WOW - Thank you everyone for all your amazing information. To get -locations -uses -owner -book reference etc was a boon! I am in Australia so I will see if The Australian Society of Genealogist has copies of any of the books you all mentioned. I have a feeling that it must be Herrington rather than Farrington Stan, because the H on the certificate is so clear but as I stated this is a GRO issue certificate so the original may look differently. I could presume that as they were married in a registry office that the clerk may not have been familiar with the Hall and wrote it as he heard it. I have printed all the information out and may get back to some of you off list for further information. I am so very glad my first posting was so successful and may of helped other people! Does anyone have any idea regarding Hannah's movement as posted in the original question - would it be likely she moved from Kelloe to Low, Rawgreen , Hexham back to Silksworth or are the distances too unfeasible? Thanks again! Gabrielle Sydney Australia --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! – Get yours free!

Gaby, If you have doubts about any difference between the original certificate and the GRO issue certificate that you have, it could be worth your while contacting the Sunderland registrars at http://www.sunderland.gov.uk/public/editable/life-episodes/bdm/ccs09b-d-m.asp to see if they can issue you with a "real" copy of the original (as opposed to a transcription copy), complete with the participants' "real" signatures. They responded positively and very quickly to an email from me regarding a GRO mistranscription a few months ago. They may perhaps be able to confirm whether the original shows Herrington or Farrington without you having to buy another certificate, if you wish to save a few quid. HTH Tim S. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gabbie T" <groupsgabbie@yahoo.co.uk> To: <ENG-DUR-SUNDERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 1:59 PM Subject: [genealogy] [SUNDERLAND] The Herringtons - with another question and Thanks <snipped> > I have a feeling that it must be Herrington rather than Farrington Stan, because the H on the certificate is so clear but as I stated this is a GRO issue certificate so the original may look differently. I could presume that as they were married in a registry office that the clerk may not have been familiar with the Hall and wrote it as he heard it. <remainder snipped>