In a message dated 12/09/2004 22:22:20 GMT Daylight Time, clifford-allison@supanet.com writes: I'd love to know more about the ALLISON mill and the LUMSDON laundry you mention. I search long and hard for collateral branches of both these families, with little success so far. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The firm William Allison were Millers at 120-121 Whitburn Street, between Dundas Street and Calver Street. They are listed in the 1914 Directory and I remember were still there after WW2. The reason I think that the Lumsdens had something to do with the Luxdon Laundry is that in the 1950s I knew someone called Lumsden-Taylor, and was told that his family owned the laundry, there still exists a County Luxdon Laundry Ltd. in Sunderland. Regards Stan Mapstone www.mapstone.org

----- Original Message ----- From: <Stanmapstone@aol.com> To: <ENG-DUR-SUNDERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 12:01 AM Subject: [genealogy] Re: [SUNDERLAND] Introducing myself >> The reason I think that the Lumsdens had something to do with the Luxdon > Laundry is that in the 1950s I knew someone called Lumsden-Taylor, and was told > that his family owned the laundry, there still exists a County Luxdon Laundry > Ltd. in Sunderland. > > Regards Stan Mapstone > www.mapstone.org Two undocumented sources may be better than one ? My wife also states that the Luxdon laundry was owned by the Lumsden-Taylor family. (Unequivocal statement in response to my query "do you know of any connection between the Lumsden-Taylors and the Luxdon Laundry?" - "The Luxdon laundry was owned by the Lumsden-Taylors"). Her family in Sunderland always sent their laundry to Luxdons, perhaps as a consequence of some personal acquaintance - eg membership of the Rotary Club of Sunderland?. Tim Sewell.