Thank you Geoff and Stan for your prompt replies. I am not transcribing the whole register (I have done parts of others in the past as time allows). I am looking for the birth of Thomas Cotton born 1800. He married in Monkwearmouth in 1827. I have his death cert which states he was aged 49 when he died in 1849, Ballast Hills, Bishopwearmouth, a fireteaser. No birthplace was stated on either record so it's like a needle in a haystack. As I was searching I kept looking for other family names including Haugh, Cotton, Dixon and Maw which may help me later. I always though it was better to get as close to the original as I could get - which is why I am checking microfilms at the LDS. Although this one has been re written out as the original register was too hard to read apparently. Stan the "Ped" appears on both marriage and baptism records and has also occurred in other churches Robinson Lane Chapel entry Jan 25 1835 Rosina D Thos Dixon keel Eliz Haugh Ped 1838 Bap Sunderland Parish Register Marriage entry Sep 10 1826 Thomas Dixon Eliz Haugh (tick) Ped Geoff you made some great suggestions about visiting the Sunderland Library and other sources which I would dearly love to but unfortunately I live in New Zealand. I will follow up the Northfiche idea which was new to me. I can get it sent over to NZ and read it in the library. Would be wonderful if it was on disk. Again thanks for the suggestions. It is only a minor thing and probably not overly relevant. Just one of those things that I wanted to solve. Wendy Sunny Invercargill New Zealand No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.0/1136 - Release Date: 11/17/2007 2:55 PM