> PLEASE put the state, county or at least the CENTURY with your > name request. We ALL have an interest in Bird/Burd/Byrd names or > we wouldn't be on this list. = You are right!!!! Well said imagine the excitement we have when we see: 1- Looking for ancestors. 2-Need help. 3- William byrd- no date- no country- no state- 3- 19th century Birds......... 4- Does anyone have any info on john Byrd?........ 5- Byrd information needed........ 6- I went to high school with Fred Bird. Anyone out there who can help me. 7- trying to locate Bird cousins...... You are right- there is an art to making a query that should be much easier than some realize. anyone have any info on an old girlfriend of mine named Winnifred? thx- Tom BYRD Atkinson