This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.co.uk/mbexec/msg/5538/DiH.2ACEB/935.1008 Message Board Post: my ggrandfather james was born in coleraine in 1830 married jane baines born in glasgow scotland settled in stoke-on-trent worked in pottery industry i cannot get any further back than that population in coleraine in 1830 was 11,000 how many were carsons? his parents first names are unknown to me. does this help you james