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James was born on 4 August 1780, the son of James Hall and Mary ?, at Monkwearmouth, County Durham.
James commenced shipbuilding at Monkwearmouth in 1801.
In 1816 the Laing brothers left the Bridge yard to go to Southwick, and James took over the Bridge yard.
By 1827, his son, George Wilkin, who had joined the firm, took over the business, and by 1836, the firm became the Hall Brother's as George's younger brother William Joseph joined the firm. Both George Wilkin and William Joseph married daughters of Samuel Moore, who was a shipowner, and also into the | pottery business. Samuel Moore also had a son, William, whose son, John Storey Moore led the shipbuilding business in it's final period of operation. Among the many fine ships turned out on the west side of the bridge were the Daphne (1854), of 800 tons, and the Jane Temperley (1856), of 998 tons. The facilities of the Halls included a wet dock, a floating dock and a three crane wharf. In addition to building, the Halls did a great volume of repair work The Halls were in the shipbuilding industry for 60 years, although they were not building continuously. |
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Dorothy was born on 23 December 1782, the daughter of John Wilkin and Ann ?, at Sunderland, County Durham. I have identified the following children. |
Birth of Parents
George Wilkin Born 20 Sep 1806 Monkwearmouth Married Elizabeth Moore James Cooper Born 9 May 1808 Monkwearmouth William Joseph Born 22 Sep 1811 Monkwearmouth Married Sarah Moore Mary Ann Born abt 1813 Monkwearmouth Thomas Smith Born 10 Jan 1816 Monkwearmouth Jane Elizabeth Born 8 Nov 1818 Monkwearmouth
| James Hall |
b: 4 Aug 1780 Monkwearmouth, County Durham son of James Hall and Mary ? |
| Dorothy Wilkin |
b: 23 Dec 1782 c: 9 Feb 1783 Sunderland, County Durham daughter of John Wilkin and Ann ? |
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29 Dec 1805 James Hall Dorothy Wilkin | St Peter, Monkwearmouth, County Durham |
| George Wilkin Hall |
b: 20 Sep 1806 Monkwearmouth Shore, County Durham son of James Hall and Dorothy Wilkin |
| James Cooper Hall |
b: 9 May 1808 Monkwearmouth Shore, County Durham son of James Hall and Dorothy Wilkin |
| William Joseph Hall |
b: 22 Sep 1811 Monkwearmouth Shore, County Durham son of James Hall and Dorothy Wilkin |
| Mary Ann Hall |
b: abt 1813 c: 17 Nov 1813 Monkwearmouth Shore, County Durham daughter of James Hall and Dorothy Wilkin |
| Thomas Smith Hall |
b: 10 Jan 1816 Monkwearmouth Shore, County Durham son of James Hall and Dorothy Wilkin |
| Jane Elizabeth Hall |
b: 8 Nov 1818 Monkwearmouth Shore, County Durham daughter of James Hall and Dorothy Wilkin |
| James Hall | Died abt 1829 |
| Dorothy (Wilkin) Hall | No Data |