Hello Charles When you get the marriage certificate, I may be able to help with the SPOORS side of the family. I have a large data base of SPOOR and SPOORS, including quite a few Margarets of the right age in the Sunderland area. Once you know her father it is easier to narrow down possibilities Heather On 21/02/2013 3:17 PM, Charles Atkinson wrote: > Hello Listers > > I am helping a relative trying to trace a difficult family tree - the > ancestors of Robert Smith born 9 December 1913 in Ryhope, near Sunderland. > > The birth certificate identifies his parents as Frederick SMITH, a coal > miner putter, and Margaret SPOORS. > >

Thank you Heather for your offer. I was surprised to see how many Smiths and Spoors were living in the Sunderland area at the turn of the century and I know that I will need all the help I can get to stay on the track of the right families. Charles Atkinson, Niagara Falls, Canada. At 08:54 AM 22/02/2013 -0600, you wrote: >Hello Charles >When you get the marriage certificate, I may be able to help with the >SPOORS side of the family. >I have a large data base of SPOOR and SPOORS, including quite a few >Margarets of the right age in the Sunderland area. Once you know her >father it is easier to narrow down possibilities > >Heather