Hi Folks, Looking for anyone named PLACE who may have an Alexander Place or George in their family please. Working on a theory at the moment. Alexander and George feature throughout the ages in my family from at least c1778. I have a 4th Great Grandfather Alexande Place who was married at St John the Baptist, Church, Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire. He married Mary BROWN a Halifax, Tailors daughter, he was George BROWN. George was deceased at the time of their marraige in 1817. Alexanders marraige was announced in the Halifax Courier and he was described as a Gentleman. He was an Attorneys Clerk, sometimes Bookkeeper and at the time of his death in 1835 at Halifax was secretary to the Court of requests, Halifax. West Riding of Yorkshire. My 3rd Gt GF was also an attorneys cleri as have others beensince. I feel George Godfrey Place Barrister of 35 Usher's Quays in Dublin, 1842 Dublin Pettigrew &Oultons Directory is related and maybe how my fmily became Clerks in the legal field. All Surmises at present but strong instinct going on. No one has ever found hisour Alexander Place birth anywhere in England so I have now found little clues along the way tht may have him born in Ireland. We have a Alexander Place baptised to George and Mary Place at North Molton, Devon, England1735, I think this is either his father or uncle. There are a couple more baptisms at North Molton as well, these could be related. they were John Place chr 30 October 1770, North Molton, Devon to a Catherine PLACE. I am assuming she was a spinster, so ydna wise that could be tricky. The Alexander Place bap chr 28 March, 1735 to George and Mary the only baptism to this couple no more records for either three of them, so think the Alexander Place I have who had a business contract in minerals along with three other former Englishman in Ireland but the minerals was elsewhere, is this Alexander born in Devon as I had to purchase the Contract from the Devon record Office. Now along with this Alexander same period is A son Jonathan Plaise to a Jonathan Plaise and Margarit. I think this is a different spelling for the sme Place family, as you will see a Jonathan and Margart Place under. there is a Thomasine born to this couple 1736, plus a Margarit 1739, Catherine still to Jonathan Place and Margaret. There is a Joshua Place and wife Jane having Jane chr 30 Jan 1734, also same couple christened Martin 30 Jan, 1734 a Joshua 11 April 1737 anyway if you look for Plaise or Place in North Molton yu cn see. I think These families all belong to the Aloexander 1735 to George and Mary who in my opinion is he one in Dublin a Linen draper and merce or merchandiser. Recently a Jonathan Plaice of Cork was in touch, I cant help feeling he also belongs. He was enquiring about the differences in the surname PLACE. I also note a Thomas Plares. This was a chr for Thomas 2 Jun 1718 to Thomas Plares and Mary. I beleive this to be Place as well. When we first found our Alexander Place it had been transcribed as Plare. Even a reseacher hadnt picked it up it was my second cousin too ill now to reserch who noted the mistake. I have had my brothers ydna done a while back and need a Irish Place family who belongs to the Alexander Place linen drapers family or even anyone connected to the VC winner Basil Godfrey Place as we have now connected him to the Irish Place family. I have yet to check a will out some kind gentleman on one of these Irish lists found me. It is for George Place miniature painter,born to a linen draper or merchandiser Essex Bridge, Assuming this to be Alexander the Dublin linen draper and his wife Elizabeth or his brother if any. Alexander was also of this address to Alexander and Elizabeth in 1775, Dublin. I think it will help in some way so thanks for that. It is inbteresting that Alexndser the linen Drper and Elizabeth had daughters Catherine and Mary, so possible Catherine the spinster who chr John in 1770 at North Molton my have been Alexanders chr 1735 s neice. regards Edie McArthur