Thanks, Marilyn. I'll have to sort these Smiths out. Whoever my William was, he gave his birthplace as Dumbleton. Another bit of info is that his son Thomas was born Eldersfield. Thomas was a thatcher, a craft I've been told was usually passed from father to son but this William was an Ag.Lab. What that might mean, if aything, I don't know, Anyway, thanks for your help. Maureen