Hi Dianne I had a look at the Diss Parish Records transcription and found no William West at that time. If William came from Wortham he must have been born just over the border of Norfolk and Suffolk south of the River Waveney, unless of course he was nonconformist! Brian _________________________________________________________________ Overloaded with spam? With MSN 8, you can filter it out http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail&pgmarket=en-gb&XAPID=32&DI=1059