Dear Bob Kent, You will probably be able to find more information out about William than you are aware. Have you tried to locate his birth certificate? Did you know that the 1891 UK Census goes on-line as from next year? Have you looked at Parish Records? Any of the above should inform you of William's parentage (if it was known at the time). A subsequent search of the register of death certificates should reveal whether his parent died when he was young. As you suggested, there at least two towns called Ware in the UK, one in Hertfordshire and one in Kent (see http://www.multimap.com). Regards, Andrew Tullett. Researching: TULLETT, KINDER, PETTRICK, BINNS, EARNSHAW, IBBOTSON. ****************************************** See my Family History Web-site at: http://web.bham.ac.uk/agt857/index.html ****************************************** _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.