This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Grainger, Granger, Hudson, Duke Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/EEg.2ACIB/117 Message Board Post: Hello: If anyone can help with the following family, I would really appreciate any imput. I've been tearing my hair out trying to get any information on them. My ggg-grandfather, William Grainger (also spelt Granger, though that spelling seemed to die out with the next generation), was born, as far as I can tell, in co Galway, Ireland ca. 1810. He emigrated to Canada sometime in the mid-to-late 1830s. The earliest record - and the least reliable - that I can find is the 1842 Canadian census, which states he was married and he was both a weaver and a farmer. His only child - a son, Thomas - was born 24 June 1842 in Fitzroy twp, Carleton co, Ontario, Canada. William's wife at the time was Esther DUKE, who was born ca. 1823 in co. Leitrim, Ireland and died 1852 in Fitzroy twp, Carleton co, Ontario, Canada. Soon after his wife's early death (she was only 29), he remarried to a widow, Mary (?) HUDSON, who had been born ca. 1817 in England. Mary died 1874 in Fitzroy twp, Carleton co, Ontario, Canada. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find a death date for William. It is possible that William had a brother named John, also born in co. Galway, who emigrated with him and was mentally handicapped (thanks to census records, who consistantly list him as "deaf and dumb"). However, since his birthdates have never matched (they range from 1805 to 1840), I'm not completely sure of their relationship. Cheers, Gwen - Ontario, Canada WolfShadowDreams@aol.com