I, too hadf the Mary problem. My Great grandmother is named as Mary in her son's death certificate, but I never found her except as Bridget. It gave me a lot of trouble. One of her sons was remembered by my uncle as Laurence, so I searched all across the country for Laurence and variations, but couldn't find him. When I finally tracked him down, from photographers' names and locations on family pictures, followed by church records, he was Patrick Laurence and was called P.L.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! His daughter, baptized Mary Ellen, by her teens had become Blanche (A denial of her Irish heritage or a fad?). Ah, yes Irish names. We could write a book! MFR <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.