Thanks Graham I had previously had him as a possibility, (the only one!) but now that you have suggested him too, I am taking it more seriously. The delay in thanking you is due to the time spent trying to trace him back...North Frodingham is full of DUNNS almost all of whom had Richard as father, sometimes without mother's name given, as in the Richard baptised 1774, and John, 1775, and then 5 with Franky or Frances as mother,(probably Frances READ) and then one Sarah, (probably Sarah JOHNSON),and one with Hannah (probably Hannah THOMPSON)....I can trace most of these to areas around North Frodingham, especially Beeford, and Skeckling With Burstwick, but just using the IGI there is no way of sorting out the families. I feel there is enough to suggest that the Richard born 1774 could well have still been there in early 1800s. (eg, could be the one married to Hannah THOMPSON in 1800, in North Frodingham.) It's doing my head in, and I will have to order a whole lot more LDS films, unless someone has this particular line in their family and can point me in the right direction. I see the ERY Family History Society has MI transcriptions for all these places. I am happy to purchase the books once I am sure there is a likelihood that DUNNs feature around this time period (late 1770s to mid 1800s). Is it permitted to ask if anyone with access to them can have a look for me? Richard, John and Robert are all associated names, which probably doesn't help much!!! Any suggestions gratefully received. Thank you Jan South Australia -----Original Message----- From: eng-east-yorks-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-east-yorks-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Graham Metcalf Sent: Thursday, 14 February 2008 2:46 AM To: eng-east-yorks@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ENG-EAST-YORKS] DUNN surname from East Riding, Yorkshire Jan, Based on the information you supplied, from the IGI I think this could be your man. RICHARD DUNN Male Christening: 22 JAN 1774 North Frodingham, Yorkshire, England Parents: Father: RICHARD DUNN Best wishes, Graham > From: jangmc@bigpond.com> To: eng-east-yorks@rootsweb.com> Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:36:29 +1030> Subject: Re: [ENG-EAST-YORKS] DUNN surname from East Riding, Yorkshire> > I too am interested in the DUNN name in ERY.> > All I have is a Richard DUNN "of Cottingham", who in 1797 was convicted of> sheep stealing and sentenced to death in the York Assizes. The death> sentence was later commuted to transportation to New South Wales for Life. I> have a copy of the Court record and know a fair bit about his life in NSW,> where he seems to have made good, but am finding it hard to trace his past> life. From convict records he was born around 1772, but I don't know where.> >

Jan, I have several of the MI booklets from the EYFHS, but on checking I found that there are very few records surviving from the period you mention. Graham > From: jangmc@bigpond.com> To: eng-east-yorks@rootsweb.com> Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2008 11:15:28 +1030> Subject: Re: [ENG-EAST-YORKS] DUNN surname from East Riding, Yorkshire> > Thanks Graham> > I had previously had him as a possibility, (the only one!) but now that you> have suggested him too, I am taking it more seriously.> > The delay in thanking you is due to the time spent trying to trace him> back...North Frodingham is full of DUNNS almost all of whom had Richard as> father, sometimes without mother's name given, as in the Richard baptised> 1774, and John, 1775, and then 5 with Franky or Frances as mother,(probably> Frances READ) and then one Sarah, (probably Sarah JOHNSON),and one with> Hannah (probably Hannah THOMPSON)....I can trace most of these to areas> around North Frodingham, especially Beeford, and Skeckling With Burstwick,> but just using the IGI there is no way of sorting out the families. I feel> there is enough to suggest that the Richard born 1774 could well have still> been there in early 1800s. (eg, could be the one married to Hannah THOMPSON> in 1800, in North Frodingham.)> > It's doing my head in, and I will have to order a whole lot more LDS films,> unless someone has this particular line in their family and can point me in> the right direction.> > I see the ERY Family History Society has MI transcriptions for all these> places. I am happy to purchase the books once I am sure there is a> likelihood that DUNNs feature around this time period (late 1770s to mid> 1800s). Is it permitted to ask if anyone with access to them can have a look> for me? Richard, John and Robert are all associated names, which probably> doesn't help much!!!> > Any suggestions gratefully received.> > Thank you> > Jan> South Australia> > > -----Original Message-----> From: eng-east-yorks-bounces@rootsweb.com> [mailto:eng-east-yorks-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Graham Metcalf> Sent: Thursday, 14 February 2008 2:46 AM> To: eng-east-yorks@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [ENG-EAST-YORKS] DUNN surname from East Riding, Yorkshire> > > Jan,> > Based on the information you supplied, from the IGI I think this could be> your man.> > RICHARD DUNN Male Christening: 22 JAN 1774 North Frodingham,> Yorkshire, England Parents: Father: RICHARD DUNN > > Best wishes,> Graham> > > From: jangmc@bigpond.com> To: eng-east-yorks@rootsweb.com> Date: Wed, 13> Feb 2008 16:36:29 +1030> Subject: Re: [ENG-EAST-YORKS] DUNN surname from> East Riding, Yorkshire> > I too am interested in the DUNN name in ERY.> >> All I have is a Richard DUNN "of Cottingham", who in 1797 was convicted of>> sheep stealing and sentenced to death in the York Assizes. The death>> sentence was later commuted to transportation to New South Wales for Life.> I> have a copy of the Court record and know a fair bit about his life in> NSW,> where he seems to have made good, but am finding it hard to trace his> past> life. From convict records he was born around 1772, but I don't know> where.> > > > > -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-EAST-YORKS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message