Hi Pat, I wonder.  My NIGHTINGALE connection is from Reigate.  Some years ago, I was in touch with a Nightingale researcher.  She advised me that all of the Reigate Nightingales stem from a single family.  My Nightingales were builders with a house at the bottom of Lesborne Road, close to a bus garage.  Their name was painted on the flank wall of the house.  By the time I got around to photographing it, the advert had been painted out!! Once I found the death of an Eric Cyril BROWN up North - right age.  I wrote to  the family, but it was the wrong one!!  Fate can be really cruel sometimes. I have a good number of relatives on my paternal side in Alberta. WALKER.  There is a great book about Redawater, Alberta families, and there are good accounts of Leonard Arther WALKER and family in the book. Does any of this ring bells? Regards Richard Brown Bromley, Kent U.K. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2009 09:43:59 -0500 From: "Pat Marshall" <patmar@cogeco.ca> Subject: Re: [SRY] My Christmas Wish - BROWN of Reigate Hi Richard I have both BROWN's and NIGHTINGALES  in my tree. In fact one of my BROWN's is named Cyril and he was born 1906 in  Westcott ,Surrey. My grandmother was a NIGHTINGALE also born Westcott , Surrey in 1894. Perhaps we will find a connection someday but in the meantime happy hunting and Happy Holidays. Pat Marshall ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard M Brown" <brownrichardm@yahoo.co.uk> To: <eng-surrey@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2009 1:48 AM Subject: [SRY] My Christmas Wish - BROWN of Reigate Hi there, :=>< SNIP My Christmas wish is to meet the family or descendants of Cyril Whittington BROWN Cyril Whittington BROWN (27 Mar 1880 - 14 Apr 1922 in Redhill) 18 Jun 1907 Married May NIGHTINGALE (29 May 1880 - 5 Mar 1940 in Reigate) Reigate Children Eric Cyril and Jessie L :=>< SNIP I would so dearly love to meet someone, and find out more about their Brickmaking business. :=>< SNIP