Hello Everybody and thank you to those who have found the URL that follows useful - a number of you already have - if my mail box is anything to go by. So here it is once again http://www.censusfinder.com/england.htm There are by no means entries for every County but there is enough for a good read. (Try the Scrapbook page) There are also other useful links from this site inc. the Leicester Universtity site that has many old trade directories which are searchable and a link to the Domesday Book. However in answer to the lister below I can only assume that the correct URL was not used (make sure you have .com/england.htm) and NOT ancestry.com Hope this clears up any misunderstanding. Regards AudreyM Norm's comments are as follows --------------- My comment to this suggestion is: "Right, if you believe purple cows in pink polka dotted tights jump over the moon every second Sunday in La La Land......." Ancestry.com gives away NADA, nuthin, zip.....You pay and you pay and then you pay some more. Search the archives, and buyer beware!!!!! I speak from agonizing experience.. Norm Cardinale USA