This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: TobyTNT Surnames: Watson Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.ulster/2953/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Can anyone enlighten me on the following National Archives Reference: Crossle/Watson/1/637? The FHL has 38 rolls of microfilm from this manuscript containing will abstracts unavailable elsewhere, but its index does not mention Watson or reference the material in the same way as the NA. I found this reference on the Origins site and tried to get data on this particular abstract from the Ulster Historical Foundation. After describing exactly what I wanted and paying the initial fee, I received a worthless report telling me about the great fire in 1922 (about which I was fully aware) and recommending searches of material dating from 100 years after my ancestors left Ireland. They apparently had no idea of how to research the Crossle manuscript because they were given the same reference code. I'm hoping somebody knows about this extremely useful repository of selected will abstracts so I won't have to go through all 38 rolls. Toby 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.