Hi, I'm trying to find details of the parents of Robert ANDERSON, born in South Shields about 1816. He later married 'Isabella' and they lived in Newcastle, where he worked as a builder. That's all I know, I'm afraid. Can anyone point me in the direction of where to research his parentage? Many thanks in advance, Ian

Hi Ian What is the source of your information about Robert? That may give us some clues. If you get a birth certificate for one of Robert Anderson's children born after July 1837, this will give you the maiden name of the mother, which will help you locate the marriage. This is important given that the names concerned are relatively common. If the marriage took place after July 1837 the marriage entry or certificate will give you the names of the fathers of the groom and bride. If it took place earlier, you will get less information. One possibility is the following entry on the IGI www.familysearch.org Robert Anderson baptised 13 MAR 1816 St Hilda, South Shields, Durham, England Father: Robert Anderson Mother: Jane (Extracted entry) If you look on http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html and click on the map and follow the links you should be able to see the Bishops' Transcripts (BT) of the baptism noted above. The BTs have not been indexed so don't use the search function that comes up - you should be viewing images of the handwritten BTs. There were plenty of non-conformist churches in SOuth Shields, however, so there may be other options in their registers. If the Robert above turns out to be your family, look for siblings, and if there are any born between 1798 - 1812 these entries will be particularly informative. Good luck, Ingrid On 17/03/2009, at 2:12 PM, Ian Hepple wrote: > I'm trying to find details of the parents of Robert ANDERSON, born > in South > Shields about 1816. > > He later married 'Isabella' and they lived in Newcastle, where he > worked as > a builder. > > That's all I know, I'm afraid. Can anyone point me in the direction > of where > to research his parentage?