In a message dated 07/07/2004 17:33:54 GMT Daylight Time, irene.marlborough@syngenta.com writes: If you feel so guilty about someone else researching your family for you, . . There's no need to feel guilty about that! Everyone could do with help from time to time, and indeed I would say that anyone working from a distance really NEEDS someone "on the spot" who is familiar with the region and with its records and families on a day-to-day basis. True, Lists such as this can be a great help - and all subscribers fall into the category of those who use them, but - let's not kid ourselves - when a complete stranger, whose motivation and honesty I have no idea about, tells me something without necessarily quoting their sources, or when they tell me something and quote sources I know to be suspect, ie secondary, then I know how much value to place upon it - very little, I'm afraid. Professional Genealogists may not be everyone's cup of tea but I have yet to discover any better way of conducting research from somewhere well outside the region in question. . >why don't you buy the CD of the 1851 census for Co. Durham. I have and it >means I can do my own research. Sure, it would be easier to use an overall >index if one was available but until then it must be done the hard way. I >believe Stepping Stones and/or S&N Genealogy have done 1841 and 1851 between >them. I have them both but I'm not at home so don't remember which was >which. Archive CD Books has done 1861 and is promising 1871 this year >although I haven't seen hide nor hair of it yet. . . I have the 1871 CD of Co Durham (and the Northumberland one). I have a feeling it has been advertised for some time but I bought my copy from S&N (British Data Archive) a couple of weeks ago at the annual York Family History Fair. I have the 1841, 71 and 91 facsimiles for the whole of both Northumberland and Co Durham, as well as all the 1851 census indexes yet published for the two counties, the Cleveland FHS "ENOCH" program for accessing details of the 1891 census of their district and various indexes to parts of the 1861 census for both counties, both published and my own extracts. It's amazing what one can build up over many years of collecting! . . Geoff Nicholson . 57 Manor Park, Concord, WASHINGTON, Tyne & Wear NE37 2BU Long-established Professional Genealogist: ask for details of NBL/DUR family history research by THE local expert, working for YOU.

I want to thank Irene, Kaytie, Christine, Daphne, and Harry Coxon for all the help with my Roxby research. You all have made my day. Irene, I am anxious to see what you have on Roxby, when you get home. Thank you all again, Phyllis USA __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail

Hi everyone :) I'm sorry to be a bother again, but I'm a woman on a mission and I WILL find my ggGrandmother if it kills me!!!! Having searched the Durham Records Online site for baptisms, the only one I can find is this one ... 78399.0 Elizabeth Armstrong 1844 Baptisms Easington Not the right year of birth, but it wouldn't be the first time I've found differences, sure it won't be the last either! ;D Does anyone have the ability to look up this baptism for me? Hubby's is US Army so we're only on a very low income. I can't justify the expense of paying for this until I'm at least 85% sure it's my Elizabeth, so any help any of you can give would be extremely appreciated!! :D Take care, Rob. IBSSG Stuttgart, Germany Honey's Home of Genealogy www.honeyshome.com

Hi Geoff :) Long time no "see"!! :D You may not remember but about 2 years ago you were a big help to me trying to find Elizabeth the first time. Obviously I still haven't found her!! lol I have absolutely no idea which part of Durham she was born in, this is where the problem lies. I have a lovely man in England trying to help me and I know he's narrowed it down, but it's a lot of work for him to personally search ALL the census records to find her. I feel terribly mean leaving it all with him, which is why I thought I'd ask the list for any help. Alison from the list has sent me the Durham Records Online link, which I'm in the process of searching now. As expected, there are still a lot of entries for Elizabeth ARMSTRONGs, it's a popular name back then ... sigh!! I'm going to narrow my search down as much as possible using this site, then hopefully I can answer your question as to which area of Durham. Until then, if anyone DOES have access to the 1851 census and "just happen" to come across Elizabeth ARMSTRONG born about 1848, parents John and Dorothy ARMSTRONG (nee WAUGH), I'd LOVE to hear about it!! :D Take care, Rob. IBSSG Stuttgart, Germany Honey's Home of Genealogy www.honeyshome.com ----- Original Message ----- From: GNicresearch@aol.com To: ENG-DURHAM-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 10:49 AM Subject: Re: [ENG-DUR] 1851 Durham census In a message dated 06/07/2004 23:24:14 GMT Daylight Time, honey@honeyshome.com writes: Does anyone have access to a seachable surname index for the 1851 Durham census? I've had a lovely man helping me to find Elizabeth ARMSTRONG and he's suggested the best direction to take is to find her on the census. She would have been about 3 years old. It will hopefully tell me if she had any siblings too. He's searched some of the areas of Durham but not all and I don't like asking him to do them all on his own! Any help would be enormously appreciated! :D . . For a meaningful answer to any question about "Durham" it will be necessary for you to specify whether you mean County Durham in general or Durham City in particular! A good index to the 1851 census of Durham City was published in 1992 by Durham Historical Enterprises, 3 Briardene, Margery Lane, Durham DH1 4QU. The ISBN is 0 9519088 0 4. It was compiled by David Butler, a former Durham County Archivist. I'm sorry but I don't know the price. . . For the whole county, there must be almost 100 different indexes which, between them, cover some 90% to 95% of the total. Most are published by either the Northumberland and Durham Family History Society or by the Cleveland Family History Society. If your interest is in the county in general you would need to look through them all unless, of course, you know the town concerned! . . Geoff Nicholson . 57 Manor Park, Concord, WASHINGTON, Tyne & Wear NE37 2BU Ask for details of NBL/DUR family history research in depth by THE local expert, working for YOU. ==== ENG-DURHAM Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe send the command unsubscribe to ENG-DURHAM-L-request@rootsweb.com (if in mail mode) or ENG-DURHAM-D-request@rootsweb.com (if in digest mode.)

In a message dated 07/07/2004 13:46:36 GMT Daylight Time, VLJoyce writes: I have been amazed at the number of RAINE's in Teesdale!! My mum's maiden name is RAINE and in Gloucestershire it is very uncommon. I visited Teesdale for the first time this spring, it is a very beautiful area. I was stunned by just how many RAINE's there are in Romaldkirk churchyard. I am finding it very hard to pick the families apart and have already gone off on a wild goose chase with a Jonathan RAINE, shoemaker, in Romaldkirk instead of my Jonathan RAINE, schoolmaster, Cotherstone! Vicky: . . If you were to read through some of the entries in Romaldkirk baptism register you would see that the number of Raines in that parish was enough to confuse even the local people in the 17th and 18th centuries. They had to resort to referring to individual Raines by the name of their father - "Harry's John Raine" or even "Tommy's Jack's Edward Raine". Sometimes if the mother was widowed or perhaps if it was she who "wore the trousers", you can even get "Mary's Will Raine". Such entries have an obvious and great value for genealogists! . . Geoff Nicholson . 57 Manor Park, Concord, WASHINGTON, Tyne & Wear NE37 2BU Ask for details of NBL/DUR family history research in depth by THE local expert, working for YOU.

In a message dated 07/07/2004 09:50:11 GMT Daylight Time, rm16460@btinternet.com writes: There is possibly a very good chance that the name COPELIN derives from Normandy, however a historical piece I saw or read somewhere puts the name in a block of like spelt names stemming from a Sir John de COUPLAND, who captured a Scots King somewhere near Durham, I think in the time of one of the King Edwards. If this is right then a question would be where did Sir John arrive from. . . It seems to me that you are slowly moving towards the correct answer when it comes to the origin of the surname Copelin. Researching the origins of surnames is a different discipline to researching the individuals in a pedigree; it seems to me that it is always extremely speculative, and personally I would find it of little value until I had reached the point of having traced a line back to the time when surnames were first adopted. However, since you have brought the matter up I would guess that Copelin refers to Copeland, a division of Cumberland. There is a much more common surname of Copeland, and that one will almost certainly have been derived in that way: I would fully expect Copelin to be a corruption of it in much the same way as Coupland probably is. . . Geoff Nicholson . 57 Manor Park, Concord, WASHINGTON, Tyne & Wear NE37 2BU Ask for details of NBL/DUR family history research in depth by THE local expert, working for YOU.

In a message dated 07/07/2004 10:09:32 GMT Daylight Time, honey@honeyshome.com writes: Until then, if anyone DOES have access to the 1851 census and "just happen" to come across Elizabeth ARMSTRONG born about 1848, parents John and Dorothy ARMSTRONG (nee WAUGH), I'd LOVE to hear about it!! :D Rob: I take it you do realise that having been born in England in 1848, Elizabeth will have had a birth certificate and so should be listed in the GRO indexes. If you find her there, then you could obtain her birth certificate from the local registrar for only £7. If there are several possibilities (four Quarters plus the statutory six weeks allowed for registration usually produces five Quarters which would need to be searched) then at least you would have a list of possible registration districts and with luck that would not be every one in Co Durham!. You could also order each certificate from the FRC, conditional upon the mother's maiden surname being Waugh. . . Geoff Nicholson . 57 Manor Park, Concord, WASHINGTON, Tyne & Wear NE37 2BU Ask for details of NBL/DUR family history research in depth by THE local expert, working for YOU.

Ruth There is possibly a very good chance that the name COPELIN derives from Normandy, however a historical piece I saw or read somewhere puts the name in a block of like spelt names stemming from a Sir John de COUPLAND, who captured a Scots King somewhere near Durham, I think in the time of one of the King Edwards. If this is right then a question would be where did Sir John arrive from. The problem is filling the gap from what I know to what might be. Like all family historians I have enough problems coping with the brickwalls of the last 270 years without worrying about the previous near 400 years, but unlike my partner with REEVES and PONT in her tree which can be associated to a job or profession I cannot do that with a COPELIN, hence grabbing at something that I could say to grandchildren one of your ancestors was?????????or your name is based on such and such job Trust you can understand what I am saying Thanks Roger Royal Marines Member RMHS Researching Copelin, Attrell, Reeves, Deacon & Pont

Hi Phyllis: I have some information about Newbottle ROXBYs. It's at home and I'm at work (working hard, boss, honest!) so I'll email you from home if what I have is relevant. Regards, Irene -----Original Message----- From: Phyllis Pasqual [mailto:widdowfield9255@yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 5:30 PM To: ENG-DURHAM-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Help, Please Hi, I really need some help...Parish records info', that I received say Stephen ROXBY from Easington...married Margaret WIDDOWFIELD from Newbottle in 1839 [fathers are Stephen ROXBY and Robert WIDDOWFIELD].... and John DODDS married Dorothy WIDOWFIELD, both from Colliery Row in 1842,[fathers are Thomas DODDS and Robert WIDOWFIELD]. I cannot find reference anywhere on Roxby or Dodds. If it is not too much trouble, could someone please check the 1841 and/or 1851 Census for ROXBY and DODDS? Thank you for your time, Phyllis USA __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ______________________________

Hi Robyn: If you feel so guilty about someone else researching your family for you, why don't you buy the CD of the 1851 census for Co. Durham. I have and it means I can do my own research. Sure, it would be easier to use an overall index if one was available but until then it must be done the hard way. I believe Stepping Stones and/or S&N Genealogy have done 1841 and 1851 between them. I have them both but I'm not at home so don't remember which was which. Archive CD Books has done 1861 and is promising 1871 this year although I haven't seen hide nor hair of it yet. Doing your own research is so much more rewarding because you feel so good when you find somebody. As a bonus you'll probably find more folks because you'll be the only one to recognise a married daughter etc. In addition, if you have your own CDs you'd be able to help FreeCEN transcribe the census and make it freely available on-line. It might be the only way some of us will ever find our ancestors. I'm trying to do my research from thousands of miles away and I know how hard it can be and how welcome even the smallest bit of help is. Still, this is a hobby for most of us and DIY is the best way to go - with a little help from our friends! Good hunting, Irene

Hi Phyllis, if you go to: www.durhamrecordsonline.com you will find hundreds of Roxby's and over 2600 Dodds already recorded. Well worth looking and registering on the site. Daphne >-- Original Message -- >Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2004 15:30:12 -0700 (PDT) >From: Phyllis Pasqual <widdowfield9255@yahoo.com> >To: ENG-DURHAM-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [ENG-DUR] Help, Please > > >Hi, I really need some help...Parish records info', >that I received say Stephen ROXBY from >Easington...married Margaret WIDDOWFIELD from >Newbottle in 1839 [fathers are Stephen ROXBY and >Robert WIDDOWFIELD].... and John DODDS married Dorothy >WIDOWFIELD, both from Colliery Row in 1842,[fathers >are Thomas DODDS and Robert WIDOWFIELD]. I cannot >find reference anywhere on Roxby or Dodds. > >If it is not too much trouble, could someone please >check the 1841 and/or 1851 Census for ROXBY and DODDS? > >Thank you for your time, >Phyllis USA > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com > > >==== ENG-DURHAM Mailing List ==== >Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History >by ROY STOCKDILL >http://www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html > __________________________________________________ Broadband from an unbeatable £15.99! http://www.tiscali.co.uk/products/broadband/home.html?code=SM-NL-11AM

In a message dated 06/07/2004 23:24:14 GMT Daylight Time, honey@honeyshome.com writes: Does anyone have access to a seachable surname index for the 1851 Durham census? I've had a lovely man helping me to find Elizabeth ARMSTRONG and he's suggested the best direction to take is to find her on the census. She would have been about 3 years old. It will hopefully tell me if she had any siblings too. He's searched some of the areas of Durham but not all and I don't like asking him to do them all on his own! Any help would be enormously appreciated! :D . . For a meaningful answer to any question about "Durham" it will be necessary for you to specify whether you mean County Durham in general or Durham City in particular! A good index to the 1851 census of Durham City was published in 1992 by Durham Historical Enterprises, 3 Briardene, Margery Lane, Durham DH1 4QU. The ISBN is 0 9519088 0 4. It was compiled by David Butler, a former Durham County Archivist. I'm sorry but I don't know the price. . . For the whole county, there must be almost 100 different indexes which, between them, cover some 90% to 95% of the total. Most are published by either the Northumberland and Durham Family History Society or by the Cleveland Family History Society. If your interest is in the county in general you would need to look through them all unless, of course, you know the town concerned! . . Geoff Nicholson . 57 Manor Park, Concord, WASHINGTON, Tyne & Wear NE37 2BU Ask for details of NBL/DUR family history research in depth by THE local expert, working for YOU.

Hi everyone :) Does anyone have access to a seachable surname index for the 1851 Durham census? I've had a lovely man helping me to find Elizabeth ARMSTRONG and he's suggested the best direction to take is to find her on the census. She would have been about 3 years old. It will hopefully tell me if she had any siblings too. He's searched some of the areas of Durham but not all and I don't like asking him to do them all on his own! Any help would be enormously appreciated! :D Take care, Rob. IBSSG Stuttgart, Germany Honey's Home of Genealogy www.honeyshome.com

I am researching the following names - BANKS : Stretton (Cheshire), Manchester (Lancs) BRADBURY : Lymm (Cheshire) BROWNBILL : St Helens (Lancs) CALLAGHAN : St Helens (Lancs), Ireland DANIELS : Bowdon (Cheshire) GABRIEL : St Helens (Lancs), Liverpool (Lancs), Dublin (Ireland) GARDNER : Dublin (Ireland) GRATWICH : Barlaston (Staffs) HIGHAM : Lymm (Cheshire), Leigh (Lancs) JOHNSON : Over Peover (Cheshire) JOHNS(T)ON : Wallasey (Cheshire), Birkenhead (Cheshire), Hull (East Riding), North Shields/Tynemouth (Northumberland), Ryton (Co. Durham) JONES : Whitchurch (Shrops) LEIGH : Lymm (Cheshire) MILLER : Lymm (Cheshire), Grappenhall (Cheshire) MOSTON/MOSSON : Lymm (Cheshire), Over Peover (Cheshire), Marthall (Cheshire) NORBURY : Liverpool (Lancs) PERCIVAL : Lymm (Cheshire), Antrobus (Cheshire) RICHARDSON : Lymm (Cheshire), Prescot (Lancs) TABERN : St Helens (Lancs) THOMPSON : North Shields/Tynemouth (Northumberland) WILLIAMSON : Cheshire WINSTANLEY : Lymm (Cheshire) WOOTTON : Barlaston (Staffs), Moddershall (Staffs), Stone (Staffs) I would be pleased to hear from anyone with similar interests. Thanks Tim

Hi, I really need some help...Parish records info', that I received say Stephen ROXBY from Easington...married Margaret WIDDOWFIELD from Newbottle in 1839 [fathers are Stephen ROXBY and Robert WIDDOWFIELD].... and John DODDS married Dorothy WIDOWFIELD, both from Colliery Row in 1842,[fathers are Thomas DODDS and Robert WIDOWFIELD]. I cannot find reference anywhere on Roxby or Dodds. If it is not too much trouble, could someone please check the 1841 and/or 1851 Census for ROXBY and DODDS? Thank you for your time, Phyllis USA __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Hi Pamela NO FERGUS show on 1851 census all come up as FERGUSON What do you think? Christine ----- Original Message ----- From: "pamelaj.groves" <pamelaj.groves@ntlworld.com> To: <ENG-DURHAM-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2004 11:00 AM Subject: [ENG-DUR] INFO WANTED ABOUT JOHN FERGUS BORN 1812 SCOTLAND > Hello List, > > I would like some help please with finding out who my GG Grandmother Elizabeth Fergus mother was? All I know is Elizabeth Fergus was born between 1839 and 1841 in Scotland her father was John Fergus and Husband was Andrew Campbell > > John Fergus was born in Scotland in 1812 but where? > > He and his other children were living at 34, Fisher Street, Walker, Longbenton in 1871 next door to Elizabeth and Andrew Campbell who were living at 32, Fisher St, > > 34, Fisher Street, Walker, Longbenton > > John Fergus Head occupation Ship Carpenter aged 59 born in Scotland > > John Fergus Son Occupation Plater in Ship yard aged 19 born in Scotland > > Mary Fergus Daug home Keeper aged 17 born in Scotland > > Margaret Fergus Daug aged 15 born in Scotland > > Jane Fergus Daug scholar aged 13 born in Hartlepool Durham > > Although Elizabeth Campbell Nee Fergus was born a lot earlier than her siblings? > > Maybe she was by a different mother to other Fergus Children? > > I Have seen a John Fergus married to a Agnes Mcarther in Dumbarton, Scotland in November 1834 on the IGI so Could this be the same John Fergus living at 34, Fisher Street? > > Thank you in advance for any information I might receive > > Kind Regards > > Pamela J Groves > > > ==== ENG-DURHAM Mailing List ==== > This list is only as good as you make it. Please Participate and help keep it interesting! If you do not like or agree with something on the list then your options are:(1)Simply 'delete' the relevant message(s)(2)'reply to that mail off list to the sender only'(3)unsubscribe' from the list! > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.716 / Virus Database: 472 - Release Date: 05/07/2004

Hello Pamela Could this be your man? 1851 Name:CAMPBELL, Alexander Address: London Road, McCulloch Place (within Stranraer)(886) Parish: Inch Relationship: head of household Marital Status: married Occupation: SHOEMAKER Age: 53 Born: Kirkcolm Wgt Household No: 12/106 ----- Original Message ----- From: "pamelaj.groves" <pamelaj.groves@ntlworld.com> To: <ENG-DURHAM-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2004 11:05 AM Subject: [ENG-DUR] ALEXANDER CAMPBELL'S OCCUPATION PLEASE > Hello List, > > Have someone researching the Campbell surname seen perhaps a 1851 Census with a Alexander Campbell born between 1897 - 1800 in Scotland Shoe Maker > > His wife Agnes Campbell nee Kelly born between 1897 - 1802 > > Their Children were > > Jean Campbell christened July 1821 Kirkcolm, Wigtown, Scotland > > Alexander Campbell christened October 1824 Kirkcolm, Wigtown, Scotland must have died > > Janet Campbell christened July 1826 Kirkcolm, Wigtown, Scotland > > Mary Ann Campbell christened November 1832 Kirkcolm, Wigtown, Scotland > > Alexander Campbell christened December 1834 Kirkcolm, Wigtown, Scotland > > Andrew Campbell christened February 1837 Kirkcolm, Wigtown, Scotland > > William Campbell christened March 1839 Kirkcolm, Wigtown, Scotland > > Gilbert Campbell christened March 1839 Kirkcolm, Wigtown, Scotland > > Isabella Campbell christened August 1841 Kirkcolm, Wigtown, Scotland > > I have come to a brickwall with my Campbell family and need help to go back further, so I will be able to send for a Birth certificate for my Andrew Campbell I need to find out if this Alexander Campbell's Occupation was a Shoe or Boot Maker please? > > Although now I know for sure my Gggrandfather Andrew Campbell's father was Alexander Campbell a Shoe Maker in November 1857 in Hartlepool, Durham when Andrew Campbell married Elizabeth Fergus, and know Andrew and Elizabeth were both born in Scotland from the 1871 Census and later Censuses. > > Thank you in advance for any information I might receive. > > Kind Regards > > Pamela J Groves > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== ENG-DURHAM Mailing List ==== > I.G.I. Family Search > http://www.familysearch.org/ > Public Record Office U.K > http://www.pro.gov.uk > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.716 / Virus Database: 472 - Release Date: 05/07/2004

Roger - just an observation. If your family is in Kent, do you think that COPELIN could be of French origins? Ruth Appleby Basse Normandie, France La.Retraite@tiscali.fr -------Original Message------- From: Marine Date: 07/06/04 08:42:46 To: ENG-DURHAM-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ENG-DUR] Copelin The possibility that my family name COPELIN derives from the North East, intrigues me Has anyone any history of this possibility, as I am stuck at 1730 in Kent, and have not found the route back to that area. Any help will be gratefully received, so I can add some interest to my family history Thanks Roger Royal Marines Member RMHS Researching Copelin, Attrell, Reeves, Deacon & Pont ==== ENG-DURHAM Mailing List ==== A-Z of BRITISH GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH by Dr Ashton Emery http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/EmeryPaper.html

Hi Vicky, I'm in the middle of transcribing the 1861 census for Cotherstone, Hunderthwaite, Romaldkirk, Mickleton, Lunedale, Holwick & Eggleston. Off the top of my head, I seem to remember seeing various RAINE family members and I think Hodgson and Garthwaite as well. If you haven't got the info from this census about these families, let me know and I'll dig out my spreadsheet and forward the info on to you. If you haven't come across the FREECENS project before, it 'aims to provide a "free-to-view" online searchable database of the 19th century UK census returns' and you can see it at http://freecen.rootsweb.com/ Regards Anne ----- Original Message ----- From: <VLJoyce@aol.com> To: <ENG-DURHAM-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 05, 2004 7:44 PM Subject: [ENG-DUR] RAINE, SHAW, STOBBS, FORSTER, HASTWELL, BRADWELL, WATSON, HODGSON, GARTHWAITE > Hi I'm new to the list and wondered if I had any research links with other > members: > > RAINE Mickleton, Cotherstone, Darlington > > STUBBS/ STOBBS Cockfield, Hamsterley, Wolsingham, Barnard Castle, > Startforth areas > > SHAW Barnard Castle, Whorlton, Startforth > > HASTWELL Whorlton, Barnard Castle > > BRADWELL Rokeby, ?Alston (Cumberland) > > WATSON Hamsterley > > GARTHWAITE Hamsterley ? > > FORSTER Lynesack and Softly, Darlington > > HODGSON Cotherstone > > I am especially intersested in Cotherstone, NRY at present, and would love > any historical information. I have found Jonathan RAINE, schoolmaster > there early 1800's, his son Thomas a shoemaker, his grandson Thomas > postmaster > late 1800's. Does anyone know where burials would have taken place early > 1800's? The cemetary only appeared to have later graves. > > Many Thanks > > Vicky joyce > > > > > ==== ENG-DURHAM Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe send the command unsubscribe to > ENG-DURHAM-L-request@rootsweb.com (if in mail mode) > or ENG-DURHAM-D-request@rootsweb.com (if in digest mode.) >

The possibility that my family name COPELIN derives from the North East, intrigues me Has anyone any history of this possibility, as I am stuck at 1730 in Kent, and have not found the route back to that area. Any help will be gratefully received, so I can add some interest to my family history Thanks Roger Royal Marines Member RMHS Researching Copelin, Attrell, Reeves, Deacon & Pont