Hello Janis Many thanks for this - very interesting, and possibly very significant, although the birth date 1832 for this John STEPHENSON appears too early (he was consistent in his age on all the censuses I've seen). I'll keep on looking for the marriage, as so much hinges on this. Best wishes, Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janis Noonan" <2zpool@charter.net> To: <ENG-DUR-SUNDERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 2:25 PM Subject: [SUNDERLAND] John Fleming STEPHENSON - shipwright - born Sunderland circa 1835 > Jim, > > I looked through my index of Bishopwearmouth and Monkwearmouth HO 107/2395 > folios 1-542 and HO 107/2396 folios 4-236., HO107/2398 folios 1-511. No > John Stephenson that meets your criteria. > > Interesting though and food for thought--there is a marriage of a Francis > Stevenson and Charlotte Fleming in Bishopwearmouth for 19 Sept 1826. Then > in the IGI extracted records a birth and christening of a John Stephenson > son of Francis Stephenson and Charlet Flemming in St. Mary's Roman Catholic > Church BWM. The dates are birth -10Dec 1832 and christening 30 Dec 1832. > > Keep these in mind for when you find his marriage and it gives the father's > name. > > Janis >