13 Apr 2026
I’m going to try and reconstruct the Carr families of Dotland Park, Dotland and the surrounding area based on the evidence I have been gathering over the past week and last year.
George Carr (of Dotland Park)
- died 1769
- buried 9 Aug 1769, of Dotland Park (parish register)
- farmer 1769 (will)
- will proved 13 Sep 1769 (will)
wife Mary (will)
daughter Elizabeth (will)
- husband Thomas Hinsonn of Cowgate, Newcastle (father’s will)
daughter Sarah
- baptised 8 Mar 1740 (parish register)
- husband Ord (will)
- of Dalton (will)
daughter Mary
- husband John Forster or Hartington Hale (father’s will)
son George -> George Carr (of Dotland Park)
son John -> John Carr (of Dotland Park)
John Carr (of Dotland Park)
Son of George Carr (-1769) of Dotland Park
- born c.1744 (inscription and parish register burial)
- died 9 Jul 1831 age 87 (inscription)
- buried 12 Jul 1831, of Dotland Park (parish register)
- will proved 2 Sep 1831 (will)
wife Thomasine
- born c.1757 (inscription)
- died 15 Jan 1793 age 36 or 37 (inscription)
- buried 18 Jun 1793, of Dotland Park (parish register)
son George
- buried 26 Jan 1783, of Dotland Park (parish register)
son George
- born c.1784 (inscription)
- baptised 7 Mar 1784, of Dotland Park (parish register)
- died 20 Jun 1868, aged 84 (inscription)
- executor 1831, from farm at Dotland Park (father’s will)
- residence Dotland Park 1841 (census)
son John
- born c.1786 (inscription) or 1784 (death registration)
- baptised 16 Jul 1786, of Dotland Park (parish register)
- died 20 Oct 1844, age 58 (inscription), age 60 (death registration)
- executor 1831, from farm at Dotland Park (father’s will)
- residence Dotland Park 1841 (census)
daughter Mary
- born 1787-1791 (1841 census)
- baptised 1 Feb 1789, of Dotland Park (parish register)
- husband Dixon (father’s will)
- residence Dotland Park 1841 (census)
- daughter Jane b. 1816-1820 (1841 census)
daughter Thomasina
- baptised 25 Dec 1791, Dotland Park (parish register)
- husband Samuel Johnson (father’s will)
- married 20 Apr 1818, Hexham (inscription)
- died before 1841? (1841 census)
- died before 1841? (1841 census)
- daughter Thomasin b. 1821-1825 (1841 census)
- son John b. 1821-1825 (1841 census)
son Thomas
- baptised 7 Apr 1793, of Dotland Park (parish register)
- buried 3 Nov 1794, of Dotland Park (parish register)
George Carr (of Dotland Park)
Son of George Carr (-1769) of Dotland Park
daughter Mary
- baptised 2 Apr 1773, of Dotland Park (parish register)
daughter Jane
- baptised 4 Sep 1774, of Dotland Park (parish register)
daughter Deborah
- baptised 20 Apr 1778, of Dotland Park (parish register)
- buried 20 Mar 1791, of Dotland Park (parish register)
daughter Margaret
- baptised 24 Sep 1780, of Dotland Park (parish register)
daughter Hannah
- baptised 21 Apr 1783, of Dotland Park (parish register)
daughter Sarah
- baptised 12 Feb 1786, of Dotland Park (parish register)
son George
- baptised 10 May 1789, of Dotland Park (parish register)
son John
- baptised 26 Aug 1792, of Dotland Park (parish register)
John Carr (of Dotland)
- born c.1732 (inscription)
- died 2 Jan 1789, age 57 (inscription)
- buried 27 Jan 1789, of Dotland (parish register)
wife Mary
- born c.1732 (inscription)
- died 25 Jan 1809, age 77 (inscription)
son Thomas -> Thomas Carr of Dotland
- baptised 13 Jul 1759, of Dotland (parish register)
son George
- baptised 1 Jan 1762, of Dotland (parish register)
- buried 8 Mar 1763, of Dotland (parish register)
daughter Margaret
- baptised 15 Jul 1764, of Dotland (parish register)
son Joseph
- baptised 23 Jul 1767, of Dotland (parish register)
- buried 26 Dec 1770, of Dotland (parish register)
son George -> George Carr of Dotland
- baptised 3 Sep 1769, of Dotland (parish register)
son Joseph
- buried 26 Dec 1770, of Dotland (parish register)
daughter Hannah
- baptised 28 Jun 1772, of Dotland (parish register)
daughter Elizabeth
- baptised 9 Apr 1775, of Dotland (parish register)
Thomas Carr (of Dotland)
Son of John Carr of Dotland
- buried Whitley Chapel (inscription)
- farmer 1813 (parish register)
wife Ann
- surname: Rollen (parish register)
- surname Rowland (parish register)
- buried Whitley Chapel (inscription)
- residence Dotland 1841 (1841 census)
- born c.1767-1771 (1841 census)
- farmer 1841 (census)
son John
- baptised 5 Jul 1795, of Dotland (parish register)
- residence Dotland 1841 (1841 census)
- farmer 1841 (census)
son Thomas
- baptised 12 Nov 1797, of Dotland (parish register)
- residence Dotland 1841 (1841 census)
- farmer 1841 (census)
son George
- born c.1800 (inscription)
- baptised 6 Apr 1800, of Dotland (parish register)
- died 26 May 1805, age 5 (inscription)
- buried 26 May 1805, of Dotland (parish register)
daughter Mary
- baptised 19 Aug 1804, of Dotland (parish register)
- residence Dotland 1841 (census)
daughter Hannah
- born c.1804 (inscription)
- died 15 Jun 1806, age 2 (inscription)
- buried 20 Jun 1806, of Dotland (parish register)
daughter Hannah
- born c.1808 (inscription)
- baptised 5 Nov 1808, [–ford] (parish register)
- died 8 May 1829, age 21 (inscription)
- buried 11 May 1829, of Dotland (parish register)
son Joseph
- baptised 16 May 1813, of Dotland (parish register)
- residence Dotland 1841 (1841 census)
- farmer 1841 (census)
son George
- baptised 31 Oct 1819, of Dotland (parish register)
- residence Dotland 1841 (1841 census)
- farmer 1841 (census)
George Carr (of Dotland)
Son of John Carr of Dotland
daughter Mary
- baptised 9 Jan 1803, of Dotland (parish register)
daughter Hannah
- baptised 20 Oct 1805, of Dotland (parish register)
daughter Elizabeth
- baptised 6 Nov 1808, of Dotland (parish register)
George Carr (of Peacock House)
- buried 22 Jan 1776, of Peacock House
son Henry -> Henry of Hill House
- baptised 1 Jan 1766, of Peacock House (parish register)
daughter Hannah
- baptised 4 Aug 1768, of Peacock House (parish register)
daughter Elizabeth
- baptised 21 Apr 1771, of Peacock House (parish register)
daughter Jane
- baptised 4 Sep 1774, of Peacock House (parish register)
Henry Carr (of Hill House)
Son of George Carr of Peacock House
- born c.1762-1766 (1841 census)
- baptised 1 Jan 1766, of Peacock House (parish register)
- residence High Park House 1841 (census)
- labourer 1841 (census)
son George Carr
- baptised 9 Jan 1790, of Hill House (parish register)
daughter Mary Carr
- baptised 9 May 1792, of Hill House (parish register)
son Henry Carr
- baptised 4 Jan 1795, of Hill House (parish register)
son John Carr -> John Carr of High Park House
- baptised 25 Dec 1798, of Hill House (parish register)
John Carr (of High Park House)
Son of Henry Carr of Hill House
- born c.1797-1801 (1841 census)
- baptised 25 Dec 1798, of Hill House (parish register)
- residence High Park House 1841 (census)
- labourer 1841 (census)
wife Elizabeth
- surname Dargue? (son John’s birth reg)
- born c.1802-1806 (1841 census)
- residence High Park House 1841 (census)
son Henry
- born c.1832 (1841 census)
- residence High Park House 1841 (census)
son Joseph
- born c.1833 (1841 census)
- residence High Park House 1841 (census)
son George
- born c.1834 (1841 census)
- residence High Park House 1841 (census)
daughter Hannah
- born c.1835 (1841 census)
- residence High Park House 1841 (census)
daughter Mary
- born c.1837 (1841 census)
- residence High Park House 1841 (census)
son John
- born c.1840 (1841 census)
- born 1839 Stotsford (birth reg.)
- residence High Park House 1841 (census)
George Carr (of Fine Chambers)
(Fine Chambers is a house near Finechambers Mill)
This is possibly the George who married Elizabeth Liddell on 22 May 1779 at Whitley Chapel.
daughter Elisabeth
- baptised 16 Jul 1780, of Fine Chambers (parish register)
son George
- baptised 25 Aug 1782, of Fine Chambers (parish register)
daughter Jane
- baptised 14 Aug 1785, of Fine Chambers (parish register)
John Carr (of Peth Head House)
- born c.1792-1796 (1841 census)
- residence Peth Head Cottage 1841 (census)
- ore smelter 1841 (census)
wife Mary
- born c.1797-1801 (1841 census)
- residence Peth Head Cottage 1841 (census)
daughter Mary
- born c.1822-1826 (1841 census)
- residence Peth Head Cottage 1841 (census)
Jane Carr (of Greenways?)
- born c.1767-1771 (1841 census)
- residence Greenways? 1841 (census)
- independent 1841 (census)
Mary Carr (of Greenways?)
- born c.1782-1786 (1841 census)
- residence Greenways?n 1841 (census)
- independent 1841 (census)
John Carr (of Greenways?)
- born c.1787-1791 (1841 census)
- residence Greenways? 1841 (census)
- ag lab 1841 (census)
Jesse? Carr (of Greenways?)
- born c.1812-1816 (1841 census)
- residence Greenways? 1841 (census)
- ag lab 1841 (census)
