Can you please tell me where East Woodhay is located? Is there a possibility is name was spelled BURCH or alternative spelling? My Birches are mostly in Yorkshire, and earlier in the 1600s in Manchester area, so I am not much help to you. Where have you looked for any information about him? Parish Records? 1841 Census, etc??? Check all the David Birches in the 1841 census as the ages can be out 4 or 5 years because nearly all the ages in adults have been rounded down to the nearest 5 or 0. Unfortunately, the person who had a one-name study in Birch has died and his papers are closed for at least 2 years. Monica Hi All, ? Just wondering if anyone is researching the Birch family, Namely David Birch born 1791, I have no idea who his parents were, but have a lot from then on, and willing to share that information with anyone interested in it! ? Any input would be grately appreciated, as I have come to a very large brick wall and have been stuck behind it for many years! ? Best wishes, ? Den Budden ------------------------------ To contact the BIRCH list administrator, send an email to BIRCH-admin@rootsweb.com. To post a message to the BIRCH mailing list, send an email to BIRCH@rootsweb.com. __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BIRCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. End of BIRCH Digest, Vol 4, Issue 2 ***********************************