Hello Rita I was reading yours and noted that the dates don't quite fit. You say Simon was born 1832 and in 1833 he was 17. Are we, therefore, right in saying he was born about 1816? I was also wondering if Trinity College might have any information on this Simon Saunders. Joyce > I have a problem in that I have two Simon Maddock Saunders in my family > tree, they were first cousins. > > (1) Simon Maddock Saunders, born 1832 in Dublin, parents Brabazon and > Catherine Saunders, Simon attended Trinity College aged 17 in 1833, it is > noted that his father is Brabazon Saunders, in 1855 he is on the Freeman > Rolls by claim of his father Brabazon Saunders. >