Hello Nora - I checked on ancestry.com, which is not free, but I am a member and don't mind looking up for you, and I found in the 1851 England census a William Avery born c 1826 in Long Benton, Northumberland and Margaret born there in 1829 and Jane born there in 1850 all now living in the Civil Parish of Seaton Delaval?, Northumberland. Assuming this is your family, I also found on ancestry in the England and Wales Christening records, 1530-1906 a christening record for a William Avery baptised 5 Mar 1826 in Long Benton, Northumberland, father listed as William Avery and mother listed as Elizabeth. The only William Avery I can find born near 1826 in Northumberland in the 1841 census is a 15 year old boy living with a farming famly (Dixon) in Heaton, All Saints, Northumberland working as a forgiman, whatever that is. Not sure if this helps, let me know if I can search something else for you. Linda U Windsor, Ontario, Canada Nora Avery <[email protected]> Sent by: [email protected] 19/03/2009 11:23 AM To [email protected] cc Subject [DUR-NBL] Emmigration records? Where would I go online to search (free?) records of those who left England in the mid 1800s for other countries? In particular I'm interested in my g-g'parents: William Avery (abt 25), wife Margaret Dawson Avery (abt 22), and baby daughter Jane Ann Avery (abt 1 year) who show up on the 1851 census in New Hartley, NBL. I have a copy of his citizenship document issued on 20 Oct 1856 in Allegany County, Maryland, USA. In that document it says he appeared before the clerk on 19 Sep 1854 to declare his intent to become a citizen. It also says (but this is not substantiated by any other documents) that "...said William Avery has continued to reside within the limits and under the jusisdiction of the United States for the last five years..." So, if I take five years off of the date of 20 October 1856 I arrive at October 1851. I am assuming that after the June 1851 census he left for America, but I haven't found the family on any ship's records for late 1851. I thought I'd look at the country of exit and see what I could find there. Any direction? Thank you. Nora Avery Gainesville, Florida, USA ==== DUR-NBL Mailing List ==== To Post a message to this list send it to, [email protected] ==== 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 [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message