Hello I have joined this list after discovering the village/town of Stenton. I was hoping somebody here would have access to some sort of records to check to see if any of what I am about to write appears in the history of the town or surrounds. I have a whaler born to Thomas WORKMAN and Sarah ROGERSON in Edinburgh in 1817, his name was John Stenton WORKMAN. I know no more of his family except that he arrived in New Zealand on a whaling barque called the William Stoveld in 1835, the master was an Alexander DAVIDSON and was also his uncle. John gave all his 9 children here in New Zealand the middle name STENTON or STANTON (transcription errors?) On his burial notice his parents names appear and also an occupation for his father was "Coach Proprietor", his birth date and place of birth. Family lore here in NZ has always been that the WORKMAN's were boat builders on the Clyde (before or after John arrived in NZ ??) Any help really appreciated. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Regards Julie Workman New Zealand http://members.tripod.com/julieworkman/index.htm http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~julesw/ --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.351 / Virus Database: 197 - Release Date: 19/04/02