Joseph LONGMIRE

Bef 1846 - 1924  (78 years)

• Name	Joseph LONGMIRE
  Birth	Bef 4 Apr 1846	Shincliffe, Durham   [1, 2]
  Christening	4 Apr 1846	Chapelry of St. Margaret, Durham, Co. Durham   [3]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	0EAE7ECF8E9B46F888C78D0731898E9E3979
  Death	Jun 1924	Newcastle upon Tyne RD   [4]
  Notes	Baptised as the son of Miles, blacksmith, and Sarah Longmire of Framwellgate. Birth registration index gives surname as LONGMIRES. 1881 census: in Moatside Lane, Durham St Nicholas, Durham, Joseph LONGMIRE (head, married, 33, board of health labourer, born Durham), Elizabeth LONGMIRE (wife, married, 34, born Durham), William WILKIE (stepson, 13, scholar, born Durham), Thomas LONGMIRE (son, 3, born Durham) and James LONGMIRE (son, 1, born Durham). 1891 census: at 104 Claypath (Paradise Lane), St Nicholas, Durham, Joseph LONGMIRE (head, married, 45, labourer, born Durham, Durham), Elizabeth A LONGMIRE (wife, married, 45, born Durham, Durham), William WILKIE (stepson, 23, single, carpet weaver, born Durham, Durham), Thomas I LONGMIRE (son, 13, scholar, born Durham, Durham), James LONGMIRE (son, 11, scholar, born Durham, Durham) and Lily LONGMIRE (daughter, 8, born Durham, Durham). 1901 census: at 26 Watson Street, Throston, Hartlepool, Durham, Joseph LONGMIRE (head, married, 56, shipyard labourer, born Durham, Durham), Elizabeth Ann LONGMIRE (wife, married, 56, born Durham, Durham), Thomas Ivison LONGMIRE (son, 23, shipyard labourer, born Durham, Durham), Lily LONGMIRE (daughter, 18, born Durham, Durham), Joseph LONGMIRE* (son, 1, born Hartlepool, Durham), William TUFFNELL (grandson, 14, born Durham, Durham) and Joseph TUFFNELL (grandson, 12, born Durham, Durham). * Joseph might have been Lily's son - his birth record shown no father's name. 1911 census: at 3 Oak Street, South Bank, Eston, North Riding of Yorkshire (6 rooms), Joseph LONGMIRE (head, married, 59, general labourer at basic slag works, born Durham, Durham), Elizabeth LONGMIRE (wife, 59, married 35 years 6 children, 3 living, 3 dead, born Durham, Durham), Lily TYLER (daughter, 28, married 3 years, 2 children both living, born Durham, Durham), Ben TYLER (son in law, 32, married, loco engineman at slag wool works, born Middlesborough, Yorks), Joseph LONGMIRE (grandson, 12, born South Bank, Yorks), Lily LONGMIRE (granddaughter, 7, born South Bank, Yorks), Henry TYLER (grandson, 2½, born South Bank, Yorks) and Mary Elizabeth TYLER (grandaughter, 1, born South Bank, Yorks). 1921 census: as J LONGMIRE, Joseph was a boarder, aged 70y 3m, widower, born Durham, Co. Durham, at 29 Dover Street, Cargo Fleet, Middlesbrough, North Riding of Yorkshire. He was still working, as a labourer at Cargo Fleet steel plant.
  Person ID	I4830	Great Horkesley, Essex
  Last Modified	18 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Miles LONGMIRE,   b. Bef 22 Aug 1802, Broughton, Westmoreland d. Dec 1858, Durham RD (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Sarah HARRISON,   b. Abt 1820, Kirby Stephen, Durham d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	14 Jun 1845	Shildon, Durham   [5, 6]
  Family ID	F1635	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Ann IVISON,   b. Abt 1846, Durham d. Sep 1917, Middlesbrough RD (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	Jun 1873	Durham RD   [7]
  Children	1. Thomas Ivison LONGMIRE,   b. Dec 1877, Durham, Co. Durham d. Yes, date unknown   2. James LONGMIRE,   b. Dec 1879, Durham, Co. Durham d. Yes, date unknown   3. Lillie Ivison LONGMIRE,   b. Dec 1882, Durham, Co. Durham d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1634	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 May 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S178] BMD index, as Joseph LONGMIRES, Q3 1846 Durham & Lanchester 24/89, mother's maiden name HARRISON. (Reliability: 3). [S53] 1851 census. [S370] England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 at ancestry.com, September 2015 and later. [S178] BMD index, aged 77, Q2 1924 Newcastle upon Tyne 10b/61. (Reliability: 3). [S371] England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 at ancestry.com, September 2015 and later. [S178] BMD index, Q2 1845 Auckland 24/20. (Reliability: 3). [S178] BMD index, Q2 1873 Durham 10a/561. (Reliability: 3).