Hi Josephine, Thank you for your e-mail. Yes, we have been to Clifford Church and Dorstone and all around the area of the Golden Valley as my 1500 family tree says that my oldest ancestor William Madye 1500 lived in Dorstone and the family lived in and around there for at least 200 years and I gather that there was still a Maddy in Dorstone in the 1841 Census. They appear to have had land in the Middlewood area and a James Maddy married an Elizabeth Penoyre. I am beginning to think I shall never find any threads that add together. Thank you for your help. Best wishes Sue

On Thu, 13 Jan 2011 13:27:03 -0000, Sue <sue.cartref@virgin.net> wrote: > I am beginning to think I shall never find any threads that add together. Hi Sue and Listers, I expect that many of us have felt that we'll never find any threads that add together and then one day the answer appears. This has happened to me on a number of occasions. Years ago, when I first started researching my Dad's family history, he knew nothing other than his Bristolian father had been orphaned and some of his mother's Bristol family originally came from Devon. Now I have my paternal grandfather's family back to the 16th century in Bristol and many generations further back from that in Wales. I only found that out last year. More and more information is becoming available so don't despair, the answers are out there. Josephine -- Josephine Jeremiah www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com