Hi Fred, You shouldn't have too much trouble finding relatives in Western Australia as your Armstrongs were some of the first to arrive in the new colony & Adam brought with him several sons to help establish the name here. If you have a look at the Perth DPS-Chat site I am sure you may find more information on your family & you can join the list from this site. It is a rootsweb based list, very helpful & busy with lots of knowledge of our early pioneers. While looking at the site try clicking of 'Books' & do a search for the name, I had a quick look & think you will find some mention of your family in some of the books that are part of the book indexing project. http://www.perthdps.com/ You could also put a notice in our local newspaper the "West Australian" in the 'Can you Help' section looking for descendants of your Armstrong family: Can You Help?, published on Mondays, is a free service compiled by Jenny Kohlen for people seeking information about their families and local history or other items of interest. Reunions - other than veterans - are published on Saturdays on the Information pages. Full name and mailing address (for publication) must accompany every request, as well as telephone number and e-mail address. Send your requests to: Can You Help? "The West Australian," GPO Box N1027, Perth 6843. Fax (08) 9482 3830. Phone (08) 9482 3382 (Mon-Fri). mailto:westinfo@wanews.com.au You can also search our Metropolitan Cemetery site for graves of family members. http://www.mcb.wa.gov.au/Search/default.htm Click on search, type in the surname Armstrong & check what comes up. If you see a family member & click on their name you will get information on the burial plot etc. If you are successful you should be able to get a member of DPS-Chat to do a lookup of the grave for inscription when next someone visits the cemetery. I usually post a message to the list when I am going & then do lookups for anyone & photograph headstones for those too far away to visit. I have the Western Australian BDM's (1841-1905)on CD if you need any lookups. Best wishes, Sharon Sharon McBride Perth, Western Australia mailto:mcbride@iinet.net.au Research Interests http://members.iinet.net.au/~mcbride/