Dear list, I am hoping that someone with more local knowledge can tell me what a "Where born" says. The page is from RG 9/3704. The number of the schedule is 31. Mount Pleasant. Robert ALLISON aged 77 and his wife Ann, aged 81. It is her place of birth which I cannot make out. Interestingly, he is parish clerk. The page is from Stranton, West Hartlepool. I was wondering what are the odds for the Robert ALLISON next door being their son! Regards, Cecilia Bell in Essex UK

On 28/02/2010 19:49, Cecilia Bell wrote: > The page is from RG 9/3704. The number of the schedule is 31. Mount > Pleasant. Robert ALLISON aged 77 and his wife Ann, aged 81. > It is her place of birth which I cannot make out. Interestingly, he is > parish clerk. Cecilia The birthplace of Ann Allison is given as "Catcote" - this is now an area of Hartlepool and the site of a large school, but back in 1861 it was a hamlet around a farm of the same name. The reference is RG9/3704 Folio 62 Page 8 Schedule 31. > The page is from Stranton, West Hartlepool. I was wondering what are the > odds for the Robert ALLISON next door being their son! "Next door"? It was the previous residence on the enumerator's walk, but it was on a different street and need not even be close by. Having said that, it's certainly worth investigating a possible relationship. Brian -- Brian Pears (Gateshead, UK) http://www.bpears.org.uk/ Joint List Admin NORTHUMBRIA Genealogy Mailing List GENUKI Northumberland Maintainer