First of all many thanks to Jenny and Elizabeth for their help re Thomas and Martha Archer. Elizabeth found a marriage for me in 1833 between a Thomas Archer and a Patty Hiatt. I have tried searching The Genealogist site in the 1841 Census for a Patty Archer and it keeps throwing up both Matilda and Martha Archers (none of which are mine) so I was wondering if Patty could be a nickname for Martha like Peggy can be short for Margaret? Any ideas? Thanks, Margaret