Sue Son in law was used in the olden days for what we now call step son From what you have described, it would seem that Alice ALLEN had a child Robert ALLEN in about 1835. Then she married Francis HUNTER in 1841. The later censuses give the relationship of Robert to Francis - step son - or son in law as it was known, indicating that Francis was probably not the father of the child. Hope this helps As for where she was born, sorry I can't help. The IGI only shows one baptism of a Alice ALLEN in the area in that time period - in Middlesbrough in 1817. However it is a patron submission, not an extraction from church records, so would have to be verified Heather Sue Horn wrote: > Hi , > > Im looking for an Alice Allen .Its the allens im tracing in particular the > Robert allen who appears on census with her. > > Alice was born c 1815 and married a francis hunter in 1841. > > I have found her on 1841 census living in Stockton on tees high street all > it says is not born in county and a tick for born in Scotland inland or > foreign parts. > > Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece 317; Book: 24; Civil Parish: Stockton > Upon Tees; County: Durham; Enumeration District: 3; Folio: 9; Page: 12; > Line: 8; GSU roll: 241357. > > In 1851 she is still in Stockton at the high street with husband francis .It > has Robert Allen as son in law age 15 also it has alice as being born > Smeaton in Durham. > > Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece: 2383; Folio: 538; Page: 27; GSU roll: > 87061. > > In 1861 she is still in Stockton with francis and Robert s allen as son in > law but alice is now down as being born east cowes Yorkshire ? > > Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 3693; Folio: 46; Page: 27; GSU roll: > 543173. > > >