STROTHER
" one who dwells near marshy land
overgrown with brushwood "
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The Strother Family Coat of
Arms
This is the crest of the Strothers of Norham which has been handed down
through the generations
The name Strother has its
early roots in Northumberland.
They are believed to have been anciently seated as Lords of the Manor,
probably even before the Norman Conquest in 1066 AD.
My earliest known Strother ancestor is Lancelot who was born around
1620-1645 and believed to have died 20 November 1682. Nothing is known of
either his parentage or his marriage.
Lancelot is thought to have had at least four siblings - George, John,
William and Rees.
He lived in Norham, Northumberland.

Norham 1902
He was known as " Lancelot of Felkington ",
Felkington being a crossroads where a few farm cottages stood and which lay
about six miles south of Norham.

St Cuthberts' Church, Norham
Lancelot had three known children:
1. William ( my direct ancestor)
baptised 3 November 1665 at Norham.
After an apprenticeship of seven years to
Anthony Rutherford, on 19 April 1689 he became a freeman of Berwick upon
Tweed.
He married Elenor Hague at Norham on 27 April
1694 and they had seven children
1. John ( my direct ancestor )
baptised at Norham on 22 November 1694.
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2. Lancelot baptised 28 March 1697 at Norham.
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3. Ann baptised 15 August 1699 at Norham.
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4. Margery baptised 19 May 1702 at Norham.
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5. Margaret baptised 1 August 1704 at Norham.
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6. William baptised 11 March 1707 at Norham.
CHILDREN
1. John who was a fisherman. He also had at least one son.
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7. Eleanor baptised 26 July 1708 at Norham.
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2.John was baptised at Norham on 29 January 1679.
On 26 June 1705 he married Elisabeth Dodds, the daughter of Oswald Dodds.
John and Elisabeth had two known children:
1. Edward baptised 4 February 1706 at Norham. No other details regarding
Edward have been found.
2. John baptised 30 September 1707 at Norham.
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3. Ann was born at Norham in June 1681. No other information.
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