Dear Ann There is an article in the December 1999 issue of "The Ancestral Searcher", the journal of the Heraldry & Genealogy Society of Canberra that you should read. If you belong to a Genealogy Society ( and I hope that you do) then there will more than likely be a copy there; failing that, a copy can be purchased from HAGSOC at GPO Box 585, Canberra ACT 2601 for just $4 plus postage. You can e-mail the Society on <hagsoc@hagsoc.com.au>. The article is entitled "A Swing Rioter in the Family" and provides quite a bit of background material. Cheers Don DON MOUNTAIN===================================== PO Box 3327 Weston Creek ACT Australia 2611 Telephone 02 6288 5793 - Facsimile 02 6287 1207 Researching surnames: MOUNTAIN, RUSSELL, UPTON, TOUZEL, THOMSON, FRASER, DUMBLE, TASKER Homepage <http://.www.cyberone.com.au/~mountain/>