BARB'S GENEALOGY TIDBITS #4-SUSAN MCWATTERS

Susan McWatters the wife of great-great grandfather George Witheridge. She came from County Armagh, Ireland in 1864. They lived in the Durham region. The Witheridge family history goes back to the 1600s in Devon England. Her background and family have been a 34 year search. So at a local genealogical meeting for York Region last night- April 12, 2017 the talk was about British Home Children. The time frame 1869 to the early 1900s. Farm hands and domestics. So a bell went off- why not research that area. Perhaps she did not come with family to the Durham region but was one of the Home Children. Worth a shot so I will update at a later date to determine if anything came of this lead if it is one. The presenters were from the International British Home Children group.
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