This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/TZ.2ADE/1604.1650 Message Board Post: i am trying to trace my family tree but i can go no further than my father john tait born 1911 in bishop aukland, england, i am led to believe that he and my mother were both orphaned,so quite stuck ,any help appreciated.