Hello Anne and All, I don't think I have a 'dangling Line' more a ggfather who came from nowhere! All your queries come from USA, is there no one in the UK? My ggfather RICHARD BRADSHAW first appeared on his marriage to Charlotte Dudding in Maidstone, Kent, UK in1862. My gfather, also Richard was born in 1863 in Somerset while his father worked at Wookey Hole Paper Mill. We are told that Richard snr was 'sent to India to start up a paper mill but died with fever before the family could follow'. But two younger daughters were born in Kent, UK so we presume the family returned to Kent first. Charlotte and children remained in Maidstone, Kent and worked in the paper mill there. I cannot find a record of Richard snr's death overseas and have no idea where he came from or his birth date. Can anyone help? There are so many Richard Bradshaw's in the records I have no way of knowing which was him. By the way I noted many Bradshaws in Lancashire UK so looked up the IGI. There are only 363 pages of Bradshaws and only 12 pages of Richard Bradshaws!! Please help me someone? Margaret Mortham [email protected]