Newbottle

A Memory of Houghton-Le-Spring.

I have looked up on the 1911 census and my mam Cicely Fallon lived in 4 Gaweswell Terrace, Newbottle. My granda was a miner, a hewer, can anyone tell me what a hewer did? His name was Matthew Fallon. My gran was Julie, she was born in Newbottle. Other siblings were Matthew jr , Honor and Annie. I don't have my gran's maiden name. Also my mam had a son from a previous marriage, my late half brother, who was born in that area, his name was James Edward Lowery. I am 74 so I don't think I will see the area if it is still there, only on streetview.

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