This posting is mainly to find relatives of the family I have listed below. Since I have not found any records, I think that someone will recognize some names and respond. I am posting to other lists as well. My father THOMAS PATRICK MASSEY was b in 1882 Almonte Ontario Canada. That is what he said. I can find no record of him or his family. This is what he told me about 40 years ago: His father THOMAS WILLIAM MASSEY last known to have lived in Almonte about 1880 - 1900. His mother ELLEN PURTELE (PURTELL - PURTILL)? His brothers FRED - WILLIAM - ALBERT - WALTER - HERBERT His sisters LOUISE - FLORENCE No dates - no second names - no religion - no place. My father died in 1975 and recently I got his death registration and it states: He was b Ontario, Canada His father THOMAS MASSEY b Ireland His mother Helen McDOUGAL b Ontario I think his mother died when he was quite young and he left home at an early age. It seems to me that his father remarried unknown to him as there was no family contact after he left except for a picture of him and his brother Walter taken at a Studio in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada about 1905. Walter was leaving for Australia while working on an ocean vessel where he planned to stay. Herbert was thought to be working on a Great Lake Vessel I have searched the BMD of Ontario with no success. I have history books of Masseys and made notes of the Massey Machinery CO Masseys back to Geofrey. The books I have are of Daniel Massey and Angeline Haynes before 1806. I believe the only way I will ever find anything is to find descendants of the uncles I mentioned above. There must be someone who can relate to them. I am also aware that they could have moved somewhere between Ontario and Qubec in Canada to New York state and Vermont. I have done a lot of searching and spent a fair amount. I hope that some Massey sees this and recognizes someone. Thanks for reading this far. Daniel Patrick Massey Manitoba Canada