Hi Listers, My Great Great Grandfather William Adams, born in Coleraine, Ireland on Feb 6th 1825 , joined the the 65th Regiment ( Private 2512), known as the "Royal Tigers" on Dec 15th 1845 He sailed with the 65th to New South Wales from Woolwich, England on the vessel "Java" on May 18th 1846 and then on to New Zealand wher he took his discharge in August 1850 and settled. His fathers name was David Adams, occupation Tanner, and his mother Ann Roberts. Research that may possible tie in centres around a David Adams who in 1831 resided on the "Commons" area of Coleraine. This could be the street known today as Long Common. This David was married and apparently had six children as there were 5 males and 3 females living in the house. He apparently owned house no's 457 and 458 with the second house listed as "vacant". He was listed as a Presbtyerian. Another researcher with whom I am corresponding also shares a GG Grandfather named David Adams of Coleraine and we suspect may be the same one. His Great Great Grandfather John Adams married a Jane Allen ( father William a weaver of Wattstown townlands) on 17 Jan 1846 and two of the witnesses were named John Dunlop and John McAlees. The church was the the United Church of England and Ireland. This John moved to Scotland sometime between 1855 and 1859. Common male forenames that are in both families are William, John, Alexander, James, Thomas, Elizabeth. Graeme Adams http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kiwiadams