This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ROBBURN2 Surnames: Burn Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.burn/61.1.2.2.2.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: hi and thanks for the response. i should have been clearer so apologies. William Burn, my great grandfather and the man who lost 3 fingers in battle, had a sister called Margaret Hesp Burn who married Adam Boulby in 1891. They had at least 5 children including the Minnie, Ernest, Doris and Edmund(Edward) that you mention, all having the surname Boulby. Doris Boulby then married Philip Lawson in 1921, subsequently having at least 2 children, one of whom (I think) is you, John. so we are (distantly ) related....but it doesn't end there. Your grandmother, Margaret Hesp (nee)Burn, had another brother called Samuel Holdsworth Burn who married Jane Boulby Smith. Samuel was a master mariner and he and his wife moved to Australia, having 5 children. I am in contact with some of the descendents who now live in Australia and also New Zealand. Some of the relatives from New Zealander cam across to stay with us a few years ago. I don't subscribe to ancestry so cannot send an email direct because they stop nonscubscribers emailing direct. However my email address is rob.burn.2 (at) fsmail.net, obviously replace the at with the usual sign. I'll then be able to get you my postal address without publishing it to the world! look forward to hearing from you. thanks again for replying Rob Burn Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.