What I would like to know is why 'Hudspeth' Joshua Fothergill had married Margaret Mills 11.5.1802 St Johns, Newcastle. Persusal of baptism records of Elizabeth's siblings gives the information that Joshua was a 'shipwright' and that the father of Margaret Mills was James Mills a 'glassmaker' or 'bottle maker' of Heworth. The first born child was George Hudspeth Fothergill born 05.03.1803 bapt 08.05.1803 at Heworth Bishops Transcripts (pg 205 of Jarrow) has the father as Josiah Fothergill of Bill Quay a 'shipwright', native of All Saints, bhw Margaret Mills of this chapelry. I do not know why 'Hudspeth' was used as a middle name For a number of reasons I think that the correct name is Joseph IGI 'suggests' that Margaret Mills was born about 1784 but this cannot be substantiated. The only marriage I can find in Heworth of a James Mills is to Ann Davison 2.12.1770 but this cannot be confirmed as the relevant marriage and I cannot find any 'other' children of this marriage who would be Margaret Mills' siblings. I would like to throw this open to members who may also have 'Hudspeth' connections. The use of 'Hudspeth' as a middle name does not seem relevant to the Fothergill line so presumably must be relevant to the Mills line (?). Many thanks Mike Fairless