All - had to find something to do to take my mind off the current drubbing the Saints are getting at Highbury :-( While not strictly on topic I hope Chris & Caroline will not mind a message from Dorset. The Dorset Online Parish Clerk (OPC) project has now been up and running for about a month, with a good number of parishes represented. For those whose ancestors may have crossed over from Dorset to Hampshire this may help you find some more information for your family history. Sadly not many of the border parishes are covered but given time hopefully some of these will be included. You can find the main site at: http://www.dorset-opc.com/ My own contribution is limited at present but I am the OPC for Buckland Newton and Wootton Glanville. Both can be accessed indirectly from the above site, or directly from my own site, which also includes lots of information on my Hampshire and Isle of Wight family connections. The link is below, and you will then find links to the 2 parish sites. Most of the censuses for WG are transcribed, just 1851 & 1841 to go, and there is a limited amount of BT data. For Buckland Newton only 1891 is transcribed so far, but more data will appear soon time permitting. Chris, perhaps some links from Southern Life to Dorset OPC could be arranged in the future. Jon Baker Calne, Wiltshire, UK Family History: www.vectis10w.freeserve.co.uk Researching: RYALL (Isle of Wight/South Africa), DOWNTON (Dorset/IOW/NZ), KEEN (Gloucs/IOW), WALKER (Oxford/Nova Scotia), JOHNSON (Gloucs), BAKER (London/Hampshire), HAYTER (Hampshire), HUGHES (Co Armagh), STEWART (Co Down)