This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: bbffrrpp Surnames: Trainer, Trainers, Trainor Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.unknown/7548.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello, According to the census pages at "HeritageQuest," there weren't too many TRAINER or TRAINERS people in MA around 1900. In 1910 there were over 40 people with the TRAINER name, and 3 in Middlesex Co. But the 2 couples in Malden were around 50 and no children were mentioned. Looking at the handwriting, the name TRAINER could very well have had an "S" at the end of it. But TRAINERS is hardly mentioned. I just checked at www.familysearch.org and there was an Alexander TRAINOR born in Somerville, MA, in 1868, with parents, James and Mary. And it shows an Alfred TRAINOR living in a home in Brooklyn, NY, in 1905 - with a large, extended family, with parents, John and Mary TRAINOR: View image Save image Search collection About this collection name: Alfred Trainor residence: Brooklyn, Kings, New York age: 2 estimated birth year: 1903 birthplace: United States relationship to head of household: Son race: W gender: family number: 98 page number: 2 line number: 26 film number: 1930247 digital folder number: 4296309 image number: 00424 Household Gender Age Birthplace head William Sparks M 72y England daughter Neria Sparks F 39y United States son Alfred A Sparks M 34y United States father Edward W Tigue M 52y United States daughter Annie Tigue F 34y United States daughter Mamie Tigue F 31y United States daughter Maggie Tigue F 29y United States son Edward W Tigue M 21y United States son William P Tigue M 19y United States head John Trainor M 28y United States wife Mary A Trainor F 26y United States son Alfred Trainor M 2y United States boarder Lila Berry F 16y United States With the spelling, TRAINOR, I went back to HeritageQuest, and there are many more people with that name. But, I don't see an Alfred or Alexander in 1910. That's all I can offer this morning. Betty (near Lowell, MA) (on Lists and Boards for 11 yrs.; now an Admin for 10 Lists and 5 Boards) Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.