This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.co.uk/mbexec/msg/5538/BOY.2ACIB/1434 Message Board Post: My carpenter family tree at present only consists of my siblings my father grand father and great grandfather. I have aposs name for my great grandmother. My grandfathers name was Daniel Joseph Carpenter My great grandfathers name was Joseph Carpenter (Died before 1939) and poss name for great grandmother was Mary? maria? possibly Root surname. All come from Kentish Town UK. Im totally at a standstill with this branch of my family whilst all other branches have grown considerably. My grandfather worked as Auxillary fireman and also delivery for Victoria Wine. He also at some point worked in hi sisterin laws Wet fish shop on Kentish Town Road. He had a brother called Fred Carpenter who ran a boy brigade unit and a sister still alive called Florence. Neither of these two ever married. He married Vera Alice MAble Gates who is still alive and 90 this year in nov. Her father was a fish seller and owned a shop as well as the one mentioned above. There was also a pub run by Vera's brother (Jack Gates). I have quite a bit on the gates family but need info on the carpenter family. Anyone with any links to carpenters in the London area please contact me. Characteristics: Ro! aman looking nose, shortish, (my father is the spitting image of his father maybe this would show else where) Mary? Maris? i have a photo of and she has a Gypsy appearence in that she looks dark of skin was she a traveller? Any info anyone may have would help Thanks Carole