Hi Ian Was John's brother William Hunter, the father of Margaret Jane Hunter who married Thomas Wright in 1890? Thomas and Margaret were living at 14 Queen Street, Ryhope at the time. They were married in 1887 and Margaret was living with her parents William Hunter and Jane, at 14 Burdon Street, Ryhope. According to the 1881 census William Hunter was born in South Shields about 1833. William was a horsekeeper in the mines. William's father was also named William and his mother is called Dorothy. In the 1851 census William jr is 17, his brother Thomas is 15, sister Dorothy is 13 and sister Elizabeth is 9. As their mother is then 50 I would assume that John must be older than William. I don't suppose there is a conection as Hunter is quite a common name but they are in the right area at the right time so I thought I would give it a whirl. Susan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian Ridley" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 9:25 AM Subject: [ENG-DUR-SUNDERLAND] Errors in civil registration > Thanks to everyone for their replies, I think it is definately a case of > the declarant not really knowing the details as she was not family but a > sick nurse. It would not have been a nickname as he had a brother called > William. > Still I suppose it makes it more challenging. > > Regards > > Ian