In a message dated 13/04/2004 07:56:04 GMT Daylight Time, VMSPEED@aol.com writes: For the purpose of birth records is Staindrop in Teesdale? Whilst researching the births of my family I found a John Hanson Vickers born in Teesdale June 1879 I have John Hanson Vickers as born in Staindrop 1880 on the census. The two names together are unusual (he was named after the other partner in a business). For registration purposes the GRO indexes, which is what I guess you are quoting, give us the Registration District. Where its boundaries lie is purely a beaurocratic decision so although Staindrop is only on the margins of Teesdale I do expect it would have been in Teesdale Registration District. Geoff Nicholson 57 Manor Park, Concord, WASHINGTON, Tyne & Wear NE37 2BU Ask for details of NBL/DUR family history research in depth by THE local expert, working for YOU.