This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: sehaines1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.may.general/8694.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you for the suggestion! I feel a bit like "duh" - I always look at censuses for the US and Wales but my Irish ancestors mostly all left Ireland in the 1860s - before the availability of censuses, so it never occurred to me. That's where I am going now. Sue 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.