Thanks to all who looked for my late uncle Ignatius A. Kerr. I now know his middle name - Aloysious! I was amazed to find out from someone on this list that the CD available at http://www.wrindex.com CD has him listed more than once from old records belonging to Saint Patrick's Church (i.e. confirmation date). I was told by St. Patrick's Church a couple of years ago that there were no records left that had survived the 1906 earthquake ... end of story! The CD also contains some very old records (some dated back as far as the 1870s). There were several records of my great great grandfather Mathew Kerr as well (seems he was in the Irish Army?). Anyway, I recommend highly to anyone looking for Irish families that were living down in the south of Market street area to get this CD if you can afford it (cost is $60). I'd say its a goldmine of information and I hope to get it myself soon! Regards & once again many thanks to all who helped me locate & finally identify my uncle, Susanna O'Donnell "The coldest Winter I ever spent was one Summer in San Francisco" -- Attributed to Mark Twain _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp