Many thanks for all the replies. Walter went to the USA in 1857 aboard "Liverpool" from London. He was recorded as a draper on the passenger list. and , now I think of it, two spinster sisters, Matilda and Charlotte, were recorded in UK census records as Cloakmakers. I found him in US Tax Assessments as a liquor dealer before his untimely death in 1867. Our handwritten family records have him married to a Martha GOOCH but I have found no evidence of a wife. Thanks all, Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: "J.M.de Montalk" <jmdemontalk@xtra.co.nz> To: <middlesex_county_uk@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 5:03 PM Subject: Re: [MDX] mantle wa. > Only the fireplace mantel is spelled differently! > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Graham Price" <genetree@tpg.com.au> > To: <middlesex_county_uk@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 6:10 PM > Subject: Re: [MDX] mantle wa. > > >> Of course it may well be mantle as in fireplace mantle - you would >> certainly need a warehouse for them with their various designs. >> Cheers >> Graham >> Melbourne >> Oz >> >> ************************************** >> Send your List messages using **PLAIN TEXT** and always **TRIM AWAY** >> superfluous old messages in replies. >> >> List Admin can be contacted at: Middlesex_County_UK-admin@rootsweb.com >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> MIDDLESEX_COUNTY_UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ************************************** > Send your List messages using **PLAIN TEXT** and always **TRIM AWAY** superfluous old messages in replies. > > List Admin can be contacted at: Middlesex_County_UK-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MIDDLESEX_COUNTY_UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >