Dear List Members, This is my first post to this list, so please bear with me if I make this a clumsy attempt. My three times great grandparents, Thomas Rimer & Mary Ann Deary/Derry were married in Berwick-Upon-Tweed in the early part of 1850. (Thomas was a soldier in the 33rd Regiment of Foot.) Then, in the early part of September, 1850, John Thomas Rimer was born to this couple in Sunderland. My two questions are: * Is there a local government office there in Sunderland that houses the birth record for John Thomas Rimer? * Is there a possibility to discover whether Thomas, Mary Ann, and John Thomas Rimer were in Sunderland during the 1851 census? I am up against the wall trying to find a way to locate this family in the 1851 census...don't know how to proceed. Thank you to all for reading this and for anyone who can provide me with help and/or direction. Kind Regards, Mary A. Fox Texas - U.S.A.