This web page is part of the Tyneside Family and Community web site. The site is a history of colliery villages in the North East of England, in particular the area of Weetslade in Northumberland in the 19^th Century. Pages on the site include Migration, Irish, Housing, Education and Work. There are many surnames included in the pages, which may be of interest to family historians.

Also include is my own personal family tree interests the surnames:- KANE, WAKE and DINNING.