On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:58:27 +0000, Graeme Wall wrote: <snip> > > Mind you I have a similar problem, cousin Ruth Mary Ann Wall married a > Russian emigré in 1881 with just a hint of a shotgun. he, Constantin > Baranoff, then vanishes, possibly to Sacramento. <snip> Funny - I'm having some business dealings with a Baranov in Russia at the moment - shall I ask him if he had any forbears named Constantin? -- Terry