Hello List My thanks go out to Martin, Terry and Michelle for their swift replies. I have been looking for Mary Jackson for a long time. Being in Canada is a bit of a bind. I do have Ancestry.com but they do not have many records available for North & East riding, nor Cumberland where my Elliot research takes me. I am from the area, having been born in Bulmer. so thankfully I do know the area pretty well. Michelle, I think I have to agree with you that the Mary born to Thomas Jackson and Jane Barker looks very interesting. I have vague memories of my father and grandmother refering to the "Barkers" . Sadly they are all gone now and I didnt ask all the right questions at the time. Mary Jackson and James Gascoigne's daughter would appear to have been an invalid all her life and her mother was her nurse, Jane did not marry, and they did have another daughter called Elizabeth, She was born Nov 30th 1836 in Howsham. There may have been another child between Elizabeth and Ellen born Aug 10 1840 in Sheepsridge Huddersfield but I have not come across another child from the census records I have the following children. including possibly another set of twins. ( I do know that Gaskin and Gascoign seemed to be interchangeable, and about 4 years ago I was in contact with some one had come across this in his family.) Jane 1822 born Kirkby moorside (now possibly Jane Gaskin born 2 Sept 1821?) James and Thomas Aug 17 1823 Leavening ? Robert May 16 1825 Acklam by Malton Matthew oct 12 1827 Scrayingham Jackson Feb 8 1830 " Charles Nov 8 1832 " John Oct 14 1834 " Elizabeth Nov 30 1836 Ellen Aug 10 1840 Huddersfield In 1861 Mary was the Head of house (sick nurse) living in Welburn with her daughter Jane (invalid) and daughter Elizabeth Summers and grand daughter Sarah Summers age 6 months Elizabeth was listed as married but her husband was not with them In 1871 Mary was once again back in East Acklam.This time her grand daughter Jane E Elliot was with her. Jane Elizabeth went on to marry a James Dunn, and she was drownd when the Empress of Ireland sank in the St. Lawrence seaway in 1914 She was the daughter of Akins Elliot and Ellen Gascoigne, James Gascoigne was not on the 1851 census and Mary was Head of Household listed as Widow. I have not so far found a death for James but Mary returned to Acklam by this time. Mary (Jackson) Gascoigne died sometime between 1871 and 1881 and her daughter Ellen Elliot died in 1921 aged 81. I would dearly love to know who Mary Jacksons siblings were and anything else you may have on the family I am so excited just getting replies but this is stupendous!!! If I can be of assistance to anyone in return I will be glad to assist. Many thanks Cynthia, Ontario