Hi Irene, Aireyholme is in Hovingham parish, and so Janice (Wood) may be able to help you with this if if really was the farm, otherwise you will need to check in the Gilling West registers for Eryholme Baptisms. Best wishes, Colin Hinson In the village of Blunham in Bedfordshire U.K. Webmaster for the Genuki Yorkshire pages: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/ Old and Rare Yorkshire Books on searchable CDroms: http://www.YorkshireCDbooks.com >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >My current research is for a man named John HUDSON who was a >publican in the parish of Chester Le Street in Co. Durham. I was >lucky that he baptised 3 children during the Barrington period (1798 >? 1812 or so). The 3 entries recorded that John was native of 1) >Yorkshire 2) Eryholme and 3) Aireyholme. > >So off to GENUKI where I find, to my dismay, that Eryholme and >Aireyholme are 2 distinct places quite a distance apart. Can anyone >suggest a way to help me discover which one was John?s birthplace. > >Thanks, Irene