Thanks for your suggestion, Chris. I've plumped for Hurston Priors at the moment and am looking through the 1841 census for HARDINGs. Regards, Liz In einer eMail vom 22.03.2007 00:19:43 Westeuropäische Normalzeit schreibt [email protected]: There is also a BaugHURST near the second one on the Berks border. And another Headly just over the borderin Surrey. But nothing like HurstXXX near bY Chris