"jen" <jgil6052@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message news:FYkNm.56046$ze1.53831@news-server.bigpond.net.au... > Hi Vivien > Thanks for the link > Is there a link for Ireland as Charles parents were born there > > Charles William Smith Born 1823 (about) Dublin > Margaret Griffin born County Clare 1842 (about) Research in Ireland is notoriously difficult. This site may help give you some background info: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/irl/