Dear all, Just a post to test the waters regarding my Bowen line which spans mid-1700s to mid 1800s in these areas. Bowens of UK Shropshire: Madeley, Ironbridge, Coalbrookdale, Kenley, Harley, Diddlebury Anyone out there? I'd love to hook up. With best wishes, Lorraine Payne (Nee Williams) Maternal line - Bowen Stourbridge West MIdlands UK BOWEN - MADELEY / COALBROOKDALE / LITTLE WENLOCK / KENLEY / HARLEY / DIDDLEBURY PAYNE/PAIN/PAINE/PANE - BLOXHAM / BANBURY POTTS/GADD - BIRMINGHAM / SMETHWICK / WEST BROMWICH / BROMSGROVE WILLIAMS - BRISTOL/BIRMINGHAM "And when, on the still cold nights, he pointed his nose at a star and howled long and wolflike, it was his ancestors, dead and dust, pointing nose at star and howling down through the centuries and through him." (Jack London - 'The Call of the Wild')