In a message dated 22/01/2004 19:00:20 GMT Standard Time, gordon.mccallum2@ntlworld.com writes: > According to the 1881 census my g.g.grandfather Samuel Routledge was born > in 1815 at South Shields.Can anyone please help trace his parents or siblings? > He was baptised at St Hilda's parish church on 25 October 1815, the son of Alexander and Mary ("Rutledge"). The parish register will have his father's occupation and address. The same details of siblings as above may be found either from the register or from the microfiche index (from which the above was taken) published by Original Indexes (1813-39). For elder siblings you will need to consult the H M Wood transcripts, available on microfiche from Northfiche. The parents, Alexander Rutledge and Mary Ross, were married in that same church on 21 February 1804. Details will be in the register, with simplified detaills in the Wood transcripts as above. Best wishes, Geoff Nicholson 57 Manor Park, Concord, WASHINGTON, Tyne & Wear NE37 2BU (0191 417 9546) Professional Genealogist - Northumberland and Co Durham.