Thank you to Heather, Dawn, Jim and Stan who weighed in with the puzzle of Henry CARTER and his wife Fannie. The birthplace "Rillo" will, I hope, be clear when the certificate arrives. In the meantime, I did find their marriage on FreeBMD 2/4 1869 in Gateshead reg dist, Frances FAIRLESS and Henry HOLMES. It was indexed under Henry's middle name, which I learned from his Missouri death certificate, image online! An incredible resource. The middle name also makes it practically certain that Henry was the son of Henry CARTER and Ann HOLMES, who were married 21 Apr 1839 Durham St Giles and were last heard of in the 1841 census in Witton Gilbert. So perhaps Rillo = Witton??? Carol Bradford Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, USA

In message <58FACEC0-0C85-4655-BF3D-689874508C27@twcny.rr.com>, Carol Bradford <cbradfo1@twcny.rr.com> writes >Thank you to Heather, Dawn, Jim and Stan who weighed in with the >puzzle of Henry CARTER and his wife Fannie. The birthplace "Rillo" >will, I hope, be clear when the certificate arrives. In the >meantime, I did find their marriage on FreeBMD 2/4 1869 in Gateshead >reg dist, Frances FAIRLESS and Henry HOLMES. It was indexed under >Henry's middle name, which I learned from his Missouri death >certificate, image online! An incredible resource. > >The middle name also makes it practically certain that Henry was the >son of Henry CARTER and Ann HOLMES, who were married 21 Apr 1839 >Durham St Giles and were last heard of in the 1841 census in Witton >Gilbert. > >Carol Bradford > > Hi Carol, 1851 census - Ancestry have Henry as CASTER HO107/2394 folio 353 p 57 Sacriston DUR Jane HOLMES hd widow 58 DUR Whickham John " son 31 coal miner DUR Tanfield Christopher HOLMES son 20 Coal miner DUR Tanfield Henery CARTER nephew 9 DUR Witton Gilbert Perhaps the parents had both died. There is a death from Freebmd Deaths Sep 1841 CARTER Henry Durham &c 24 5[45] and these Deaths Dec 1842 CARTER Ann Durham 24 38 Deaths Sep 1843 CARTER Ann Chester le St. 24 _8 Regards, -- Helen Oram