Thanks Matt, I well remember & still have your expert & thorough explanation that you sent to years ago. But, what I'm trying to find out now is.....Does anyone knows where the original "List of poor Palatines from The Palatinate in Germany who arrived in England on June 11, 1709, taken at St Catherine's and Debtford, June 15." is currently housed and how to go about obtaining a copy of the image to see if the 2nd letter in the surname is a small case R - or if it is a small case O. Currently all we have is a transcription [and I assume it was probably transcribed from the original list by someone in the USA]. Kathlynn