I AM researching my family tree which I have traced back to Gilling, Barton-le- Willow, Ampleforth and Skelton.

I am particularly interested in looking for the descendants of Mark Cooper, a veterinary surgeon practising in the village of Ampleforth in 1881.

Mark and his wife Ellen (nee Allan) had four children, one of which, Edith Ellinor Cooper, was my grandmother.

I have been successful in tracing the Cooper family line back to the 1780s, but so far cannot find any of Mark Cooper's direct descendants. If you can help, contact me at the address below.

Phill Webster,

23 Derby Street,

Harden, 2578

New South Wales, Australia.

...I AM researching my family tree and seeking descendants of Mary Edith Sharp. Born in York 1876, she had a sister Ellen Sharp, my grandmother.

Their parents were John Sharp and Mary Ann Bycroft.

Mary Ann later married Robert Henry Doughty and they had several children. They stayed in the Lawrence Street area. If you are a descendant of the Doughtys and can help with my research please contact me by email: cairngall@hotmail.com or the address below.

Joan Smurthwaite,

Cairngall, Longside,

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire,

Scotland, AB42 4XR.

Updated: 10:11 Wednesday, August 20, 2003