Eric: My main idea is that, if you believe Frank when he says he was born at Lowick, then that does not have to mean it was in Lowick village - if his parents were Church of England then it could mean he was born anywhere within the parish of Lowick. However, if you have searched Lowick parish register (or a transcript of it or an index compiled from a transcript of it) and not found his baptism, then that is probably an indication that they were in fact Presbyterians. Much of the population of north Northumberland at that time were of Scottish extraction - as is the surname Murray! - and, since the Established church of Scotland is Presbyterian, that is what they were. There were lots of Presbyterian churches around, one in Lowick itself, and that is where I would look, after the parish church. However, Presbyterians in England didn't have any hard and fast parish system, so people just went to whichever Presbyterian church they found convenient, or to the one where they knew and liked the Minister, or the one close to where their friends lived, so it doesn't have to follow that just because they lived in Lowick they would go to Lowick Presbyterian church. Northumberland Record Office have many transcripts of Presbyterian registers, as have Newcastle Central Library and also the NDFHS. Those places will have in-house research services, so may do a "look-up" for you for a small fee (for the NDFHS you would need to be a member - see www.ndfhs.org.uk) and also look at their lists of transcripts and indexes for sale, as well as at their Library Catalogue. Another idea is that since they both seem to have been born after 1837 you could seek their birth certificates (cf FreeBMD to confirm the Quarter in which they were born and also the Registration District: Lowick will be in either Berwick or Belford Reg District). To be thorough, you should follow both lines of research, as each would give you an independent look at their details. Geoff Nicholson -----Original Message----- From: ERIC JOHNSON <[email protected]> To: NORTHUMBRIA <[email protected]> Sent: Sat, 27 Apr 2013 15:37 Subject: [NMB] Murray of Lowick Is anybody researching a Murray family from Lowick? I am looking for a Frank Murray who was married to Jane Halliday. On the 1881 census at Pegswood he is 34 and she is 31, and on the 1891 census at Bothal he is 46 and she is 48 (?) but I can't find them anywhere else. Nor can I find a any trace of a birth for a Frank or Francis at Lowick Has anyone any ideas please? Eric .. Please remember to snip most of the earlier message before you post any reply...... Thank you! The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message