In a message dated 17/03/2005 00:00:36 GMT Standard Time, ENG-DUR-SUNDERLAND-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: jim.clay1@btopenworld.com <I'm trying to locate my better half's gg-grandad John Fleming STEPHENSON, a shipwright, who was born in Sunderland about 1835 according to 1861/1881/1891/1901 censuses; he was not at home for the 1871. > I have a Mary Stephenson married to John Goodchild Mordey on 18 April 1854, at that stage the Mordey's were farmers and landowners, John G Mordey's father 'William' was a Doctors who had a lot to do with putting in ?drainage/clean water to the town. I would be interested to find out more about the Stephenson family, Mary was my gt.gt. Grandmother. I will drop you a line off list so as not to clog the list up with too much info:-) Kind Regards, Susan Kennedy _http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/k/e/n/Susan-J-Kennedy-Lanarkshire/ index.html_ (http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/k/e/n/Susan-J-Kennedy-Lanarkshire/index.html)