Hi Listers Can anybody please please help me I am completely stuck with my history here. My greatgrandparents Honora nee Clarke and Francis Gillespie came over from I think Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland, because of the potato famine or after. He was a labourer. They were married on 25th July 1863 at St Mary’s Catholic Church, Bridge Street, Sunderland, England. On the 1861 census they were living West Hartlepool, Francis my greatgrandfather was 35 and a boilersmith, Honora my greatgrandmother was 30. Children of theirs then was Mary 6 born Sunderland, William 5 Sunderland, Michael 3 Sunderland, a Francis 1 died aged 2 born Monkwearmouth, Barbara 1 month born West Hartlepool and Ann mother of Francis my greatgreatgrandmother aged 60 wife’s assistant born Ireland. Next door was another Gillespie family, namely, Michael, aged, 44, Ann, 43, and Francis, 17. On the 1881 census their dwelling place was 79 Lower East Street, Middlesbrough, Francis was 47, occupation Ship Caulker (Builder), I think he lost an eye in an accident, I don’t know whether it was on the ships and he got compensation, Honora Gillespie was 40, siblings (daughters and sons) Mary A Gillespie 16 (registered birth Sunderland) occupation General Servant, William Gillespie 15 (registered birth Sunderland), Scholar (school child), Francis (grandfather) was 8 (registered birth Hartlepool), Eleanor Gillespie was 6 (registered birth Sunderland), Joseph Gillespie was 4 (registered birth Sunderland), Michael Gillespie was 2 (registered birth Middlesbrough), a Margaret and James Gillespie was 5 months (registered birth Middlesbrough) married somebody called Nellie. Ann, my greatgreatgrandmother died in 1879 at the Middlesbrough address. My great greatgrandparents on the Gillespie side were Patrick and Ann, I think he died around 1879 before his wife came over to England. Honora’s father was called William Clarke an agricultural labourer. My Aunt Vera christened Alice Veronica born Kayll Road, Sunderland, England, above a chemist’s shop? around 1899, nearest Catholic Church, St Joseph’s in Deptford, England, was a nurse in the IVI at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, in the army years. She married Eddie Carew, he had a shop in Gateshead, England. He was sent to India in WWII, early 1943 I think. His parents came from Tipperary, they had a farm called the Golden Gate, which was burn down by the Black & Tans. Regards Dor