James Hall was born c1782 in Northumberland. There is a christening for James Hall on June 16th, 1782 in Morpeth son of George Hall & Mary Davison but this is not proven.
James married Barbara Wilson.
Barbara & James had 5 known children. A daughter Jane was born December 29th 1805 & christened March 9th, 1806 at Morpeth, the record stating that her father was a native of Chatton & mother native of Morpeth. (There is a christening for Barbara, daughter of John & Jane Wilson of Coalhouses on Feb 26th, 1782 at Edlingham, Northumberland).
The christening record of their first son James born on April 17th 1808 & christened May 22nd 1808 at Bothal with Hebburn, near Morpeth states that James was a pitman, late of Bankhouses & was now in the navy & his wife Barbara was the daughter of John Wilson, a pitman of Shilbottle.
Second son John’s christening record in 1811 shows that his mother Barbara was a native of Lemmington & his father James was a pitman of Shilbottle.
Son William was christened in 1812 in Shilbottle & daughter Barbara was christened at Ellington in 1815.
The family appear to have moved south into Co Durham as the 1841 census shows. By this time James & Barbara were living in the mining village of South Hetton, Haswell & James was working as a coal miner. The population of South Hetton had increased due to the sinking of 2 new collieries in the district & James had followed the boom. Sons James, John, William & Hugh & their families were also living in South Hetton.
James & Barbara moved to Wingate, Co Durham where James, aged 64, died in 1849. He was buried on March 8th at Holy Trinity, Wingate Grange.
Widowed Barbara (Barbery in census) was living with Hugh Hall, a miner, & his wife Isabella & their 2 sons & 2 daughters at Wingate, Co Durham in 1851. She was listed as mother. Hugh had married Isabella Anderson on Dec 17th 1839 in South Hetton. No record of Hugh's birth has yet been found.
In 1861 widowed Barbara (Barbery in census) was living on her own at Todd Street, Wingate.
Barbara died in 1865 & was buried on February 14th at Wingate, her age given as 85.
The children of James Hall & Barbara Wilson were:
Jane Hall born December 29th 1805 & christened March 9th, 1806 at Morpeth
James Hall born April 17th & christened May 22nd 1808 at Bothal with Hebburn, near Morpeth; died August 15th, 1848 at Murton Colliery & buried on August 17th at Easington, Co Durham
[ha] John Hall born January 9th, 1811 & christened August 11th, 1811 at Shilbottle; buried February 22nd, 1870 at South Hetton, Co Durham
William Hall born September 26th & christened November 15th, 1812 at St James, Shilbottle; died Oct 2nd, 1874 at Sebastia, Shire of Marong, County of Bendigo, Victoria & buried Oct 4th at Eaglehawk Cemetery
Barbara Hall born January 31st 1815 at Kenton & christened February 17th, 1815 at Ellington, Northumberland; buried March 3rd, 1891at Holy Trinity, Murton, Co Durham
Hugh Hall born c1816 in Cowpen, Northumberland; buried December 4th 1893 at Wingate, Co Durham