Jacqui I can point you to a site for the CORNELIUS family that would give you the perfect excuse to abandon any further thought of genealogical research. It is IMMENSE and offers you a 62-page forensic breakdown of the family tree from 1680 to the present day. How dreary. I would cry if I were offered the same thing for my ancestral roots. There would be no reason to live any more. So don't look at: http://uregina.ca/southamn/corne001.htm Do note that there is no "www." I first hit this site in February but had problems this morning when I checked it out. A rather crusty message from the University of Regina said no search facility was available. So I went to www.google.com, asked for "Corneil Family Report" and up it came. If you're really feeling laid back about it all, they also offer you a million-page name index. Sickening. It must be about midnight in Owstrilier now - so if you're at the keyboard, give it a slam. I'll bet even YOU are in there. This sort of thing brings the genealogy game into bad odour. Have fun with it, Jacqui, then send your surfboard back to Bondi. Affectionately Terry