In a message dated 01/02/2004 15:06:59 GMT Standard Time, Mauriceroytaylor@aol.com writes: > Could SKS let me know if the Parish of Stranton is included in either > Hutchinson or Fordyce > Maurice: Not having either of those histories at my finger-tips I cannot give you a definite answer, but as far as I know, they both cover the whole of Co Durham (in various volumes) and so they should both cover Stranton parish. However, it is not uncommon for historians to leave the start of their magni opi until they are quite elderly and before they get them finished the inevitable happens, so I may be wrong (there's a moral here for all of us who keep on putting off the writing-up of our Family History and the donation of a copy to the NDFHS Library!). Best wishes, Geoff Nicholson 57 Manor Park, Concord, WASHINGTON, Tyne & Wear NE37 2BU (0191 417 9546) Professional Genealogist - Northumberland and Co Durham.