My apologies to those on this list. The original poster and question was back in the fall of 2004. I love a challenge and started digging with the intent to send out my curious findings right then. Well, I saved the message and forgot to send it later on. Sending now, in case it is any help to anyone??? I have no connections to Beaupre name, but love to go looking for bits and pieces....using my online links firstly. Cheers Jennifer Flegg Almonte, ON regarding Louise/Louisa using the surname in 1871 census search, using Ottawa as the place, there are 4 results: BEAUPRE , HONORE 26 QUEBEC OTTAWA St. George's Ward 2 BEAUPRE , VICTOR 23 QUEBEC OTTAWA By Ward 3 BEAUPRE , VICTOR 30 QUEBEC OTTAWA By Ward 4 BEAUPRE , ELIZABETH 29 QUEBEC OTTAWA Ottawa Ward any of which could be her parents.(assuming they were still living in "Ottawa" in 1871, and assuming they were still there in 1881) BUT, you then search the 1881 and see who's left.....its not ideal, but Marie Eliza BEAUPRE <http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/census/individual_record.asp?INDI_CODE=1881CN_546652_3&frompage=5> Female French 43 Q <Quebec> Catholique Ottawa Ward, Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario Eva BEAUPRE <http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/census/individual_record.asp?INDI_CODE=1881CN_546940_55&frompage=5> Female French 5 O <Ontario> Orphelin Catholique Ottawa Ward, Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario (in an orphanage, with a large number of children of different ages.) Louise BEAUPRE <http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/census/individual_record.asp?INDI_CODE=1881CN_546941_68&frompage=5> Female French 5 O <Ontario> Orphelin Catholique (same as Eva above. These 2 Beaupre children are in the same orphanage.) and so is Stanislas BEAUPRE <http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/census/individual_record.asp?INDI_CODE=1881CN_546942_80&frompage=5> Male French 7 O <Ontario> Orphelin Catholique Question to me would be, are they siblings? Not necessarily, but they could be?? Leads to other interesting ?'s