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