On 20/02/2010 18:21, Beryl Rippon wrote: > My grandfather's brother was drowned in the River Tyne at South Shields and > his body pulled out by my grandfather, Joseph Blue b.1883 > I believe he could be John Richardson Blue b. 4th quarter 1873 in South > Shields (10a 756). Reg. 84 Entry 318 at South Tyneside Info. > But I need to confirm that his parents are James Blue& Mary Ann Blue (nee > Richardson) - having trouble with this, can anyone help me? Beryl The 1881 and 1891 censuses don't show John with James and Mary Ann BLUE (or any other BLUE family for that matter), so the only way of showing a connection would be by purchasing John's full birth certificate from South Tyneside Register Office or the GRO at Southport. The certificate would, of course, give his parent's names. The connection seems very likely as James BLUE married Mary Ann **RICHARDSON** at South Shields in 1872 and in 1873 we have the birth of John **Richardson** BLUE at South Shields Brian -- Brian Pears (Gateshead, UK) http://www.bpears.org.uk/ Joint List Admin NORTHUMBRIA Genealogy Mailing List GENUKI Northumberland Maintainer