Thank you very much Geoff. I had searched the Hetton records some years ago, but at the time I believed Ann Tinkler's name to be Sinclair, a misreading you surmised. I had hoped I missed the baptism for that reason, but no such luck. I suspect the family were nonconformists, as her mother's baptism (Elizabeth Holland c.1800), supposedly in Plessy, Northumberland, has also proven elusive. I appreciate the help, as well as the clue that Sunderland is a likely place to search. Pamela ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2007 10:34 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-DURHAM] Ann Tinkler Hetton-le-Hole > > In a message dated 07/05/2007 01:54:34 GMT Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Ann TINKLER (TINCLAIR) was born in Hetton between 1830 and 1833, > according > to the 1841, 1851, and 1861 censuses and her death certificate from 1863. > > > > > Pamela: > > She was not baptised at Hetton le Hole 1832-1839 inclusive, > either as Tinkler, Tinklair or Sinclair (a likely mis-reading of > Tinclair - or > vice-versa!). Perhaps the family were non-C of E, in which case you > could > check Houghton le Spring RC or any of the Methodist, Presbyterian or > Independent > churches in Sunderland/Bishopwearmouth. One of my own ancestral > families, > although living at Houghton le Spring at that time, used an Independent > church > in Sunderland, and I know they were not the only ones. > > Geoff Nicholson > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >