Yesterday, I responded (as many did) to an email about the use of middle names and wives' maiden names by a family. Today, I am entering information into the Leeds database when I come across such an example. In 1891 the family comprise of Wolfe and Rebecca (nee COHEN) FLAXMAN with a couple of children. The next time I picked them up was in 1911 as Harris and Rebecca FLAXMAN. At this point I am trying to prove that Wolfe=Harris=the father of Myer who married in 1927 and Sarah who married in 1908. By 1911 they have Myer and his marriage address is one house number out from the 1911 census so it's looking good. Of course, Sarah is not at home (but if this is the right family she was married by then). I now know Rebecca had 9 children-all living (which is what I now have combining the 1891 children with the 1911 children). I know how long they have been married, which ties with the marriage I have, so I just need to find them in 1901 and then I can add the marriages of Sarah and Myer. Searching for FLAXMAN fails to find them in 1901, so I start searching just children's names and birth years and Leeds as birth place and residence. Some of the children have diminutive names which make it harder. Wolfe might be Wolfe or Harris etc. I try with some of the more uncommon first names and with the younger children as there is less likely to be age discrepancies. I find them as Wolf and Rebecca COHEN. I know it's them because the children all fit! They say art mirrors life and vice versa...now it seems life mirrors emails...queue spooky Twilight Zone music. Best wishes, Sherry Landa (23170 Viersat, France)