Hi Kate, Thanks for your reply. Unfortunately, I don't have dates for Sarah and her father, Thomas Plunket, however, I know that Sarah's husband, John H. Cullen, was born in 1846, so I can only "guesstimate" that she would be born about the same time, if not a few years later, abt 1850 or so. Their marriage record (1873) didn't give their ages. Therefore, Thomas might then have been born possibly between 1820-1825, depending on whether Sarah was one of several children. I previously mentioned that Thomas was listed as a "herder" on the marriage record, but I stand corrected, it should be "herd". I have no idea who Sarah's mother was and have no dates of death for any of these people. By the 1901 census Sarah should be living with husband John H. and their daughter (my grandmother) Sarah Jane Cullen. Their older daughter, Elizabeth was married by 1901 and living with her husband, Samuel Farrar. Sarah and John's son, John Thomas, was killed in South Africa in 1900 but I have reason to ! believe that at least one of the parents, John or Sarah, was alive at that time as there was a memorial card to him, addressing him as "my son". I have checked the 1901 and 1911 censuses for Rathdrum and Dunganstown, with no luck for the Cullens, and only one family with the surname Plunkett, father Thomas, with daughter Sarah Jane (1). The ages were not right for my Thomas, but I wondered if he might not be a brother to Sarah Plunket(t), though this is just conjecture because I don't know if Sarah had siblings or not. I wasn't sure where to check next on the census as the family could be anywhere I suppose. If your cousin found something that would be amazing. Best regards, Sheila <snip>One of my husband's cousins is workng for a shortwhile in Ireland and has taken the chance to do some research. I know that he has a copy of the 1901 census entries. Do you have some dates for Sarah and Thomas? Best wishes Kate __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com