Hi Mary, The Lymington birthplace in Northumberland may not be such an error !! There is a Lemington in Northumberland, and I suspect this is your place. An easy mistake to make given the local accents. Good luck in your hunt. Ian White in Canada, wishing he could be enjoying NZ's summer. ===== Member of the British Isles Family History Soc. of Greater Ottawa (Canada). Researching :- WHITE, Alston, CUL to NMB ; LOWREY, Byker, NMB ; BULMER, Hartlepool, DUR __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com