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• Re: Lambton family by Shyellah (Member 10224651) on 16-Apr-2008
  Hi there I am not sure if this is of any help but I have an old Memorial Birthday text book which belonged to my grandmother which goes back to 1801. In there there is a George Lambton from Penshaw who married in 1830 in Penshaw a May E Baines from Dumley End. They married 13th April, but I dont have a date. I have an Ernest Lambton and the year 1872 written in the book, and a May Alice Lambton
  21st June 1887.
  Not sure if any of these are from your family. I know Penshaw was a very small village so everyone knew each other.
  Best of luck in your search.
  Shyellah in South Africa
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• Re: houghton by ROS GRIMES (Member 10190507) on 7-Apr-2008
  Really?
  When did that happen??
  Brill news, methinks!

• Re: Anyone around from the sixties by chuck (Member 10015047) on 23-Nov-2007
  G/day Mate,
  
  your not related to Jimmy (Jungle) Wilkinson are you

• Re: Anyone around from the sixties by Matt Wilkinson (Member 10049916) on 4-Dec-2007
  No I did not have any borthers or sisters where r you from

• Re: Anyone around from the sixties by chuck (Member 10015047) on 13-Dec-2007
  Originaly from old Sunniside but moved to Burnside when we were kids, knocked about with Guy and Mac Bainbridge from the Villa, also Blondie Straughan from Beech St, I'm now living in Australia (20yrs) still miss the old place LoL

• Re: Anyone around from the sixties by ROS GRIMES (Member 10190507) on 7-Apr-2008
  Yes,
  I am!

• Re: Anyone around from the sixties by jane melvin (Member 10230831) on 11-Sep-2008
  u might of known my mam june melvin(passmoor) and my dad colin melvin she went to fence houses modern and he went to dubmire

• Re: haggis by chuck (Member 10015047) on 14-Apr-2007
  I for one agree with you Mick, we had some good times when we were younger and I hope he is accepted where ever he has gone, may he rest in peace.

• Re: haggis by michael mcardle (Member 10199449) on 19-Apr-2007
  hey chucky thanks mate. remember the laughs we had at newbottle youthy. lol. anyway he had a great turn out. u just dont know whats round the corner eh chuck

• Re: haggis by john (Member 10131586) on 19-Apr-2007
  hi mick john garrigan here. we all will miss him very much c u later

• Re: haggis by michael mcardle (Member 10199449) on 20-Apr-2007
  hellooooooooo john. didnt know u were on the web. were u drinking might just call down and have a pint heh heh

• Re: haggis by kelsey smith (Member 10213752) on 13-Sep-2007
  hey i am haggis' oldest niece weve set up a sight for him go and check it out it is http://haggis.last-memories.com/index.php

• Re: haggis by Stephen Ross (Member 10215643) on 24-Oct-2007
  It was very sad to hear about Haggis passing on.
  He was not as bad as people made out. Hopefully he is in a better place now.

• Re: haggis by Stephen Ross (Member 10215643) on 24-Oct-2007
  are you still on internet michael. email me at Pilgrimross@btinternet.com

• Re: haggis by jane melvin (Member 10230831) on 11-Sep-2008
  haggis was one good lad and sadley missed also dont forget scrappy the dog kek

• Re: houghton born n bred by chuck (Member 10015047) on 27-Dec-2006
  I do Mick, it wasn't much better as I remember LOL, cheers mate Chuck

• Re: houghton born n bred by michael mcardle (Member 10199449) on 12-Jan-2007
  yo chuck nice to hear from ya...was just talking to your dad tother day. how you doing. say u heard of a band called earth mother.

• Re: houghton born n bred by michael mcardle (Member 10199449) on 14-Jan-2007
  sorry bout that chuck i meant wolfmother..theyre australian ..right up ure street...heavy man heh heh

• Re: houghton born n bred by Stephen Ross (Member 10215643) on 24-Oct-2007
  Houghton was good in the old days. Lots of places have gone now. The Brit used to be a good pub for a decent pint. handy for the bookies Ladbrokes that used to be opposite.
  I left Houghton in 75 to join the Royal Navy but used to come back on leave now and again. Came back in 84 to 86 and it had not changed that much. But it has changed completely now.
  Living in Hetton now and that has chan
  ged completely. The decent pubs have all changed, and the ones in the town centre seem to be full of townies.
  Even Houghton feast has changed, it's a rip off now.
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• Re: houghton born n bred by Stephen Ross (Member 10215643) on 24-Oct-2007
  If you are still on internet Michael, email me at pilgrimross@btinternet.com

• HAPPY WEEKEND: (gracekama3@myway.com) by Grace Kama (Member 10193901) on 25-Nov-2006
  HAPPY WEEKEND: (gracekama3@myway.com)
  Hello my dear,
  Nice to meet you, I am Mrs. Grace Kama from Sierra-Leone. I got attracted after glancing through your short profile, I deemed it necessary to disclose this important issue to you. I lost my husband during the rebel attacked in 2003 before his death, he had an account with a bank here in Cote d’Ivoire, where he made a deposit of US$10.5 Mil
  lions Dollars. This money was for the purchase of cocoa procession machines and development of another factory, unfortunately he did not meet his target before his untimely death.
  
  Why I contacted you, due to the agreement he had with the bank during deposit, I’ve been denied total access to the money, the bank Manager told me precisely that the money was deposited in a suspense fixed account with a clause attached to it for onward transfer into a foreign account. That the bank will follow the agreement written and signed by both (the bank and my husband). I was advised to look for a foreign account where the money can be transferred before I can have access to it.
  
  Since security here cannot be guaranteed besides, I’ve lost my husband, I hereby ask you to do me a favour by standing as my late husband’s foreign business partner and the beneficiary of the money to enable the bank effect the transfer into your account.
  I have plans to invest this money in continuation with the investment vision of my late husband, but not in this place again rather in your country. I have the vision of going into real estate and industrial production, please if you are willing to assist me and my only son Ken, indicate your interest in replying soonest.
  
  The bank has given me requirements I should forward to them:
  1. Your full name, contact postal address
  2. Your phone and fax numbers.
  3. Occupation
  
  If you agree on this, I’ll give you 15% of the total share when transferred, then 5% will be given to you if you made any expense on the cause of the transfer. Waiting to hearing from you, please once I hear from you I'll send you my pictures, also the deposit certificate the bank gave to my late husband.
  
  Thanks for your anticipated co-operation, Call me: +22507057738. REPLY HERE: (gracekama3@myway.com)
  
  Yours,
  Mrs. Grace Kama
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• Re: British Telecom workers working in the Essex area during June 2006 by Julie (Member 10191582) on 18-Dec-2006
  Do you know that they have removed the word 'gullible' from the English Dictionary. Nice try!

• Re: the smiths by jubby (Member 10198831) on 6-Dec-2006
  they live in houghton

• Re: the smiths by freddie suckling (Member 10181238) on 5-Mar-2007
  thank you jubby for your message about the smiths do you think thay are the ones im looking for all the best from fred

• Re: the smiths by freddie suckling (Member 10181238) on 5-Mar-2007
  hi its me again do you know the smiths if so can you please let them know im a relative been looking for them for a long time and please can they leave a message for me

• Re: the smiths by kelsey smith (Member 10213752) on 13-Sep-2007
  my nana is sheila smith if you are a relative i will give you the number to get in touch with her

• Re: the smiths by freddie suckling (Member 10181238) on 5-Oct-2007
  hi there kelsey, the shelia in my family is 45. she made contact with me a couple of weeks ago. thankyou for your reply. kind regards fred