Hi Jacalyn, Glad to hear you are so excited :-)) it really is a great feeling when we find new info on our Barraclough ancestors. I'm going to my LDS next Tuesday and will look at the 1881 Census Surname Index and try and find a Barraclough family living in Devonshire, I should imagine that there is not to many Barraclough families living in the county. Of course your Joseph Barraclough will not be listed as he ws born after 1881 census was taken, but hopefully we might get some information on some other members of his family. Or if you do your research at your local Church of Latter Day Saints Family History Centre, you might like to have a look yourself. If you do, do your research there and have not looked at the 1881 Census Surname Index before just ask the volunteers you want to look at the 1881 Census Surname Index for Devonshire for the surname Barraclough, they will give you the right fiche to look at, then record anyone with the surname Barraclough or a variant spelling of it. My LDS FHC has a photocopy facility and will photocopy any frame from the fiche's so instead of transcribing the entries you could ask if they have the same facility and get it photocopied. The volunteers are excellent, just tell them you are new to genealogy and they will give you all the help you need. We can then work from there, I will also have a look at all my source material here and see if I can find anything else regarding your Barraclough family. I don't have a lot of information on Barraclough families living in the USA and do admit that I don't know a lot about researching there. But there are other members of our list living in America who might be able to give you a few pointers. It would also help me, to learn more about researching there. Best Wishes Kim Pasquill Victoria-AUST Email: [email protected] ICQ Number: 30110913 Researching:WRY - TAYLOR,BATEMAN,POLLARD