Allison 14 Durham

His 1st marriage was to Hannah Foster on July 15, 1849 in Bishop-Wearmouth, Durham, England. His father was William Haddock and hers was William Foster.^[4]

His 2nd marriage was to Eleanor Graydon on October 11, 1856 at St Peter, Monkwearmouth, County Durham. She was 20 years old and he was 26. His father was William Haddock and hers was George Graydon.^[5]

Arthur died at the age of 38 years on June 6, 1861 at Masley's Hotel in Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony, South Africa. He was a Ship Owner (Captain of the B K Herrington and a Master mariner and his home residence was Holmside in the township of Bishop Wearmouth in County Durham, England. His widow Eleanor Haddock was his beneficiary.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J7FL-D8Y : 5 February 2023), Arthur Ralph Allison, 1829.
2. ↑ [Ancestry.com. UK and Ireland, Masters and Mates Certificates, 1850-1927 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. VIEW Master's Certificate of Service for Arthur Ralph Haddock]
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQB8-N3X : 24 May 2019), Arthur Haddock in household of Edward Henshall, Monkwearmouth, Durham, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DSH-RZS : 13 December 2014), Arthur Ralph Haddock, 1849; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1849, quarter 3, vol. 24, p. 252, Sunderland, Durham, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
5. ↑ England, Durham Diocese, Marriage Bonds & Allegations, 1692-1900, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2CY-Y6SN : 9 March 2021), Arthur Ralph Haddock, Widower and Eleanor Graydon, Spinster, 10 Oct 1856; citing Marriage, Durham, England, United Kingdom, Church of England. Durham University Library, Palace Green; FHL microfilm.
6. ↑ "South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP7K-6GMM : 27 June 2022), Arthur Ralph Haddock, 1859-1861.