Hi to all on the list, I just subscribed and thought I'd pop in and say hi! I've been researching my 3x Gt-grandfather's line of LEYDEN for about 3 yrs with very little progress, this what I have to go on: Daniel Charles Leyden born abt 1821 in Ireland, shows up on the 1841 British Census in Liverpool working as an accountant. A later marriage certificate (he didn't marry my 3 x Gt-grandmother!)states his father was called Charles LEYDEN, occupation - farmer. Also in the 1841 census is a Francis (Frank)LEYDEN also living in Liverpool. I hadn't managed to connect them until a few days ago when I found a reference to both of them in some court procedings (google books) regarding Francis and his wife's finances. It would seen Daniel & Francis are very likely to be brothers. Francis married an Alicia Fitzgerald also from Ireland in 1841 in a Liverpool church he was aged 40 & Alicia 42 (poss 2nd marriages for 1 or both parties). I have ordered this certificate. After the 1841 census Francis & Alicia are missing from the British census but present at Westminster for the court case in 1850, I suspect they may of returned to Ireland or gone to the U.S/Canada??? Both Daniel & Francis never state the county of their birth and so I've been unable to progress, I'd hoped tracing Francis might of been the key but now he's disappeared. If this fits in with your research or you can help in even the smallest way, like pointing me in the right direction :-)it would be most appreciated. Regards Val in Lancashire.