Hi, It's me again, David Brimson in England. I emailed some more Brinson's about the new's group from the Four-11 e-mail search engine. However none e-mailed me back & I don't think anymore joined the new's group with the info I sent???. This is in addition to the Brinson's I have in my address book & I contacted firstly. I tried Brinson's here but none were listed for England :-0 There are of course Brinson's out there who may have info & have researched therir family tree's but don't have access to a computer or the internet & I know 2 who has done lot's of research. A friend of mine has just returned from white water rafting in the Grand Canyon. He was amazed at all the people on the trip who took a mobile phone or bleep. He also said many had e-mail address's which isn't the case here. There are only a handfull of people here with Internet access at home in our dep't. I read Finland has one of the highest countries for Internet access, I would never have guessed this :-O It's a pitty there arn't any Brinson's on the Internet over here. I know Mary & Phillip Brinson have a computer at home but as yet don't have Internet access. I wrote to them 2 weeks ago & mentioned the new's group, maybe they will get on soon !?. They have first hand knowlege of the Brinson's in Dorset. I haven't heard back from them yet by "snail post" email is much better &faster :-) Regarding the origin's of the Brinson's line's in the USA. There maybe even more than 2 branches as someone said. I have Brinson/Brimson birth's registered say between 1837-1900 but no marriage or a death registered or say a marriage but still no death. Either the person vanished off the face of the earth or the person emigrated. From here it's the USA, Canada or down under Australia, New Zealand or even South Africa. I wonder how many record's of imigration are kept in Washington for Ellis Island & when Ellis Island opened & what happened before. Anyway I have Brinson birth's but nothing else. Maybe one of your Brinson ancestors was a late arival ?. In which case, if it's after 1837 there will be a record of birth in London for your ancestor. George Fred Brinson born Beaminster Dorset 1845 James Gibbs Brinson " " 1847 Robert James Tucker Brinson born Wells Somerset 1848 Henry John Brinson born Hartley Witney, Hampshire, 1850 William Henry Brinson born 1855 Christchurch Hampshire married 1876 Christchurch. Albert Joseph Brinson born 1856 Basingstoke, Hampshire,married 1880 Christchurch Charley James Brinson born 1857 Taunton, Somerset John Henry Brinson born 1857 Melksham, Wiltshire John Douglas Rousell Brinson born 1857 Beaminster, Dorset Fred John Brinson born 1875 Bridport, Dorset married 1907 Merthyr Tydfil, Wales This is just some of the Brinson's I have who just dissapear after a birth or marriage. I also wondered how many Brinson's have the book by Robert W Brinson 1983 "Here There & Yonder" a Brinson Genealogy. There is a lot of info in there including will's. It was available in New Bern NC library as was a marriage index for the area. A useful source of data. Byeeeee for now. Hope everyone is OK. It's still wet & raining here. Better put my umberella up as I'm off out now. ........... David Brimson ==== BRINSON Mailing List ==== Subscribe to the BRINSON list. http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/5248/brinsonlist.html