Hello everybody! In due course I'm hoping that we can share a lot of information through this list. I have progressed research fairly quickly this year. I am not Northumbrian resident, living near London, but my Father originated from Fulwell/Seaburn/Cleadon/Whitburn in Sunderland and the family mostly seems to come from thereabouts. The ALLISONs seem to have been quite a well connected family in their day and I give below some names to try to tickle peoples' fancies! My Father had me late in life. So that you have the context, he was born at 4 Campbell Terrace, Fulwell (no longer there?) on 3rd January 1896. I was born in London in 1952. I must be one of the youngest surviving sons of a WW1 Veteran! ALLISON (formerly) of UNDERCLIFFE and TICKFORD ABBEY LUMSDON (and LUMSDEN?) GOURLEY (and GOURLAY?) TEMPERLEY VAUX LOVELY (or LOVELAY?) BELLARBY (or BELLERBY?) GYLBY. LIDDEL (and LIDDELL?) HALL (ugh!) BUSBY GUY CLAY COXON DOXFORD DARKE HINDE NOBLE RITSON STOREY THORMAN Those are the main ones, anyway! Looking forward to a long, happy and fruitful association! Clifford Allison