In a message dated 26/03/2004 06:03:22 GMT Standard Time, pstone8@msn.com writes: parish register of Holy Trinity, Sunderland. If she was from Tunstall Hill, would this be the best parish to try, or should I try another? Her marriage in 1851 is in the GRO records, so it seems likely she'd be Church of England. Hi Patrick, Tunstall was a Township in the parish of Bishopwearmouth, so the parish church was St. Michael and All Angels. Civil Registration has nothing to do with religion, every marriage of whatever religion, as well as civil marriages, had to be registered. The township of Tunstall was only 808 acres and the population in 1821 was only 64, and in 1831 was only 75, but by 1901 it was 5,400 due to the development of New Silksworth, part of which was in Tunstall. If you go to _http://www.tomorrows-history.com/_ (http://www.tomorrows-history.com/) you can view maps of the area for various dates. There were at least two farms including Tunstall Hills Farm and Elstob House. Tunstall is mentioned in the Boldon Book of 1183, the name means simply 'the farmstead'. Regards Stan Mapstone