Patty, Thanks for the information. If I have any luck in researching my Gifford line, I will pass on the information to you. Thanks for your help. If you come up with any "Ireland" information regarding your Gifford line, please keep me in mind. Kathy PMulder749@aol.com wrote: > > In a message dated 01/19/99 10:23:49 PM Pacific Standard Time, Kathy McClung > <rmcclung@sprintmail.com> writes: > > << Does anyone know if Frank Gifford's (of football fame and husband to > Kathie Lee)ancestors came from County Cork, Ireland? I am researching > the Gifford name and am curious about his lineage. >> > > Since my calculations indicate that Frank is my second cousin, once removed, I > wish I could answer your question in regards to Ireland. My Grandma, who was > born a Gifford, always said that's where they came from. The farthest back I > have been able to get on the Gifford lineage is to determine that my Great- > great-Grandpa Gifford was born in Canada. This info came from my great > Grandpa, Alfred Gifford's marriage registration in Bakersfield, Kern Co., CA. > By the way, that's also where Frank Gifford was born. > > Patty Mulder > PMulder749@aol.com > http://members.aol.com/PMulder749/genealogy.html