I have not yet followed done a lot of research on my late husbands BELLAMY connection. I have William Bellamy and his wife Rebekah (Brown), with a baby son Thomas leaving for Philadelphia in 1855. Thomas was born in Newark. 1854. Their daughter Lucy Matilda was born in Ohio. along with her mother she had returned to England by 1881 and married into the Gilbert family. Seeing Matilda Bellamy mentioned jogged me to think of this family line. I wonder how common the name Matilda was in those days. I will see if I can find anything more in my notes or research a bit more. Notts and Lincs seem to be areas for the Bellamy families. Valerie