This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: ELLIS, DARBY, DERBY, WOODWARD, MULHOLLAND, MULLHOLAND, Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/0EB.2ACE/409.1.1.1.2 Message Board Post: Thank you so much for the information you found. I was born and raised in Mass however never seemed to acguired our peculiar dialect. even living as close to Boston as I do I have actually been mistaken as having a New York accent! I was doing my ellis research into the wee hours of morning and must have overlooked something simple along the way but that is why we ask for help :) a second pair of eyes and someone with more experience teach us the ways. I have tried finding things on the LDS site but only seem to get hits for the census records I already have. I will have to figure out what I am doing wrong there in order to get more information. As for the Vital records is there a database I am missing? I have not come across one here at ancestry when doing my searches. I did get a chance to visit the Mass archives a few weeks back and was able to learn how to research there. It was a short visit so I did not get to look up the things I wanted. However I'm now planning a longer visit and will be prepared to find the answers to what i need. I thank you again for your generosity with your time and lookups. It is greatly aprreciated. Sincerely~Danielle