Re. the Surname query. Although you may have solved it, I would suggest a look at a street directory for the area and see if there are any other names ending in 'op'. If possible , a search of schools for when the girl was younger might provide a clue, as would electoral registers. However, these depend upon whether man and wife were from, and stayed in the same area. Brian Magaoidh http://ulster.failteromhat.com/ --------------------------------- Relax. Yahoo! Mail virus scanning helps detect nasty viruses!