Hi Ros, You haven't said which certificates & other documents you already have. Without knowing that, but assuming you have a reason to connect all these people, I would suggest: Find the marriages of Alexander George GRANT & Alexander Rose GRANT. Find a Mary BELL born about 1865-1870. (Roughly when I would expect your Maryanne's mother to have been born). Find the death & obituary notices in the local newspaper & a major one for Mary GRANT nee BELL d 13 Feb 1886 to see who her husband & children were & where they lived. This Mary was not the mother of these children. Hopefully, the obit will give her age & names of other relatives. Find the death & obituary notices of Alexander George GRANT & Alexander Rose GRANT to see who their wives & children were & where they lived. They sometimes give names of other relatives. This Alexander Rose GRANT is unlikely to be your Mary's father, but it is possible. Regards, Denyse Bonney At 12:17 PM 10/10/00 +1000, you wrote: Name Event Date Parents Grant, Mary D 13-02-1886 James Bell & Hannah Eton Grant, Maryanne ** B 07-07-1887 Alexander George & Mary Bell Grant, Donald John B 23-10-1890 Alexander George & Mary Bell Grant, Ellen Jane B 30-11-1896 Alexander George & Mary Bell Grant, Alexander B 11-09-1888 Alexander Rose & Mary Bell Grant, William B 28-12-1891 Alexander Rose & Mary Bell Grant, Walter B 12-03-1894 Alexander Rose & Mary Bell Grant, Alexander Rose M 03-05-1902 Mary Bell (I assume you mean his spouse) ** This is my Ancestor... How can she be born after her Mum died? Ros Steele Brisbane