I've been searching for my Great Grandfather who immigrated from England in census for 1870 for about three years now trying to discover where exactly he was born in England and with any luck parents names, siblings. We have him (Joseph Bray) in Iowa in 1880 through 1905census up until his death in 1906 but had not been able to find him in 1870 and finally thanks to Heritage Quest having the 1870 indexed I think he's been located...here is that information 1870 Michigan Marquette Negaunee Series: M593 Roll: 689 Page: 451 Bray Joseph 27 M W England enumerated 8 July 1870 Bray Joseph 27 Minn(miner? b Eng Bray Ellen 23 Keeps house Eng Davy George 23 miner EnglDavy Eliza 18 keeps house Eng Stephens Ann 26 Drpmaker Engl The family above is Rough James 43 m w Minner b. Eng Rough Frances M? f w 20 Keeps house b. England Rough Anibel 16 m w Miner b. Wisconsin Rough Benjamin 12 m w at school b. Michigan Rough James H 10 m w at school b. Michigan Rough John A 8 m w at school b. Michigan Rough Eliza 6 f w at school Suspect that James Rough wife may well have been born a Bray? I don't know if Ellen with Joseph Bray is his first wife and she died? (as he married in Iowa in 1873). Or perhaps a sister..?? My Joseph's Obituary argues with census as to his year of birth. One says 1840 another 1841. The Obituary says he was born one place, a daughter's birth record another. The 1880 familysearch.org census for Lincoln, Black Hawk, Iowa says he is b. Eng 1842. A Cousin sent me the following information Barb, The family next to Joseph Bray here is a James Rough. There is a Declaration of Intent for a James Rough in Keweenaw Co. MI on 2 Dec 1874. There is also a Joseph Bray listed for 9 March 1867. For Joseph it has Pg. 6-130. I think we've checked out this Joseph before and the date could very well be your Joseph. There was also a William H. Bray 29 Feb. 1868. I suspect that the Brays listed in this household Ishpeming, Marquette, Michigan FHLF 1254594 NA Film Number T9-0594 Page Number 340B 1880 census familysearch.org might be related. Perhaps Priscilla a Bray by birth..speculating due to similar names for children compared to Joseph Bray children. Charles Paynter Self M Male W 38 Eng Engineer b Eng parents b. England Priscilla Paynter Wife M Female W 38 b Eng pb. Eng Katie Paynter dau s female w 16 Eng at school Bessie Paynter dau femal w 14 b. MI at school Minnie Paynter dau s female w 12 b. MI Lily Paynter dau s female w 8 b. MI at scholl (sic Rosa Paynter dau s female w 6 b. MI Clara Paynter dau s female w 4 b. MI Edith Paynter dau s female w 1 b. MI Richard Bray Other wd male w 35 Eng Miner pb. Eng Richard Bray other s male w 16 b. Eng Miner James Bray Other s male w 14 Eng Laborer pb Eng John Conlin other s male w 33 IRE Laborer Pb IRE George Bloomfield other s male w 28 b. Eng Miner pb. Eng Charles Barkell other s maile w 25 b. Eng Miner pb. Eng James Floyd other s male w 29 b. Eng Miner pb Eng George Edwards other m male w 40 b Eng Miner pb Eng How do I go about seeing what is on that declaration of intent? Hope that someone on the list recognizes some of these names so that we can compare notes. Here are the names I found on the Marquette County Naturalization records: Name Volume Folder Page Bray Ambrose V8 402 Bray Anna B22 2 4689 Bray Cecil B5 2 409 Bray Cecil V29 213 Bray Charles V11 133 Bray Edwin V9 34 Bray James B22 2 4694 Bray James V8 288 Bray James V11 423 Bray John B17 1 380 Bray John V8 423 Bray John V8 600 Bray John V11 422 Bray Joseph V8 304 Bray Joseph V11 555 Bray Richard G. V8 156 Bray William V10 219 Bray Zackariah V8 475 Bray Zazariah V8 475 Paynter John V8 512 Paynter William V8 438 Looks to me like maybe the Bray names in V8 might be connected, especially with the Paynter names also in V8. Regards and thanks, Barb Drummer Iowa