Thanks for confirming my thoughts Gillian. Doris - hope it turns out to be the one you are looking for. Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: "r.smith45" <r.smith45@ntlworld.com> To: "Jan Boyes" <markandjanboyes@ntlworld.com>; "john harker" <john.harker@ntlworld.com>; <DUR-NBL@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2011 10:19 AM Subject: Re: [DUR-NBL] birth > Hi Jan, > > Have taken a look at the image and I agree with you that the transcriber > has mixed the two girls up and the original indexer may have mistaken the > 'S' for an 'L', so Sowry became Lowry!! Good luck Doris. > > Gillian > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jan Boyes" <markandjanboyes@ntlworld.com> > To: "john harker" <john.harker@ntlworld.com>; <DUR-NBL@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2011 9:08 PM > Subject: Re: [DUR-NBL] birth > > >> Hi Doris, >> I've found this on Freebmd site which could be a possibility. >> >> Births Jun 1845 >> LOWRY Mary Ellen Penley Tynemouth 25 414 >> >> Have a look on the site at the name, then click on the spectacles at the >> right hand side of the entry. >> Click on "View the orignal" then all the names come up. >> >> Have a look at two girls names on the image - I'm only going to type >> their >> christian names >> Mary Ellen Sowry - says she is registered at Falmouth. >> Then underneath her is >> Hannah Penley - says she is registered at Tynemouth >> >> As you can see above, at the transcription, it says that Mary Ellen >> Penley >> LOWRY was registered at Tynemouth. >> I think the transcriber has mixed the two girls up, and that Mary Ellen, >> should really be Mary Ellen LOWRY >> (SOWRY - maybe a corruption of SOUTHRY?) >> >> I might well be barking up the wrong tree. >> Would appreciate it if other listers would have a look please, and see >> what >> you think. >> >> Jan >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "john harker" <john.harker@ntlworld.com> >> To: <DUR-NBL@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2011 3:43 PM >> Subject: [DUR-NBL] birth >> >> >>> Hello >>> have looked for years for my great grand mother`s birth ,to no >>> avail. >>> Wonder if any one can help ,or point me in the right direction >>> ,any help greatly appreciated >>> Her name was Mary Ellen Southry ,but many spellings on this name >>> Father to Mary Ellen was a French man ,one Henry Sontrin a boat >>> builder >>> Acoording to census she was born in Blyth Northumberland, date >>> of >>> birth about 1845 >>> Many thanks for any information >>> Doris, >>> membership >>> number 6933