My last name is West. My great Grandfather and Grandfather's names were Joseph. Do you know how many Joseph West there are in the world. This was one of my stumbling blocks. It still is, I've got my Great Grandfather's name - David West and I know he came from Scotland to Canada then to Michigan. But he is my end of this line unless I can find more about him. West is a very common name and searching for ancestors is like looking for a needle in a haystack...... But I'll keep looking...... -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2008 11:47 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] Simple surnames Wow, can't imagine haveing a surname that can and probably does now, include millions...like Brown or Jones, geeze. It must really get frustrating...I have a hard time with Irish "RYAN" name at times, luckly my Paternal surname is a bit easier is "FILIPPINI", tough to pronounce but fairly easy to find... Wishing all a happy Turkey day, where ever you are. ~Linda~ Happy Holidays, to you and yours~ When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. To search the archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION The information page is: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message