This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: beaujohnpatterson Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.arm.general/3929.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: i may know who you mean. my grandfathers name is james patterson but is called jim. he was born in 1928, came to australia as a 12 pound pom with my granma margaret mcCracken, not sure what year that was, he worked as an engineer. thats about all i can tell you Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.