> > >My ancestors went from Ireland to England (by 1856) and on to the US by 1867 > I believe there was a 1861 UK census, have you checked it out? Since Liverpool was port where many stopped, many Irish settled their. Many ships went to US from Ireland via Liverpool. There is a new list (Irish-in-UK) which I am the admin, you may want to join. It is not busy but there are people on it from the UK who may be able to answer your questions better than I. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com All outgoing mail virus free, scanned by Norton