I have recently this mailing list and would like to appeal to the readership for help. The outline of my problem is given briefly below:- I have traced my family back one Jeremiah HALTON. He lived in Carlisle and married Sarah BLAIN from Gt Orton in 1786 and they had three children. He was a sergeant in the Border Militia and is described as a tailor in Scotch St. The date of his burial was 6 Sept 1789 aged 31yrs. This puts his birth around 1757. Here the trail goes cold, no hint of parentage or place of birth. If anyone has come across Jeremiah or any other HALTON's from around that time that might give me a lead I would be eternally grateful to hear from them. I am also interested in three other family groups; LEWIN, JENKINSON and PATTERSON all located in Whitehaven or the surrounding district. Dennis Halton