Hello Listers! I have got a William Meyer family, who were living in Jesmond, Newcastle, at the time of the 1861 census. William Meyer said he was born in Amsterdam, and his wife, Maria, who is misstranscribed as Marid, said she was born in what was written down as Hipwegen, with a question mark after it. Probably Maria had a heavy accent, and the census taker wrote down the place as he heard it. Does anyone know of a Dutch city of village that sounds anything like Hipwegen? I have looked at many websites, with no success. Since William was from Amsterdam, Hipwegen could have been near there. Does anyone have any suggestions for me? I would really appreciate anyone's thoughts. Janet Hopkins in Canada _________________________________________________________________ Reunite with the people closest to you, chat face to face with Messenger. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9650736