Pat & Bill I suppose you know Thomas Fulton was a Carter, married to Rebecca, born c.1858 and from Seacombe, Wallasey? I tried a few Mary Ellens, but all local ones were unmarried and maiden names not Fulton. If you don't have a married name for her I fear it's going to be awful difficult to pin her down - do you know if she was even alive in 1881? Andy _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp