Hello everyone, I am just reposting my interests. My first ancestor to Australia, Jacob GOODRIDGE came from the Isle of Wight, England in about 1844. Jacob was a mariner. What is interesting is that the surname is spelt as either GUTTRIDGE or GUTTERIDGE or GUTHRIDGE on the IOW). Jacob was born 16/10/1822 at Cowes, IOW - parents were Abraham and Mary (nee BANNISTER). From what I have found, Jacob's brothers & sisters were James (b.1810), Mary Ann (b.1812), Eliza (b.1816),George(b.1819), Emily (b.1826), Charlotte (b. 1829) and Fanny Louisa (b. 1833). I have located a marriage record for Abraham & Mary (married 7/1/1810 at Northwood on the IOW), and what I think is a burial record for Abraham (buried at West Cowes, IOW on 23/1/1835 - aged 51), I have had not much luck in finding a baptism record for Abraham (very frustrating). Abraham's occupation has been listed as a fisherman or mariner. I would be very interested to hear from anyone who thinks they may have a link. Regards, Brett Goodridge, Sydney, Australia ____________________________________________________________ Find what you are looking for with the Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10