Greetings all Tracing my family's background is turning into an enthralling journey of discovery! It appears that my mother's ancestors lived in and around the Portsmouth area for a couple of centuries!! My Mom knew none of this, only that her family were "British". Anyway... many of my clan listed on IGI were born, or baptised, in "St.Mary's, Portsea", or "St.Thomas, Portsea". Am I correct in assuming that St.Mary's and St. Thomas were parishes of Portsea? Best wishes Frank Early South Africa.