In a message dated 10/04/2004 23:21:12 GMT Daylight Time, widdowfield9255@yahoo.com writes: I have two family members who stopped me at the brick wall before I took the first step. One, named Francis, the other Harrison. I'm thinking that maybe Francis used the name Frank, and Harrison using Henry. Researching the names of Francis, Harrison or Harry have gotten me nowhere. Any ideas?? You could well be right, but I think we would need more information as to the nature of your "brick wall" before we could have any worthwhile ideas. Certainly most Franks are really Francis, and anyone really having Harrison as a first name would no doubt be known as Henry or, perhaps more likely, Harry. However, there are many other things which might account for your being "stuck". Geoff Nicholson 57 Manor Park, Concord, WASHINGTON, Tyne & Wear NE37 2BU Ask for details of NBL/DUR family history research in depth by THE local expert, working for YOU.