Hi Carole
Am posting same reply on the NBL board:
Thanks for the welcome! I must be better as I'm able to concentrate on FH and work on the computer!
My own family goes back to the mid to late 1700s, apparently being based in South Shields, then they pootle off for several years to chatham in Kent before returning to Shields in the 1830s.
I'm interested in tracking other SMALL families to see if there are any links to mine.
The main names in my family are: Charles, Robert, Francis, and Nicholas; but the only unusual female name is Dorothy.
Jan