Hello Everyone This is not directly relevant to the original message, but just in case it rings any bells of interest with anyone i thought i'd share it in my Tree I have 2 people with the Christian name of Edis. There surname was FITZJOHN and they were father and son, baptised in Whittlesey, Cambs, in 1753 and 1787 respectively. They are connected to my ANKER ancestors which is how i've come across them Regards David Anker Hello from Melbourne. Is anyone researching this family? An Edis Sharman (b. 1837 in Hunts) in my mother's family was descended from Mary Edis (b. 1775 in Hunts), and Edis also occurs as a given name in Crowland, Lincs, from 1864 - in this case an Edis Cherrington. It's an unusual name and I'm pursuing the possibility of family ties between the two. The geographical area involved crosses couunty boundaries but is very small. Phoebe