Hi Mary Thanks for your advice. Good lateral thinking! Kind regards, Lynne "faraway@xtra.co.nz" <faraway@xtra.co.nz> wrote: > >One of my most rewarding research options has been to also research the >families of the brothers and the sisters quite thoroughly - especially on >the census, they can turn up stuff like mother in laws - revealing maiden >names etc, and missing people from your direct line can be staying with them > Also your ancestor might have said just born in Lancashire - their sibling >might have added the town as well. >Marriage witnesses and death informants can also yield hints as to a sisters >married name or her husband.