I have been looking for quite a few years for Ancestors of William Barras, b 1760 in Chester le Street, who married Grace Cunningham in Tynemouth on 17 Novenber 1783. I thought his father would have been named Francis as his first child was given this name.The Barras way of naming children after father/grandfather wouldhave been kept up. Another family line has already placed him as possibly marrying Mary Tate and having ?2 sons William 1779 and James 1781. I have found no other children for this couple and my research into this line was all but stopped. Then I thought of one other chink of light on this problem. Could it possibly be that his wife died some time after James's birth and William then married Grace. She was born in Lamesley. The dates could fit in. I would welcome any comments. Ann