The family largely stayed in the north east of England coming from:

• Allenheads (Irwin & Philipson)
• Askham Bryan (Colbeck)
• Beamish (Irwin)
• Dewsbury (Tattersfield)
• Dundee (Proctor)
• Edlingham (Colbeck, Southern)
• Eglingham
• Etherly (Bousfield)
• High Weetslade (Colbeck )
• Newcastle upon Tyne (Irwin)
• Newcastle upon Tyne (Proctor)
• North Shields (Southern)
• South Shields (Southern)
• Tanfield (Irwin)
• Whittingham (Coxon)