Hi Margaret, Forgive me if I am asking a stupid question but, are you sure you are looking in the right Skelton? The GENUKI web site gives links for 13 different places in Yorkshire that include in their name the word "Skelton". If you are sure that the Skelton for you is Skelton-in-Cleveland in the North Riding of Yorkshire then the only church in the village is All Saints and the registers are held locally at Teesside Archives which is just 20 minutes from where I live. I don't have much reason at present to research in the Teesside Archives but, next time I'm there, I'll check the PR for Skelton All Saints for the marriage of John Taylor and Ellis Lockwood around 1830. (If I search 1830 +/- 5 years would that suffice?) Another possibility would be a non-conformist marriage. I've had need to follow this path with some of my own ancestors but the Methodist records for the Redcar, Saltburn and Guisborough Circuits (which include Skelton and the outlying villages) have been kept only from the mid-1830s. So this might prove to be a dry well before we even begin. regards, Peter -----Original Message----- From: Mml45@aol.com [mailto:Mml45@aol.com] Sent: 12 September 2003 17:12 To: ENG-NORTH-YORKS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [N'Yorks]: LOCKWOOD &TAYLOR In a message dated 9/12/2003 9:51:36 AM Eastern Standard Time, peter.appleton3@ntlworld.com writes: > the parish register for All Saints, > Skelton-in-Cleveland. Both surnames are quite prevalent in the area. They > registered with me as I saw them because, when growing up in Skelton as Hello Peter, I am interested in Skelton (near Cleveland) My family names that I am most interested in learning about are; Ellis LOCKWOOD christening 5 Aug 1799 Skelton, (parents were William Lockwood and his wife born Ruth Merry.) Ellis married John TAYLOR b. 1800 Yorkshire, around 1830 but I am not sure where in Yorkshire. John Taylor may have been born in Sneaton near Whitby. I am checking that out when the film arrives at my FHC. Do you have clues of where to check for the marriage of Ellis LOCKWOOD and John TAYLOR around 1830. I might have missed the marriage when I view the film of Skelton. Thanks for any ideas. Margaret in Maryland, USA ==== ENG-NORTH-YORKS Mailing List ==== ----------> ALL CAPS or UPPER CASE Letters Permissible Use <---------- When typing a surname? YES! Absolutely! A must! For general text? NO! It's shouting, bad manners (Netiquette) and hard to find surnames. ============================== 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