Dee.... I had a thought. Could Thomas have been saying he owed allegiance to Queen Victoria? Perhaps it wasn't a 'place' he was mentioning but a person. Best of luck, Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: <MacShea95@aol.com> To: <irl-carlow@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 8:39 PM Subject: Re: [IRL-CARLOW] Victiria - "Thomas SHIELLS" aged 15 in 1851 inMontreal >I have found that Thomas Shields was from Ireland (possibly Roscommon I am > not sure). His father's name was Roger and his mother's name was Anna. He > appears in the 1860 Census in Rollinsford Cty New > Hampshire...............all this is wonderful but does not answer the > original question as to why > he would have put "Victoria" as either his birth country/or country of > allegiance. > > Thank you again Roger for what seemed like the perfect answer but I don't > think that is my Thomas. > > Back behind the wall......................sigh. > > Dee > > >