I normally don't pass along generic Boyd info especially from publishers. HOWEVER, this is clearly a significant amount of information for the majority of the BOYD researchers. Mike can also use this in his planning for the Ulster trip. My Boyd's came in 1718 so they don't connect to these articles. The first one is useful for determining locations for our early Boyds in Antrim so I'll probably purchase that article. Hope somone can afford the 7 pounds. I wish we could post it on an internet site for future researchers. Colin Brooks Back from California in two weeks. Available for download from: http://www.booksulster.com/ebooks/bookstore.cgi Prices are in British Pounds Sterling HUME, A. Ethnology of the Counties of Down and Antrim. Belfast: Ulster Journal of Archaeology, 1856 (First Series, Volume 4). 10 pages. Map. [An article on the ethnic mix of the counties, which includes an `Ethnological Map of Antrim & Down' showing native possessions, lines of Scottish immigration, English settlements, as well as debateable and unappropriated areas in the early part of the 17th century]. £2.50 0.32MB HUME, A. Surnames in the County of Antrim. Belfast: Ulster Journal of Archaeology, 1857 (First Series, Volume 5). 14 pages. Map. [An article on the distribution of the major surnames in County Antrim, based on the Roll of Parliamentary Constituency for 1857, containing a list of land-owners who were rated at £12 per annum to the poor. The article includes a table showing the top 186 names, the baronies in which those names appear - Antrim, Belfast, Carey, Dunluce, Glenarm, Kilconway, Massareene, Toome - and a map of Antrim showing the distribution of the population by their surnames. The top 21 names at that period were Thompson, Wilson, Stewart, Smith, Moore, Boyd, Johnson, McMullan, Brown, Bell, Campbell, McNeill, Crawford, McAlister, Hunter, McAuley, Robinson, Wallace, Miller, Kennedy and Hill]. £3.50 2.00MB HUME, A. Surnames in the County of Down. Belfast: Ulster Journal of Archaeology, 1858 (First Series, Volume VI). 15 pages. Map. [Article on the major surnames of County Down, based on an analysis of the list of voters for 1852. The article includes a table showing 252 of the main names and their frequency of occurrence in the baronies of Ards, Castlereagh, Dufferin, Iveagh, Kinelarty, Lecale, Mourne, and Newry. Also included is a map showing the distribution of the population by their surnames. Using the author's criteria, the leading name in the county was Smith, with the next 19 being Martin, McKee, Moore, Brown, Thomson, Patterson, Johnson, Stewart, Wilson, Graham, Campbell, Robinson, Bell, Hamilton, Morrow, Gibson, Boyd, Wallace, and Magee]. £3.50 2.00MB _http://www.booksulster.com_ (http://www.booksulster.com) Books Ulster 12 Bayview Road Bangor County Down Northern Ireland BT19 6AL United Kingdom Telephone: (UK) 02891 470310 (INT.) +44 2891 470310 Email: orders@booksulster.com