This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.carson/1363.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I now have more information about this family but still not everything I need. William Carson (parents Joseph Carson and Mary Irwin) and Ellen McIlwraith (parents Alexander McIlwraith and Anne Currans) married in Knockmany, Ireland in 1877. Their first son, Alexander was born in Glasgow in 1878. I have now discovered that they lived in America from around 1880-1887. During this time they had another two sons - William Thomas, born in Enfield, Conn on 1 Nov 1882 and Marvel (birth details not known but, when he died in 1889, his christian name was shown as Irwin). It seems they stopped off in Ireland for three months and during that time another son, Joseph, was born (again not much detail other than that he was born in November 1887.) They then returned to Glasgow and on 26 February 1890 their fifth son, Samuel, was born there. I am still having difficulty tracing all details of William, Joseph and Samuel but I have made some progress. I know that William married Catherine (surname unknown) and by 1920 they were living at 543 Harris Avenue, Providence, Rhode Island with two sons, William Andrew, (born Tyrone, Ireland, 3 Sep 1909) and Wilfred (born Providence, Rhode Island, 10 May 1918) but the trail has gone cold there. I already knew that Joseph had returned to Ireland but have now found out that he was married to Mary Elizabeth (again surname unknown) but so far I have made no progress in tracing Samuel. I know that this is a lot of information but if someone can fill in any more of the blanks for me I would be grateful. Thanks Mary