LOL I am fairly certain they are cousins but as yet cannot prove it one way or the other. At one time I didnt know if - shock horror - I might have married the wrong one to the wrong lady! I wondered also if the lady in question might have courted with the deceased, and then decided to marry the other of the same name so as not to complicate matters, the banns even, rather along the lines of your thought. Fortunately the good people who are transcribing records at the Cheshire Parish Project were able to produce a marriage where the groom kindly wrote down the name of his father, who by that time had died. What a blessing that was. So, I'm sorry, its back to the grind on Monday for you since I've never had much luck with the lottery balls. Janet >-- Original Message -- >From: "Sandra Durkin" <thedurk@btinternet.com> > > >Hi Janet > >Yes, very short odds, I imagine. Unless Alexander had psychic powers and > >presented himself at the registery office immediately before his demise and > >sorted the paperwork out to save his family the trouble..... > >Or he could have had a twin brother of the same name? I'm putting my money > >on his psychic powers and hoping they passed down the line to you so that > >you can sort all our brick walls out. Or let me have next weeks lottery >numbers so that I can get on with my family research without the hindrance > >of having to turn up for work five days a week. > >Sandra ___________________________________________________________ Tiscali Unlimited Broadband with FREE weekend calls only 12.99! http://www.tiscali.co.uk/products/broadband/