In a message dated 14/02/2007 16:08:20 GMT Standard Time, ynge@blueyonder.co.uk writes: Does anyone have any info on Fatfield House Durham where William Barras was born. ___________________________________________ There was a Fatfield House in Pittington, County Durham. Regards Stan Mapstone

Thanks to those people who responded to my questions. I'll have to look for her some other way. If she was Francis's daughter and was born in Morgan Street around 1900, which Church (C of E) may she have been christened in. Douglas Brown Queanbeyan, Australia

Thank you Ellen Hughes for some helpful suggestions best wishes from Isabel Adams

Hi My ancestor died in 1899 at [according to her death cert ] Fern Lea House The Avenue Durham [its actually Nevilles Cross area] I have been unable to find any record of the house , but I notice there is a hotel called FARNLEY TOWER HOTEL. How can I find out if this is actually the place? best wishes from Isabel Adams

please can anyone tell me where I can find methodist church records in houghton le spring and pittington area starting around 1840 onwards. Trying to find wiley/wylie family from Ireland appeared first in 1851 census in pittington from co down. any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. S thompson.

Thanks Stan for the excellent information...Regards...Shaun

Hi List The Trafalgar Roll has a Robert YEOMAN aged 20 born in Shields serving aboard HMS Defence. Accouding to the IGI, a Robert Brown YEOMAN was baptised 24 Aug 1787 at South Shields (St. Hilda's, I presume) to Henry & Frances, who may be the same person. Does anyone have a connection to him or any other information? Happy hunting John LOVE

In a message dated 13/02/2007 19:04:48 GMT Standard Time, shirleythompson@talktalk.net writes: please can anyone tell me where I can find methodist church records in houghton le spring and pittington area starting around 1840 onwards. _________________________________________________________ Try Durham County Record Office http://www.durham.gov.uk/recordoffice/usp.nsf/pws/Durham+Record+Office+-+Our+Holdings Regards Stan Mapstone

In a message dated 13/02/2007 21:43:20 GMT Standard Time, doubro@tpg.com.au writes: Morgan Street around 1900, which Church (C of E) may she have been christened in. ______________________________________________ If it was Southwick then it will be Holy Trinity. Regards Stan Mapstone

Hi, regards the Corporation water works at Humbledon Hill ,it has been turn in to flats and in the grounds they built bungalows Which is making good use of the building ,from my bedroom window I can see this building . I know this bit has nothing to do with family history or local history But the sky (sometimes )are beautiful , the colours when the sky turns from a pink to a burnt orange are really beautiful Doris

In a message dated 13/02/2007 11:59:49 GMT Standard Time, john.harker@ntlworld.com writes: Hi, regards the Corporation water works at Humbledon Hill , it has been turn in to flats and in the grounds they built bungalows _____________________________________________________________ >From the aerial photograph on _http://local.live.com/_ (http://local.live.com/) it looks as though the reservoir is still there. You can still see the outline of the walls. Regards Stan Mapstone

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/NBL/DeathNotices/ Hi Everyone, Please note another 7,260 entries have been added to the Evening Chronicle Death Notice Index, bringing the total entries to something in the region of 75,000. I do know we ran out of space on a standard excel spreadsheet of 65,536 when I was adding the 1904 entries. I now use a 26 page spreadsheet for our personal copies - It's the only way I know to keep up with Kath's output. I hope you all find someone you are looking for, I found a notice for my Dad's fifteen year old sister in the latest batch and it had never occurred to me to even look to see if there was an entry for her or her sister. I have passed on the messages I have received for Kath. Margaret.

Many thanks to Margaret Fuller and Stan Mapstone for pin-pointing Slake Terrace for me. Regards Peter Beardmore McIVOR Jarrow PAGE Jarrow / Wallsend KELLY Jarrow DUFFY Jarrow O'BRIEN Jarrow All 1850ish to date ___________________________________________________________ What kind of emailer are you? Find out today - get a free analysis of your email personality. Take the quiz at the Yahoo! Mail Championship. http://uk.rd.yahoo.com/evt=44106/*http://mail.yahoo.net/uk

In message <58FACEC0-0C85-4655-BF3D-689874508C27@twcny.rr.com>, Carol Bradford <cbradfo1@twcny.rr.com> writes >Thank you to Heather, Dawn, Jim and Stan who weighed in with the >puzzle of Henry CARTER and his wife Fannie. The birthplace "Rillo" >will, I hope, be clear when the certificate arrives. In the >meantime, I did find their marriage on FreeBMD 2/4 1869 in Gateshead >reg dist, Frances FAIRLESS and Henry HOLMES. It was indexed under >Henry's middle name, which I learned from his Missouri death >certificate, image online! An incredible resource. > >The middle name also makes it practically certain that Henry was the >son of Henry CARTER and Ann HOLMES, who were married 21 Apr 1839 >Durham St Giles and were last heard of in the 1841 census in Witton >Gilbert. > >Carol Bradford > > Hi Carol, 1851 census - Ancestry have Henry as CASTER HO107/2394 folio 353 p 57 Sacriston DUR Jane HOLMES hd widow 58 DUR Whickham John " son 31 coal miner DUR Tanfield Christopher HOLMES son 20 Coal miner DUR Tanfield Henery CARTER nephew 9 DUR Witton Gilbert Perhaps the parents had both died. There is a death from Freebmd Deaths Sep 1841 CARTER Henry Durham &c 24 5[45] and these Deaths Dec 1842 CARTER Ann Durham 24 38 Deaths Sep 1843 CARTER Ann Chester le St. 24 _8 Regards, -- Helen Oram

Thank you. Although a number of possible definitions of "Lungie' have surfaced (see below), since I first posted my query in 2002, it is the logical/common sense application of the term that I am seeking. Here in the U.S., as far as I have been able to tell, the term is not known. I was hoping that someone in the U.K. had some historical point of reference, perhaps literary or anthropological, to help me put the nickname back in the proper context and thereby direct my search efforts for ancestors. Just a hunch and a long shot, I know. Bette > Putting Lungie into http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search brings up > seven postings to various lists. > lungie, longie, lungy. [ad. Norw. dial. lomgivie, f. lom LOOM n.2] > The > guillemot, Lomvia troile. > > > Regards Stan Mapstone

Hi Brian, Yes, thank you, I have seen the 'Google' search engine references but I am still casting about for an explanation for the use of the nickname either as a forename or a surname..... it's not clear, in the case of my ancestor. The single mention of the *nickname* that I have seen, and applied to my ancestor, is the use of the name "Lungie" on a 1870 death record in the U.S. I am curious as to the possibility that "Lungie" the nickname may relate to a specific noun... "a word that names or designates a person, place, thing, state or quality" thereby suggesting possible clues to parentage. Bette > Hi Bette - If you put "Lungie surname" (without the quotes) into Google > you > will find some references to it as a surname. > Also in the search you will find your previous request that you submitted > 7 > months ago ! > > Cheers - Brian LEGG in Coventry > (Campaign for upper-case surnames) >> Has anyone found "Lungie" used as a nickname in their family tree or in >> any English >> literature for the 1775-1850 time period? >> >> Thank you, >> Bette >>

Hi Betty , Sorry , it is my fault, miss leading email ,on the marriage certificate it just said Parish church then in the parish of Bishopwearmouth in the county of Sunderland (will go and sit in the corner with the pointed hat ) Doris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty Holmes" <bede@ns.sympatico.ca> To: "johnharker" <john.harker@ntlworld.com>; <DUR-NBL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 1:23 PM Subject: Re: [DUR-NBL] church lane > St Michael's parish Church Bishopwearmouth was not in the East end of > Sunderland.The east end began as you went down High Street towards the > Docks. Betty. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "johnharker" <john.harker@ntlworld.com> > To: <DUR-NBL-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 8:43 AM > Subject: [DUR-NBL] church lane > > >> Hi >> My question is was there a church lane down in the East End of >> Sunderland >> I ask because my grand parents marriage lines say they married in the >> parish church ,the parish of Bishopwearmouth ,address Church Lane >> Now I know of the church lane beside the Alms houses beside St Michaels` >> Bishopwearmouth (opposite the Empire ) >> But do not know a great deal about the East End of Sunderland >> Many years ago I did ask someone old and was told only a Church walk but >> no church lane ,were they right ? >> Many thanks for any help >> Doris >> ==== DUR-NBL Mailing List ==== >> To Post a message to this list send it to, >> DUR-NBL-L@rootsweb.com >> >> ==== DUR-NBL Mailing List ==== >> List Web Page >> http://www.communigate.co.uk/ne/durhamgenealogy/index.phtml >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> DUR-NBL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > >

Hi Betty , Many thanks for your reply to my email . Yes i do know St Michael`s parish church Bishopwearmouth is not in the East End of Sunderland I was born over the square to St Michael`s And the reason i wrote was as i said i knew of Church Lane ,Bishopwearmouth But i was of the under standing my grand parents always lived (untill his death )in the East End of Sunderland But as always with research people are never where you think they should be . Sorry if my email miss lead you Doris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty Holmes" <bede@ns.sympatico.ca> To: "johnharker" <john.harker@ntlworld.com>; <DUR-NBL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 1:23 PM Subject: Re: [DUR-NBL] church lane > St Michael's parish Church Bishopwearmouth was not in the East end of > Sunderland.The east end began as you went down High Street towards the > Docks. Betty. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "johnharker" <john.harker@ntlworld.com> > To: <DUR-NBL-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 8:43 AM > Subject: [DUR-NBL] church lane > > >> Hi >> My question is was there a church lane down in the East End of >> Sunderland >> I ask because my grand parents marriage lines say they married in the >> parish church ,the parish of Bishopwearmouth ,address Church Lane >> Now I know of the church lane beside the Alms houses beside St Michaels` >> Bishopwearmouth (opposite the Empire ) >> But do not know a great deal about the East End of Sunderland >> Many years ago I did ask someone old and was told only a Church walk but >> no church lane ,were they right ? >> Many thanks for any help >> Doris >> ==== DUR-NBL Mailing List ==== >> To Post a message to this list send it to, >> DUR-NBL-L@rootsweb.com >> >> ==== DUR-NBL Mailing List ==== >> List Web Page >> http://www.communigate.co.uk/ne/durhamgenealogy/index.phtml >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> DUR-NBL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > >

My maternal gt grandfather Thomas PATTERSON was born in Greencroft, Lanchester in 1852. His mother was Hannah HILLS (bp 1819 Lanchester). Her parents were Mark HILLS (bp 1775 Lanchester) and Sarah Simpson. On my paternal side I found that I have Dorothy HILLS (bp 1760) in Greencroft, daughter of George HILLS and Margaret Myers. The baptism record for Mark Hills just says Lanchester, not specifically Greencroft, and I realise that these entries are nearly 100 years apart. Greencroft is certainly a very small place now, but may have been larger many years ago. I haven't actually been able to find a certain connection between the two families, but what are the chances that two of my grandparents were descended from the same family??? Margaret

Hi My question is was there a church lane down in the East End of Sunderland I ask because my grand parents marriage lines say they married in the parish church ,the parish of Bishopwearmouth ,address Church Lane Now I know of the church lane beside the Alms houses beside St Michaels` Bishopwearmouth (opposite the Empire ) But do not know a great deal about the East End of Sunderland Many years ago I did ask someone old and was told only a Church walk but no church lane ,were they right ? Many thanks for any help Doris