I live in the US and am looking for only one possible record from the old St. Mary's in Heaton Norris, Stockport. Apparently the older records are kept at the record office, not the church. I was told that the Reference MF for St. Mary's christening and marriage records is 1/219-220. The office does not do research. If I ask an individual to do research, they usually don't accept credit cards, and I have not British sterling on hand to send. Can someone please suggest how I go about checking to at the record office to see if there was a baptismal record for John Spellman/Spelman who was born in the parish of St. Mary's in June 1870? (He might not have been baptized there, but he was not baptized at the other two churches in Stockport - St. Joseph's or Our Lady's.) Since the family was living for that year on a street that was in St. Mary's parish, I thought it would make sense to check those parish records for my grandfather. Any suggestions truly appreciated. Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: <ENG-LAN-BOLTON-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: <ENG-LAN-BOLTON-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2006 7:01 AM Subject: ENG-LAN-BOLTON-D Digest V06 #173