The National Archive is the archive for government information and is arranged by main government departments. The catalogue is arranged in a hierarchical scheme. TNA site has a lot of assistance and explanations available from its Home Page. See 'Research Guides'. Their pages include links into short videos that explain what the archives contain, how stuff is organised and how to use the catalogue. There are also a number of excellent ipod downloads that expand on various sections of the archive. Finally there is a Help link at the bottom of the home page Google for '"Brompton Row" and London' gives many hits, including http://archivemaps.com/mapco/darton1814/darton17.htm Compare this with http://www.urbanpath.com/london/department-stores/harrods/map.htm Have you looked at the overseas and marine death records on Findmypast? Hilary Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 09:52:28 +1100 > From: "Barbara Hunt" <bjhunt@ozemail.com.au> > Subject: Re: [SRY] Henry Gannell > To: <eng-surrey@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <000901ca5e6a$ad1c5560$07550020$@com.au> > Content-Type: text/plain;    > charset="iso-8859-1" > > Dear Hilary, > Could you explain the TNA site please? >SNIP > There is a "twist" to this family....from another website I > have found that > the first child of Henry and Mary Gannell was adopted by > Sarah Thompson (who > became Countess Rumford, an American- At the time of their > marriage Mary was > a servant to Sarah Thompson and they were living at 43 > Brompton Row, > Kensington? (London?). > However, I have found the marriage for Mary and Henry in > the Surrey Marriage > Register where they were married by Licence. > I have wondered if Henry and Mary changed their names to > Thompson because of > their connection to Sarah Thompson. In the will they are > both referred to by > both names, and seemingly, using one name for England and > one name for > Jamaica. > According to dates in the will he died between Nov 1848 and > February 1851. > His death as Henry Gannell doesn't appear in the Free BDM > index. Mary died > in 1872 in Chelsea. > Thank you for your interest, > Barbara > Melbourne SNIP > >