Isaac THOMPSON said he came from Bath on the passenger list but migrants often stated the place they had last lived in or from where they embarked. One of his daughters, Lucilla Sophia came to Australia in 1848 and although she stated she had been born in Hawkesbury in Oxfordshire(?) she had married in Wiltshire a James EMORY from Malmesbury, a baker. On my map Malmesbury looks a lot closer to Hawkesbury than Bath and I wonder if Lucilla met her her bakerboy through one of these THOMPSON bakers that the Pond Dipper mentioned.And did THOMPSONs stray out to Malmsbury as well as Bath? Incidentally the Shire boundaries are not terribly well marked on that map. In the 1800's was Bath in Wiltshire or Somerset? Incidentally if anyone else is looking for Isaac THOMPSON and his children, 3 of his daughters migrated to Australia and all ended up in the Melbourne area eventually. Moira from Mooroolbark Australia __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Kick off your party with Yahoo! Invites. http://invites.yahoo.com/