Eileen: Without commenting on the information you have given (which does need correction in some way or other!), I can say that, in general, the surname Raine seems to have been centred, up to the early 19th century, in upper Teesdale, especially in and around the parish of Romaldkirk. Romaldkirk is a lovely little village, close to the south bank of the Tees, and one of those which were originally part of the North Riding of Yorkshire but which became part of Co Durham in 1974. Unfortunately there were so many Raines in that parish that it is very difficult to sort out which family each belonged to. The parish registers show that getting on for 50% of the population were once called Raine! They gradually spread out from there, in all directions - my own great great grandmother, Ann Raine, lived near Penrith in Cumberland, her family having left Romaldkirk and settled first as village blacksmiths in Garrigill, a village even smaller and more remote than Romaldkirk, before crossing the Pennines, after which Ann eventually married Martin Nicholson, my great great grandfather. Don't worry about spelling variations. Rain, Raine, Rayne and Rainey are all "par for the course". Geoff Nicholson -----Original Message----- From: Eileen Chapman via <northumbria@rootsweb.com> To: NORTHUMBRIA <NORTHUMBRIA@rootsweb.com> Sent: Mon, 23 Mar 2015 2:56 Subject: [NMB] RAINE/RAINEY Good afternoon from New Zealand I am new to this list and hoping someone can help me out on the name of Raine/Rainey My relative was Catherine Raine born 1915 to parents Andrew and Catherine nee Charters. Andrews parents James Rainey and Catherine married Sep q 1912 Hexham, Northumberland, England ,I have checked Ancestry and free BDM and found... 2 Catherines both the same quarter, different surnames is there a way of finding the marriage which would help me? Thanks you for your help Eileen .. Please quote the minimum necessary to put your reply on context. Please introduce yourself at the top of every post. The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message