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Hello Norrie : 

A few years ago you were really helpful in my Gordon family search.   I have just come across your story about the murder of Isabella Gordon - likely my second cousin 3x removed.  You did a great job in researching and recording this story and I have copied and added it to my record of Isabella Gordon.

I have changed from a PC to an IMac and updated my software a couple of times since I last was in contact with you so unfortunately I can't find you on any of my trees.   My 3rd great grandfather was James Harry Gordon 1787 to 1878 Buckhaven.    My grandfather was Robert Kinnear Gordon.    So I'm wondering how or if we are related ?

We are coming from Canada to the UK in May and I will have a day available to spend in Lincolnshire to do a bit of family history research.  My family ( Lupton, Cook, Gresham, Jubb etc ) lived in Martin, Dunston, Nocton, Timberland area  from the late 1800's and well  back into the 1700's.     I hope to visit the churchyards in each of these towns, hopefully finding ancestors gravesites.   I would like to have spent a day in Lincoln at the archives but just can't fit it in.   

So my question is this - do churches have any records available ( births, marriages, deaths etc )  for the public to view ?     

After years of wanting to do this, we are coming from Canada in May and will be staying a couple of days in Martin to do family research.   Our family ( Lupton ) goes back into the early 1800's in Martin and earlier in Dunston.    I'm going to visit the local churchyards but I'm wondering if there are museums or town halls with early photos or archives  that would be useful.    Any suggestions would be really appreciated. 

Is there some good way to find out actual addresses of where our ancestors lived ?    I know that some census mention High Street or whatever mostly without actual house numbers.   

Is there a local phone book online so I can lookup Luptons in the area ?  ( just curious if any are still there )

The 1861 Dunston entry in full (MY transcription from the 1861 census book image - as good as you will get - itself a transcription, as the original census forms were destroyed):

Back Street, Dunston
Elizabeth (head) 73 Baker, Dunston
Edmund (son) 45 AgLab, Dunston
Sarah (dau-in-law) 41 Sturton by Stow
Mary (sis-in-law) 55 Charwoman, Billinghay
John (g-son) 15 Day boy on a farm, Dunston
James (g-son) 12 Scholar, Dunston
Elizabeth (g-dau) 10 Scholar, Dunston

I'm afraid that any suggestion that Edmund's Thomas was still living with his mother in 1861 is erroneous.

Geoff : I re-checked my notes on the email with the information I quoted and indeed you are correct. ! !     The person offering help previously stated that Thomas Lupton b. Oct 1812 was living with his widowed mother, married brother Edmund and family in  1851 !   Later the email read he was living with them in 1861 as I quoted you.    So " my Thomas"  b. May 1812 did not die in 1854 it was the Thomas b. Oct 1812 who was on the "Edmund" line.

I have to hand it to you, your research on this was impeccable.  You have helped me solve a puzzle and I thank you profusely !