Recently acquired a 69 volume set, of the Dictionary Of National Biography, London. 1880's to 1900. In this case National refers to English and United Kingdom. Willing to do lookups, if the search pulls a long answer, would rather photocopy and mail, but short answers can be e mailed. The entries I have looked at so far,, seem to mention famiy genealogy sometimes a little sometimes a lot. spouse and children at least, parents and others sometimes. If any of your brickwalls and other searches go back to Great Britain, its colonies, etc., give me a call. Richard Leach (Greater Lowell Genealogy Club, Lowell, MA.)