Hi Penny Welcome to the list. You might want to check the 1881 census for Canada via the LDS website at http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/census/search_census.asp I found the following Census Place: Melancthon, Grey East, Ontario, Canada Source: FHL Film 1375897 NAC C-13261 Dist 155 SubDist E Div 1 Page 23 Family 111 Sex Marr Age Origin Birthplace Joseph DICKEY M M 30 Irish Ontario Occ: Agent Religion: Weslyan Methodist Hannah DICKEY F M 25 Irish Ontario Religion: Weslyan Methodist Allice DICKEY F 5 Irish Ontario Religion: Weslyan Methodist Edith DICKEY F 3 Irish Ontario Religion: Weslyan Methodist John DICKEY M <1 Irish Onntario Religion: Weslyan Methodist Born: Sep; 6/12 Sep Then you might also want to check out the Weslyan Methodist Baptisms at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wjmartin/wm-index.htm I hope this helps get you started. later Ida Penny Lane wrote: > > Hello list, I am new to this list and hope I have chosen the right one, i.e. county. > I am looking for a family with the surname Dickey. > The daughter of one Joseph Dickey born in Adjala and Hannah McNab born Rosemount., was my great Aunt by marriage.