Hello fellow listers: Great idea Cara!! You always know how to stir up the pot! Here's my OLIVER ancestors I'm researching. You can also check out some of my OLIVER WebPages: www.angelfire.com/ak2/claydon/oliver.html (a general webpage about my OLIVER's). www.angelfire.com/ak2/claydon/johnryderoliver.html (webpage about an absolutely fascinating and intelligent OLIVER). www.angelfire.com/ak2/claydon/cvoliver.htm (webpage dedicated to an OLIVER who lead a short life in the military). www.angelfire.com/ak2/claydon/castleoliver.html (webpage about Castle Oliver located in County Limerick). www.angelfire.com/ak2/claydon/olivernames.html (if all else fails, you can check out this webpage which lists all the OLIVER's and their spouses who married into my OLIVER family). - Time frame I'm researching is circa 1763 - mid 1800's - Christian names I'm researching for this time period can be found on the above URL www.angelfire.com/ak2/claydon/olivernames.html - Their work: John Dudley Oliver was a partner in the Avoca Mines so he collected royalties from their production. From what I've discovered, his family did quite a bit of traveling throughout the British Isles. What I do find puzzling, is that I read in an obituary of an OLIVER nanny, was that Avoca was their "countryseat". I'd be interested in knowing more about their Avoca ties (what they did while there, church activities, anything!!) I know they had strong British ties but not sure exactly where in England that might have been. If Avoca was their "countryseat", where was their "cityseat" (yeah, I know, no such word - but you get the idea). I hope this gives enough info that someone out there in Cyberspace might know something. Julie