The 1840 trade directory for Scarborough and some other towns is on the Genuki pages under the parish information. They were the Yello Pages of the day. Remember that you didn't need to live on the coast to be a boat builder, the inland rivers eg the Ouse and Derwent were used for navigation so look at villages along the river banks Cheers Caroline ----- Original Message ----- From: <seosimhin@btopenworld.com> To: <ENG-EAST-YORKS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 6:22 AM Subject: [ERY] first post > > > I am trying to find alleged boatbuilders named GEOGHEGAN > said to be of Scarboro. Unable to move much I sent for 3 certificates > None of them have an address in Scarboro.Perhaps in the 1840's they > knew where everyone lived...so why bother..? > Anyway, one of them has the right Christian name > Would someone who might have a directory look for me please perhaps > under mariners as I feel sure a local lady did find this ship- owner > builder for me but all info was lost last year in a PC crash... > > I would be most grateful > > thank you > > jo > > > ============================================ > Geoghegan Newsletters are at: > > www.btinternet.com/~finty/ > ============================================ > > > ==== ENG-EAST-YORKS Mailing List ==== > This list is only as good as you make it. Please Participate and help keep it interesting! > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >