Hi Barb I was going to say you could check yourself on freebmd but just checked to see if they were there first and neither event are No births registered for a William HALL in South Shields 1894 or a marriage for a Mary HALL to an Alexander SWAN at any time anywhere I don't see them via Ukbmd either Best wishes Nivard Ovington, in Cornwall (UK) > Would anyone on this list be able to help with a birth lookup for my > grandfather William HALL born October 20, 1894 in South Shields England? > > I am also looking for a marriage of Mary Elizabeth HALL to a Alexander > SWAN between January 1903 and October 1903 possibly South Shields. > > Thanks > Barb > Nova Scotia Canada