Thanks for checking, Graham. Jan -----Original Message----- From: eng-east-yorks-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-east-yorks-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Graham Metcalf Sent: Saturday, 16 February 2008 8:04 PM To: eng-east-yorks@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ENG-EAST-YORKS] DUNN surname from East Riding, Yorkshire 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, York shire> > > 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 fro! m 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 ------------------------------- 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