Hello All from Western Canada. New to list and really grasping at straws here so hope someone can help. 14 years of researching without success and I "think" it may be because I've been looking in the wrong counties! Anyone connected to David ALLON who appears on the 1861 census (RG9/1824) at Quakers Farm, Michaelchurch Eskley? My greatgrandfather George ALLON (ALLEN/ALLAN) was born 1842 in Norham, Northumberland to Robert ALLEN and Elizabeth SHIIELS. Robert was a shepherd. The only marriage I could find for a them was in 1821 in the Eccles, Scotland. I then found the births of three children - David (1821 in Brigham, Scotland), Mary (1825 in Coldstream), and James (1827 in Northfield) so Robert appears to be moving south into England with his flock. I'm at a loss to find them again until my ggf's birth in 1842 and then lose the family again until George's marriage to Ann WAUGH in 1866 in St. Nicholas Catherdral, Newcastle Upon Tyne. Ann and George eventually moved to the Chester le Street area of County Durham where many descendents still reside. Searching on Ancestry.com (RG9/1824, page 4) I have now found a George ALLON, age 17, birthplace - Norham, as a farm servant on his brother David's farm. David's oldest son, Robert, age 16, also gives his birthplace as Norham. I also found a Robert ALLEN, widower, age 70, a shepherd, on RG9/1824, page 10, born Northumberland. Sorry, I can't make out the name of the farm. Am I on the right track, have I really found George's family after all these years? Would love to hear from anyone who may connect with this line. Kind regards, Pat in Calgary, Alberta