This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: ANDERSON, MACFARLANE, DYKES Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Wl.2ADIB/8710.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi Nick, so far I have only traced my ANDERSON family back to 1821, when Thomas ANDERSON was born in County Clare, Ireland. As far as I know none of Thomas' family went to the U.S.A., although his son Andrew disappears from UK census records after 1871 (he may have simply died.) Sorry I can't be more helpful! Good luck with your research, I'll let you know if I find anything that might help you. Deb