Hi I am a new subscriber and my surname interests in Southampton are CAWS, PHILP, PETTIT, TULK, I also noticed that Dave Jacobs posted an item about an 1861 census index for Southampton. This is great news as I have been trying to find my GGG grandfather in Southampton in 1861 (although there is an outside chance that he was still living in the IOW) He is Anthony William CAWS a shoemaker living at 215 Bevois Hill in 1871 he has wife Elizabeth, and children Anna Maria, Louisa, John E., Charles, Martin, Elizabeth and Agnes. He would have been around 40 years old in 1861. I have been ploughing my way through the Southampton census returns to no avail so far - so I will visit Southampton ASAP to consult the index. Lynne Smith