Yes, I need to get someone to look at the copy held at The Rooms in NL unless Jean learns anything new from the museum historians. Vicki ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The two New Louen Poole Eng references I found on Google relate to the same marriage in Hermitage Bay, Newfoundland. I suspect that they are based on the same transcription so to settle this it will probably be necessary to look at the original document. There was a separate reference to 'New Louen, Conn' on the ellisisland.org website, but looking at the original Ship's Manifest proved that this was an error and it should have been New London, Conn. There is a 'New London Tavern' in Lagland Street, Poole but although this appears in the 1889 issue of Kelly's Directory, I cannot see any adjacent area which might be referred to 'New London' although it may have been a customary rather than official designation in a similar sense to 'The (Big) Smoke' for London. Intriguingly on the same marriage page (http://ngb.chebucto.org/Parish/herm-marr-01.shtml) there is an entry for a Richard Penny in 1877. He was born 'Newton, England'. Given the link between Dorset and Newfoundland this could be a contraction of Sturminster Newton, but as this is some distance from Poole I do not think that this is not connected with 'New Louen'. I look forward to hearing what suggestions come from your visit to Poole Museum. Russell