On 3 Aug 2010 at 22:38, Peter Booth wrote: > Roy, > > Well done. I hope your efforts are appreciated and not simply > dismissed > as the wrong person. > > I must admit I'm very reluctant to help people who expect a "free" > > lookup when they are not prepared to spend a few dollars to look for > themselves. > > Don't they realise that it's not free. We have to pay to have > access to > the data. > > Peter in Sydney > Many thanks for your kind words, Peter. No response as yet but perhaps the original enquirer is now trying to check out my research for himself, as indeed he should. In general I agree with your comments about look-ups. I don't mind the occasional one but it's the scroungers who post multiple requests to several lists and never say "thank you" that really bug me! -- Roy Stockdill Genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." OSCAR WILDE