Hello, Jill, Laraine and Everybody, Jill REALLY came through on this with the 1861 census information. I'm sooooooooooooooo pleased! After months of wasted effort, all I had to do was ask - it seems like a miracle! Thank you very much, Jill! I still have some unresolved issues around this couple, and would very much appreciate help from someone. M Y S T E R Y NO. 1: Euphemia Stewart's parentage. I've looked on the IGI and the Scottish parish records as well as the English civil registrations without success. I've also looked for her marriage in both Scotland and Wales but, again, nothing. I have found her death registration in England and have ordered it, but I understand that it won't have any useful information. The 1861 census indicates that Euphemia was born in Glasgow. Would someone be kind enough to look up the 1851 census for me for Euphemia Stewart aged about 14? M Y S T E R Y NO. 2: Euphemia had a brother, Duncan, born about 1825. In the 1881 (Sunderland) census, he lives with William and Euphemia and is unmarried. Perhaps he lived with his parents and Euphemia in 1851. Perhaps he had a different mother (given the age difference). Can anyone throw light on him please? M Y S T E R Y N O. 3: Alexander Rooks. This child was born to William and Euphemia in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, in 1860. He doesn't appear with them in the 1861 census so, presumably, he died early. Another Alexander Rooks was born in Bonhill in 1861, to William Rooks and Janet McKirdy (or Mc Kirdy). I'M BEGINNING TO WONDER ABOUT WILLIAM - seems he was quite a lad. I would appreciate it if someone could lookup Alexander Rooks/Janet McKirdy in the 1861 Bonhill census. Thanks to everyone. I'm thoroughly enjoying watching the mail conversations. Vivienne Simmons Toronto, Canada