I recently posted a "tough" w\question on Ireland Genweb, but have had no helpful responses. I am trying to trace my ggfather Thomas Wheeland who apparently was born in 1812 and emigrated from Carlow to Ontario as a "youth. Ontario records are very poor until about 1870, so I cannot find his marriage certificate or ant info re his parents or other relatives (except his wife and their descendants. I can find no trace of "Wheeland "in Ireland in general and in Carlow in particular. He was a blacksmith/farmer in Ontario from before 1830. He did belong to the Congregational church in Ontario at least from 1850 on, but no info re affiliation earlier. I have checked church records, census returns, civil records etc. Also, many of the "Wheelands" in the US for example appear to be of German origin, and I have not located any Wheeland who can trace their roots to Ireland around 1800...... I am totally stumped Any ideas??