This is a general query although the action took place in CUL! I have been puzzling for a number of years as to the demise of my Great Grandfather. He was alive in 1881 and cannot be found in 1891. His wife died in '83, and his children married in 1887 and 1888. Neither of his children's marriage certificate records him as being deceased. His daughter's marriage certificate records that she had 'lately' lived in Greysouthern, CUL - (which was where the whole family was in 81), but she now lived in Workington. I have been through the indexes a number of times looking for all the spellings I can think of for Mark CASSON. I have asked the registrar at Cockermouth to check the deaths for the period 81 - 88. I have checked the parish burials for Brigham, (Greysouthern's church), and Workington. No luck. I don't think he would have emigrated - I have looked at Immigrants lists to AUS, USA, Canad - and can find nothing at all. I think I have exhausted all the avenuse - can anyone think of any stone left unturned? Where are the deaths of unnamed people recored - bodies washed up, vagrants found dead in a ditch -etc ?? Has anyone any more ideas please? Ann Lavery