This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: maureenr5 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.asia.india.general/2786.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Martin Following my above response I was sent an email which included the following quote: "However, I am pretty sure that Maspatamia would be Mesopatamia, the 1920s name for what is now Iraq. You may know that after WWI, the British & Indian Armies were heavily involved in the establishment of order in that part of the world and their presence there lasted until about 1922". Cheers Maureen Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.