Hello Jenny, Two newspapers (Ipswich Journal and Bury and Norwich Post), that reported the death of the James Dillon who died at Trowse in Norfolk in June 1811, both reported his death as being 32, which might make a difference - unless one paper printed it wrong, and the other merely copied it! Have you tried the Gentleman's Magazine obituaries? The GMs were bound as half-yearly volumes, each with an index at the back, which noted briefly the births, marriages and deaths of society folk such as the Dillons, naval officers etc. Bound volumes in a library are probably easier to search through, although most if not all have been scanned more than once for Google Books, and are available online. Unfortunately they're presented in more or less random date order, although you can specify the years on search. They might be worth trying. Kind regards PK ________________________________ From: J. Fawcett <jfawcett@hotkey.net.au> To: mariners-l@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, 6 July, 2011 4:24:26 Subject: [MAR] Brainstorming help needed I would appreciate any random input here: Still trying to sort out the James Dillon , lieut in the RN, dilemma. Here is what I have to date :- James Dillon Married 8th May 1802 ST Giles, Norwich, Norfolk Spouse: Anne (Ann, Anna) Sarah Raven (daughter of Henry Baldwin Raven) Issue ?? 1.Sarah Dillon ,(probably named for Ann Raven’s grandmother, Sarah Raven, who left money in her will to Ann) born 28th Dec 1802 , St Giles, Norwich, Norfolk, England Died 2nd Jan 1803 2.James Dillon, born 24th September 1805, St Nicholas, Great Yarmouth, England. Possibly the James Dillon who died in 1827, age 22years, son of the “late Lieut James Dillon, RN) Died in a “hunting accident” whilst shooting rabbits. 3.Emily Dillon, born 18th of June 1811, Saint Giles, Norwich, England. Probably Emily Dillon, “only surviving child of the late Lt. James Dillon, RN) who married in 1830 to Rev. Wm Easdon Lumb. Emily married at KINGS LYNN. Here is my dilemma: Who is James Dillon, Lieut in the RN who died at Trowse, Norfolk, in 1811, age 32 years? Who is James Dillon, born c 1807, who died at Halford Vicarage in 1887? Emily (Dillon) Lumb was living there (Her husband was vicar there 1843 – 1885ish) And where and when did Lieutenant James Dillon die? It had to be pre 1827, as his son James’s death notice stated he was the son of the”Late” James Dillon, RN , and his daughter Emily’s death notice stated she was the only surviving child of the “late” James Dillon RN. Who is the Lieutenant Dillon who died in 1826? He had taken command of the ARIEL that year, for the London – South America trade, but a news report stated a rumour that he and his son drowned in the upset of a boat. (They pointed out that as he was in the “foreign” trade his widow would probably not be eligible for a pension payment). Was he James Dillon. And perhaps his son didn’t die in that incident ? Who is: Emily Dillon, christened 18th Oc 1819, All Saints, South Lynn, Norfolk (KINGS LYNN). James Dillon, born 12th February 1824, Saint Mary St, Marlylebone Rd, Lon, son of James Dillon/Ann ? and just as an aside: -Ann Dillon nee Raven had a nephew named James Dillon Raven. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message