Dear Listers, Interested to read the reactions to my message. I replied earlier but in my rush to get dinner I typed the address wrongly. I appreciate the problems of sorting out the JONESes from the JONESes, but one shouldn't take it for granted that because you have a surname JONES your ancestors are from Welsh. There is, of course, a good chance but I believe that the oldest example of JONES can be found in England. Anyway, good luck to everyone in the search for the needle. Best wishes from a Gog in Japan, Charles