John Hall was the first child of John Hall & Margaret Slack christened December 30th, 1838 at South Hetton, Co Durham.
In 1841 & 1851 John was living with his parents & brothers & sisters at South Hetton, Haswell, Co Durham, where his father was a coal miner.
John married Isabella Robson in April-June 1860, the marriage being registered at Houghton. Isabella was born c1837 at Seaton Burn, Northumberland.
In 1861 John & Isabella & their 8 month old daughter Jane were living at Easington Lane, Hetton-le-Hole, Co Durham where John was a coal miner. Lodging with them was John Hodgson, also a coal miner & his daughter Jane Ann (11).
The children of John Hall & Isabella Robson were:
ha.1.1 Jane Hall born July-September 1860 at Easington Lane, Hetton-le-Hole, Co Durham
It appears that Isabella had died by 1871 as John had remarried & was
living with his new wife, Annie M, at Long Row, Coxhoe, Co Durham. John was
now a licensed victualler & his wife Annie (32) was from Yorkshire. They
had a one year old son Frederick M, born in Hartlepool, but John’s daughter
Jane could not be found. Also with them at the time of the census was John’s
younger sister Ann who was employed as a domestic servant.
In 1881 John was living at Easington Lane, Hetton-le-Hole & was head of the household. His marital status was not given on the census & Annie & Son Frederick could not be found. Living with him was brother James, a coal miner like John, & their widowed mother Margaret.
At the time of the 1891 census John (52) was living on his own at Murton Lane, Hetton-le-Hole. He was described as a widower & still working as a miner.
There is a John Hall, aged 62, found in the 1901 census boarding with Henry Lindler, a retired coal miner at George St, Hetton-le-Hole. John’s occupation was given as a colliery labourer (underground) & his marital status was given as single.
The children of John Hall & Annie M were:
ha1.2 Frederick M Hall born c1869 at Hartlepool, Co Durham