Hi Jenni I'm interested in your Trowmans because my great aunt Florence GOODES married a Trowmans in Aston, Birmingham in 1915. However, what I'm really posting for is to tell you that your family is being researched by someone over on the Black Country Gob site and if you go there and post your details you will probably find a rellie! www.blackcountrygob.com I think (or it might be .co.uk - I've got it bookmarked!) -- Chris Pampling researching: BARRATT, DANCER, FELLOWS, GOODES, HOLDING, ROBINSON, TUCKLEY, WHEWAY, MAHER all in and around Birmingham/Smethwick, 1850 to present day PAMPLING Cambridgeshire - Sheffield, 1800 to present VARNDELL Wokingham - Birmingham, 1800 to present