It came afterwards to the possession of the Brandling family and the Doubledays. When he died in 1636, the estate passed to his son, Sir Francis Brandling. In the mid 16th century Hadston township was acquired by Robert Brandling of North Gosforth. Brandling, a staunchly Royalist and Catholic family, Blaxton and Wyclyffe. Brandling duly lived at Felling with his wife Anne. In 1605, Thomas' grandson, Robert Brandling, inherited the manor. Lady Jersey married Charles Brandling on 12 September 1865. A third son Ninian, married a daughter of Henry Brandling (see Brandling of Newcastle). In 1839 the Brandling Junction Railway opened much of its network. Grainger's plan was not adopted, and the Brandling Junction Railway reached Gateshead in 1839. On 11 November 1840 the Brandling Junction Railway opened its Tanfield Moor branch. The Brandling Junction Railway was an early railway in County Durham, England.