Hi Everyone, Well I finally subcribed to Ancestry.com and have had a wonderful time, finding many elusive Barraclough relations. I thought I would send the information to the list so that all the family could share what I found. Our Susannah Barraclough, youngest sister of our Stephen (who came to Australia) last appeared still living with her dad William in the 1871 Census in Otley. William died in 1872 and I had no idea what ever happend to Susannah from there. I searched all the deaths of a Susannah Barraclough, no luck there, so thought she must have married between 1872 when she is still refered to as Susannah Barraclough in her dad's will and the 1881 census, when no Susannah Barraclough fitted the bill. What I did was look on the Free BDM's and listed all Susannah Barraclough for the period, then looked at the other surnames that was listed with the same reference page. Two possibilites for each marriage, then made not the the possible husbands and went looking in the 1881 census. Bingo! I found her, living with her husband. 1881 Census for Otley Westgate Benjamin Whitaker, Head, Mar, 49, Blacksmith Striker, Unemployed, born York, Burley in Wharfedale. Susannah Whitaker, Wife, Mar, 43, born York, Leeds I then checked the 1891 Census only to discover that Benjamin appears living as a lodger in Horton and a widower. Susannah Whitaker died aged 51 years in the June Quarter 1888 in the District of Wharfedale. My guess is that she died in Otley and might be buried at Otley PC, where her brother George is buried. But will have to check that out. This left only 2 more siblings of Stephen's to track down, only problem is a John is one of them, that's like looking for needle in a hay stack. I think I am going to have to settle on never knowing what ever happend to John, and hope that one day a descendent of his becomes interested in our family history and on finding him a brother of Stephen's contacts me. But the other siblings Mary I have finally found and will send her info in a new email. So the moral is, never give up on your Barraclough's, I've been researching for well over 20 years, and never thought I would find out what happend to Susannah & Mary, but I think it's simply a case of them sending the info our way when THEY want us to find them :-)))))))) Cheers Kim --------------------------------------------------- Letter content was scanned by WinAntiVirus 2005. No threat detected. Please visit www.winantivirus.com for more details.