Hello listers, This morning I received the two certificates which I had ordered a few weeks ago(1) marriage certificate for John JOHNSON and Eleanor SIMPSON in 1843 and (2) birth certificate for Alexander JOHNSON, in 1847. AS always, their arrival resulted in a few more questions. Place of residence for both bride and groom is given as Sunny Brow, and a bit of homework has located that on a map for me. They were married in the Parish Church in Brancepeth, and a bit more homework has found me a picture of the church as it was before the fire in 1998, and lots of information on Brancepeth. My questions relate to the occupation of the groom and his father at the time of the marriage, as I am unable to decipher them. I expect that both of them will have something to do with mining, the grooms occupation on the birth of his son is given as Colliery Labourer. Occupation of the groom looks like xxerman, with xx representing unreadable letters, and his fathers' occupation appears to start with M or N and ends in er. I know this isn't really vital to my research, but I like to tie up loose ends. I would be grateful for any suggestions. Judy Thomas --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.592 / Virus Database: 375 - Release Date: 18/02/2004