Closeaburn (Melkridge)

Located NE of Haltwhistle on the north side of Hadrian's Wall.  It can be found on Lieutenant Andrew Armstrong & Son's Map of the County of Northumberland, 1769.  

6 Jun 1841
John Lowes, Aged 80, Farmer, Yes
Eleanor Lowes, Aged 65, Yes
John Lowes, Aged 40, Yes
Nicholas Lowes, Aged 35, Yes
George Lowes, Aged 30, Yes
Elizabeth Lowes, Aged 25, Yes
Margaret Lowes, Aged 25, Yes
Anne Wilkinson, Aged 9, Yes

Mary Robson, Aged 55, Farmer, Yes
Thomas Robson, Aged 35, , Yes
Sarah Robson, Aged 20, , Yes
Nicholas Robson, Aged 15, , Yes

[HO107/839/23 f.14 p.6]

30 Mar 1851
Ellanor Lowes, Mother, Wid, Aged 81, Farmer of 1500 Acres Employing 2 Labourers,
John Lowes, Head, Unm, Aged 50, Farmer's Son,
Margaret Lowes, Daughter, Unm, Aged 36, Farmer's Daughter,
Ann Lowes, Granddaughter, Unm, Aged 18, Farmer's Daughter,
Elizabeth Lowes, Daughter, Unm, Aged 18, Farmer's Daughter,

1858 Post Office Directory of Northumberland and Durham

Lowes John, farmer, Close burns
Robson Thomas, farmer, Closeburn

2 Apr 1871

Closaburns
Walter Dodd, Head, Mar, Aged 56, Farmer of 26 Acres, NBL Wark
Mary A. Dodd, Wife, Mar, Aged 56, , NBL Thorngrafton
Elizabeth Smith, Daughter, Mar, Aged 26, Wife of John Smith Labourer, NBL Melkridge
Henery Dodd, Son, Unm, Aged 25, Labourer, NBL Melkridge
Francis Dodd, Son, Unm, Aged 21, Labourer, NBL Melkridge
Thomas Dodd, Son, Unm, Aged 19, Labourer, NBL Melkridge
Walter Dodd, Son, , Aged 14, Scholar, NBL Melkridge

Low Cloasaburns
Ann Lowes, Head, Unm, Aged 37, Farmer of 189 Acres, NBL Haltwhistle
John Heslop, Servant, Unm, Aged 37, Farm Servant Indoors, NBL Haltwhistle
Rossana Little, Servant, Unm, Aged 22, General Servant Indoors, NBL Haltwhistle

Walter Dodd, Head, Mar, Aged 65, Farmer of 28 Acres, NBL Wark
Mary A. Dodd, Wife, Mar, Aged 66, Farmer's Wife, NBL Haltwhistle
Ann Dodd, Daughter, Unm, Aged 43, Farmer's Daughter, NBL Haltwhistle
Francis Dodd, Son, Unm, Aged 30, Farmer's Son, NBL Haltwhistle
Thomas Dodd, Son, Unm, Aged 29, Labourer (Agr), NBL Haltwhistle
John Dodd, Son, Unm, Aged 27, Labourer (Agr), NBL Haltwhistle

5 Apr 1891

Low Closaburns
George Lowes, Head, Mar, Aged 48, Farmer, NBL Haltwhistle
Mary Lowes, Wife, Mar, Aged 44, , NBL Haltwhistle
Mary A. Lowes, Daughter, Single, Aged 19, Governess (School), NBL Haltwhistle
Edward Lowes, Son, Single, Aged 17, Bank Clark, NBL Haltwhistle
Eleanor Lowes, Daughter, Single, Aged 15, , NBL Haltwhistle
Elizabeth Lowes, Daughter, , Aged 13, , NBL Haltwhistle
Kate Lowes, Daughter, , Aged 11, Scholar, NBL Haltwhistle
Georgina Lowes, Daughter, , Aged 9, Scholar, NBL Haltwhistle
George Thomas Lowes, Son, , Aged 6, Scholar, NBL Haltwhistle
Annie Lowes, Daughter, , Aged 3, , NBL Haltwhistle
Gladyas Lowes, Daughter, , Aged 9 month, , NBL Haltwhistle
Robert Ord, Servant, Wid, Aged 31, Farm Labourer, NBL Haltwhistle

High Closaburns
Christopher Liddell, Head, Mar, Aged 48, Farmer, NBL Haltwhistle
Elizabeth Liddell, Wife, Mar, Aged 57, NBL Haltwhistle
Hannah Hepple, Servant, Single, Aged 25, Domestic Servant, NBL Haltwhistle

31 Mar 1901