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Hannah Douglas Smith married William Warwick.

Hard to read the original census but Hannah here is aged 13 living with father John Smith and mother Ann. Hannah father is down again as profession, cordwainer. Address Hillgate, Gateshead as before.

A cordwainer was a shoemaker who crafted new shoes from new leather, distinguishing them from cobblers, who primarily repaired shoes. The term originates from the leather known as cordwain, historically produced in Córdoba, Spain.

1851