Jane Tait of Aycliffe
1
1. Marriage Register of the Parish of Grindon, County of Durham, transcribed by Bill Rounce, George Bell and
Sandra Bell, on the GENUKI website.
2. Baptismal Register of the Parish of Grindon, County of Durham, as transcribed by Joyce Jackman in her letter
of February 20, 1999 (Durham Record Office, MR 42/96).
3. This entry is not based on Joyce Jackman’s transcription, but is recorded in the International Genealogical Index.
As Mrs. Jackman said that Thomas Thompson was the fourth son born to the couple, this record fills the gap.
4. Thomas is shown in the International Genealogical Index as having been baptized on December 28, 1801.
Thomas and his brother John are the only Thompson children shown in the International Genealogical Index.
James and Jane (Tait) Thompson
Fourth Great-Grandparents
James Thompson was a native of Sedgefield, England. He married Jane Tait (or
Tate), a native of Aycliffe, in Grindon Parish on May 30, 1782.1 Aycliffe is located about
four miles southwest of Sedgefield. They had at least six children, all of whom were
baptized in the Parish of Grindon, County of Durham2:
1. Mary, baptized on September 2, 1785.
2. Ralph, baptized on September 14, 1788.
3. Elizabeth, baptized on August 28, 1791, married James Mellenby on June 13,
1822, had five children, died in 1878 (see page 401).
4. James, baptized in 1794.
5. John, baptized on October 14, 1798.3
6. Thomas, born on December 20, 1800, baptized on December 30, 1800.4
James and Jane lived in Thorp Thewles, in the Parish of Grindon. Thorp Thewles
(now known as Thorp) is located about four miles southeast of Sedgefield.5 In 1801, the
village had a population of 325.6
A Jane Thompson was buried in the St, James Churchyard on May 31, 1829, at the
age of 69. A James Thompson was buried there on July 27, 1836, at the age of 92.7 If this
is the same couple, James would have been about 38 and Jane 22 at the time of their
marriage. None of the children appear to have been buried in this location.
NOTES
James and Jane (Tait) Thompson
2
5. In relation to Billingham, where Elizabeth married James Mellenby, Sedgefield is 7 miles northwest, Aycliffe
is ten miles west and Thorp Thewles is three to four miles WNW.
6. GENUKI website.
7. Dates of death provided by Dave Ollerton at http://www.interment.net/data/eng/durham/stjames_thorpe/
james.htm.
1. Marriage Register of the Parish of Grindon, County of Durham, transcribed by Bill Rounce, George Bell and
Sandra Bell, on the GENUKI website.
2. Baptismal Register of the Parish of Grindon, County of Durham, as transcribed by Joyce Jackman in her letter
of February 20, 1999 (Durham Record Office, MR 42/96).
3. This entry is not based on Joyce Jackman’s transcription, but is recorded in the International Genealogical Index.
As Mrs. Jackman said that Thomas Thompson was the fourth son born to the couple, this record fills the gap.
4. Thomas is shown in the International Genealogical Index as having been baptized on December 28, 1801.
Thomas and his brother John are the only Thompson children shown in the International Genealogical Index.
James and Jane (Tait) Thompson
Fourth Great-Grandparents
James Thompson was a native of Sedgefield, England. He married Jane Tait (or
Tate), a native of Aycliffe, in Grindon Parish on May 30, 1782.1 Aycliffe is located about
four miles southwest of Sedgefield. They had at least six children, all of whom were
baptized in the Parish of Grindon, County of Durham2:
1. Mary, baptized on September 2, 1785.
2. Ralph, baptized on September 14, 1788.
3. Elizabeth, baptized on August 28, 1791, married James Mellenby on June 13,
1822, had five children, died in 1878 (see page 401).
4. James, baptized in 1794.
5. John, baptized on October 14, 1798.3
6. Thomas, born on December 20, 1800, baptized on December 30, 1800.4
James and Jane lived in Thorp Thewles, in the Parish of Grindon. Thorp Thewles
(now known as Thorp) is located about four miles southeast of Sedgefield.5 In 1801, the
village had a population of 325.6
A Jane Thompson was buried in the St, James Churchyard on May 31, 1829, at the
age of 69. A James Thompson was buried there on July 27, 1836, at the age of 92.7 If this
is the same couple, James would have been about 38 and Jane 22 at the time of their
marriage. None of the children appear to have been buried in this location.
NOTES
James and Jane (Tait) Thompson
2
5. In relation to Billingham, where Elizabeth married James Mellenby, Sedgefield is 7 miles northwest, Aycliffe
is ten miles west and Thorp Thewles is three to four miles WNW.
6. GENUKI website.
7. Dates of death provided by Dave Ollerton at http://www.interment.net/data/eng/durham/stjames_thorpe/
james.htm.
