In a message dated 6/4/2004 8:53:21 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Nichnak@aol.com writes: David: I found the McHallan's in 1870: Name: Daniel mchullam Age in 1870: 13 Estimated Birth Year: 1856 Birthplace: Massachusetts Home in 1870: Boston Ward 15, Suffolk, Massachusetts Race: White Gender: Male Value of real estate: View Image Post Office: Boston Highlands Roll: M593_649 Page: 308 Image: 113 Year: 1870 McHullam, Elizabeth, 50, f, w, keeping house, Ireland ", David, 28, m, w, carpenter, Ireland ", Elizabeth, 21, f, w, works in a carpet factory, Ireland ", Bridget, 18, f, w, " ", b. Mass ", Lawrence, 15, m, w, plumber's apprentice, Mass ", Daniel, 13, m, w, attending school, MAss Daniel Sr. is probably deceased by 1870. Did not find MAria or James in 1870 in all of Mass. Strange... In 1880, I find Maria living next to or in the same house as her mother: Name: Maria NICHOLSON Age: 34 Estimated birth year: <1846> Birthplace: IRE Occupation: Keeping House Relation: Self Home in 1880: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Marital status: Widowed Race: White Gender: Female Head of household: Maria NICHOLSON Father's birthplace: IRE Mother's birthplace: IRE Cannot read/write: View image Blind: View image Deaf and dumb: View image Otherwise disabled: View image Idiotic or insane: View image Image Source: Year: 1880; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_560; Family History Film: 1254560; Page: 412D; Enumeration District: 762; Image: 0606 11 Smith Street, Boston McHallam, Eliza, w, f, 65, Widow, keeping house, Ireland ", Eliza, w,f, 31, daughter, S, works in carpet factory, Ireland ", Bridget, w, f, 24, daughter, S, works in carpet factory, Mass. ", Daniel, w, m, 20, son, S, carpenter, Mass Nicholson, Maria, w, f, 34, widow, keeping house, Ireland ", Joseph, w, m, 15, son, S, errand boy, Mass ", John, w, m, 11, son, S, at school, Mass ", Lucy, w, f, 7, daughter, S, at school, Mass. ", Jennie E., w, f , 1, daughter, S, at home, Mass Dunn, Peter D., w, m, 36, boarder, S, clerk in store, Ireland Lucy