Hello Gary, PATTISON is quite a common name around the area. I haven't looked into this line yet but here's what I have. Joseph PATTISON and Elizabeth JAMES were married 15 Jun 1793 in Stanhope (IGI only) They had 6 children: Jane 1794 John 1797 Sarah 1799 (my line; went to Durham city; descendants in the USA before 1850) Nancy 1804 Thomas 1807 William 1810 (wdr. living in Shildon in 1851 with mother Elizabeth 77, daur. Jane 10 and niece Sarah 19); still there in 1861 with daur. Jane and family of niece Sarah WHINN/WYNN. I looked for your Elizabeth and found the marriage on FreeBMD. > Marriages Jun 1874 (>99%) > MUNFORD Robert Auckland 10a 392 > PATTISON Elizabeth Auckland 10a 392 The Elizabeth PATTISON born in Heighington shows up as a visitor in the 1871 census but not before which raises the question of where she was. Perhaps if you ordered the certificate it would tell you her father's name and she could be tracked down. The fact that Sarah PATTISON WHINN is a niece implies that William's brothers (or sisters) had children so perhaps this Elizabeth is connected somehow. Let me know if you find more information. Best wishes, Carol Bradford PS They were actually from Wearhead, Weardale, I believe, which was then quite a remote place (and may still be.) On Apr 11, 2007, at 1:51 PM, Gary Munford wrote: > Hello Carol > I have Pattison's in my tree, from I believe the Stanhope area. I > have an Elizabeth PATTISON from Heighington that married into the > MUNFORD family from Stanhope around 1875. > Any possible connection to your bunch? > Gary Munford > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Bradford" > <cbradfo1@twcny.rr.com> > To: <DUR-NBL-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, June 17, 2006 10:26 AM > Subject: [DUR-NBL] Re: DUR-NBL-D Digest V06 #247 > > >> Hi all, >> Anyone researching PADDISON should check the numerous alternative >> spellings. My PATTISONs from the Stanhope area appear as PATISON, >> PATTINSON, PATTASON etc. I'm going to check to see if any of my >> lost sheep are PADDISONs. >> >> Cheers, >> Carol Bradford >> Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, USA >> >> WATSON, CARTER, PATTISON, DUNN, JAMES, COXON around Stanhope, >> Durham and Newcastle before 1850. >> >> >> ==== DUR-NBL Mailing List ==== >> List Web Page >> http://www.communigate.co.uk/ne/durhamgenealogy/index.phtml >> >