If it was Murton in County Durham then in 1801 the population of Murton-in-the Whins or East Murton, as it was then known, was only 75. There were eight farms in the township so it could be that one of these was called Murton Hill. The population was 521 in 1841 due to the sinking of the colliery. Stan Mapstone -----Original Message----- From: Jack <jahak37@embarqmail.com> To: ENG-DURHAM@rootsweb.com Sent: Wed, 2 Sep 2009 2:47 Subject: [ENG-DURHAM] Hayson-Murton Hill I would like to thank those who responded to my request for information regarding the location of MURTON HILL. I am now certain that it is or was located in County Durham. I base this on census data of several individuals that indicated their place of birth as Murton Hill covering a time period of 1700 to about1830. Still searching, no luck yet... Jack ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-DURHAM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message