This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: deborahrea1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.lex.general/2658.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Dawn, It was great to hear from you, esp. with all the family tree connections between the Cornelius's, Armstrongs, Biggs and Floods! Have you checked out Antony Maitland's Genealogy Site (http://www.antonymaitland.com/)yet? In looking at Aletta Biggs Armstrong Antony and we on the Cornelius-Shields family tree site (http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx?tid=920237&pid=-1060142435), owner Rosemary Cryer ([email protected]) have her listed as Mary Aletta Biggs, b. abt 1779 and married to Thomas Armstrong abt 1793 when she was around 14 years of age (this is according to Maitland's Genealogy site). It looks like we have her being married at age 5 - which is wrong of course! I wonder if they're one of the same person or mother and/or daughter? Do you have any dates to confirm their birth, marriage, deaths? According to Antony M's site Edward Flood was married first at 18 years of age to a Miss Driscoll. She then died after 8 years of married and Edward went on to marry an unknown lady - was this your ggg grandmother? At the moment, we have Thomas Armstrong m. Mary Aletta Biggs with the marriage lasting for 8 years (he died). (Then their son Thomas m. Catherine Louisa Cornelius who then had a dau. named Mary Aletta Biggs b. 1812-1813. With regard to Richard Cornelius who was a witness to Edward Flood's wedding in 1847. Am wondering if this was Ricard C. b. 1826 and who died in 1879? I know that Edward have m. at age 18 but not when he was born. I just got a message from an Allen Heath on GenForum (http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/print.cgi?longfield::14.html)saying that Richard C. b. 1826 had a son Charles William C. who was Allen's g grandfather! It's a small world. With regard to Henry C. being a tenant (along with Edward Flood) in Elderfield. am assuming that this was the Henry b. in 1766 and died in 1826? Mary Aletta (mother?) then m. a second time to a Luke Flood - a marriage that lasted 7 years (he died). She then m. a James Horan with Mary Alletta Biggs being their dau. who died in infancy. Does this match up with what you have researched? My personal email is [email protected] I hope that you will email me and/or Rosemary with further information. By the way where do you live? All the best, Deborah Rea Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.