And for those of us who have never been to SF but had an ancestor there the contest has helped to build a picture of what at least part of his or her life would have contained My grandfather Joseph Rae walked out on my grandmother just as she was about to give birth to my mother back in Bristol, UK, in 1909. He ended up in San Fransisco. I found him (with the help of Rebekah Canada) in hospital there in 1920. He died in San Diego in 1925 and was buried in the Masonic cemetery. I wonder so if he had another family........If anyone knows of a Rae family with roots from Glasgow, Scotland, that might fit the bill it would be wonderful........amazing, too! Iris Bristol addresses database is at http://bristolsomerset.1500mb.com/