Hello Listers, I have been searching for records of my MOLE ancestors for several years now but have been unable to make any progress and wonder if anyone on this list could help. I've been trying to find a birth record for my gggrandmother Mary Ann MOLE without success. The various census records I have for her give conflicting information, stating that she was born either in Longbenton, Rothbury or Ponteland. Back calculating from her age on each census, I figure that she must have been born around 1835 + or - three years or so. I have searched the IGI and the newly-available Bishop's transcripts for Northumberland and have found no records that match. I am also trying to find a record of her parent's marriage. Her father was James MOLE, born in Alnwick, and her mother's first name was Maria (1841 Gosforth census). They may have been married about 1835 or earlier but I have also been unable to find such a record in Northumberland from the aforementioned sources. Mary Ann's marriage certificate to my gggrandfather, Edward WARDLE, in Longbenton, gives her surname as MOULD instead of MOLE. Consequently, I searched under that surname for the aforementioned records but without success as well. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Bill Wardle, Galveston, TX, USA

Rothbury baptism: Mary Anne Mole baptised 2 Oct 1836 d/o Maria, no father named. I looked in the Irregular marriages advertised in the Berwick and other Border papers but no likely Mole, Moule, Mool, Mould marriage with a wife Maria. Jnais

Hi Bill, it looks like this couple were baptising their children in C of E churches and thus you may very be well find the marriage and christening of your Mary Ann. Their son Thomas appears in the BTs for Warworth and was baptised there on 8th July 1838 and brother James was baptised at Gosforth in 1840. I would suggest that the information you are seeking may well be in the Rothbury parish registers but they aren't on the IGI after 1812 and the BTs stop at 1831 just before the time frame you are interested in.You can probably order copies of the registers at a Mormon church library if there is one in your area. Yours John _________________________________________________________________ Send us your Hotmail stories and be featured in our newsletter http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/195013117/direct/01/