Thank you for this Helen. Seems highly probable. I have a birth reference for Alexander, so I will be ordering two certificates in the new future. Judy Thomas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Helen Oram" <helen@wtoram.co.uk> To: <ENG-DURHAM-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 8:39 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-DUR] Simpson/Johnson > In message <00eb01c3d57c$ba479420$b66731d2@jthomas>, judythom > <judythom@optusnet.com.au> writes > >Dear List, > > > >My resolution for 2004 is to try and make some headway with my Durham folk. > >There are a few families, so I will split them up, for ease of reading. > > > >John JOHNSON m Eleanor SIMPSON, probably about 1840-45. > > > Hello Judy, > Here is a likely marriage > > Search Results From Marriages 1841 to 1850 > You searched for: REF=DC C/E 3/1 AND YEAR=1843 AND ENTRY=80 > > Surname Forename(s) Year District > JOHNSON John 1843 Durham Central > Display Spouse > SIMPSON Eleanor 1843 Durham Central > > Found on Durham County Council website at > > <http://www.durham.gov.uk/DurhamCC/usp.nsf/pws/Registrar+-+purchase+of+re > gistration+certificates> > > If you could obtain the marriage certificate it should give more > information about their father's names and occupations, and where the > couple were living at the time of marriage. > > Hope this helps. > -- > Helen Oram > > > ==== ENG-DURHAM Mailing List ==== > ENG-DURHAM list specificaly covers all of County Durham > http://website.lineone.net/~pjoiner/genuki/DUR/parishes.html > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.559 / Virus Database: 351 - Release Date: 7/01/2004