Hi Jean, Thank you so much for your quick response, and also for transcribing the census! I may be missing something, but I can't see a link to your website! I only got the Down archives!Thanks, Wendy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean McCarthy" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 1:15 PM Subject: Re: [NIR-DOWN] 1901 census > Hi Wendy, > > I have transcribed a large part of the 1901 Belfast Census. It is on my > web > site at the link below. I typed the name Somerville into the search engine > on my site and came up with three hits. It might be worth your while to > take > a look. Hope this helps. Jean McCarthy nee Moore > > 2009/3/17 Bob & Wendy Stevenson <[email protected]> > >> Is the 1901 Belfast census available anywhere online? I not, would >> someone >> kindly do a look up for me? I am wondering about Thomas Somerville, born >> c >> 1893. His parents are probably Thomas and Minnie Somerville, or Corry >> and >> Annie Somerville. >> Or any other Somervilles in Belfast during that time. >> Thank you so much. >> Wendy >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Sandra Barker" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 10:27 AM >> Subject: [NIR-DOWN] 1901 census >> >> >> > Would SKS who has access to the 1901 census for Belfast please try to >> > locate Maria[Marion] Calwell[Caldwell] for me?. When she died in 1909 >> she >> > was living with her granddaughter Evelyn Forsythe at 70a Newtownards >> > Rd., >> > but before that she might have been on Wolfe St. with her daughter >> > Rebecca Talbot. I would especially like to know the birth place of >> > both >> > Maria and Rebecca. >> > >> > Thank you very much for your help. Sandra Barker >> > ---------------------------------------- >> > 479 list members as of 1 Mar 2009 - this is a good place to ask your >> > questions! >> > ---------------------------------------- >> > Searchable list archive at >> > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/NIR-DOWN >> > ------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.11.15/2003 - Release Date: >> 03/15/09 >> 14:07:00 >> >> ---------------------------------------- >> 479 list members as of 1 Mar 2009 - this is a good place to ask your >> questions! >> ---------------------------------------- >> Searchable list archive at >> http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/NIR-DOWN >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > -- > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jeanmccarthy36/ > > [email protected] > > [email protected] > ---------------------------------------- > 479 list members as of 1 Mar 2009 - this is a good place to ask your > questions! > ---------------------------------------- > Searchable list archive at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/NIR-DOWN > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.11.15/2003 - Release Date: 03/15/09 14:07:00

Is the 1901 Belfast census available anywhere online? I not, would someone kindly do a look up for me? I am wondering about Thomas Somerville, born c 1893. His parents are probably Thomas and Minnie Somerville, or Corry and Annie Somerville. Or any other Somervilles in Belfast during that time. Thank you so much. Wendy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandra Barker" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 10:27 AM Subject: [NIR-DOWN] 1901 census > Would SKS who has access to the 1901 census for Belfast please try to > locate Maria[Marion] Calwell[Caldwell] for me?. When she died in 1909 she > was living with her granddaughter Evelyn Forsythe at 70a Newtownards Rd., > but before that she might have been on Wolfe St. with her daughter > Rebecca Talbot. I would especially like to know the birth place of both > Maria and Rebecca. > > Thank you very much for your help. Sandra Barker > ---------------------------------------- > 479 list members as of 1 Mar 2009 - this is a good place to ask your > questions! > ---------------------------------------- > Searchable list archive at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/NIR-DOWN > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.11.15/2003 - Release Date: 03/15/09 14:07:00

Allan. The error would be one of the thousands of mistakes made by clergy/officials found throughout the NI BMD data base. Going through parish records I have found so many that I have wondered what esle the clergyman might have had on his mind at the time. In my books these are the dad and his son. I would not look any further. Owen Davey ---- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 7:56 AM Subject: [NIR-DOWN] McAnerney > Hi, > I have a wedding certificate for my great grandparents , a Sarah > McCullough and Thomas McNeany on 14 July 1873 in Seapatrick , my problem > is that > the father of Thomas is a Bernard McNenay ( spelled differently to that > of > Thomas on the certificate) .I have looked at the Griffiths Evaluation > for 1863 > and the nearest and only match I can find for Bernard is a Bernard > McAnerney > , who was living in Garvaghy and place name of Ballooly More, if any one > is > researching the McAnerney name or can offer any help in finding the wife > of > Bernard and any possible siblings for Thomas I would be most grateful. > The father of Sarah McCullough was a Robert McCullough , > though I am not sure if they originated from Co Down .Thomas was born in > Banbridge > , both him and Sarah being born about 1850. > Regards Alan Williams > ---------------------------------------- > 479 list members as of 1 Mar 2009 - this is a good place to ask your > questions! > ---------------------------------------- > Searchable list archive at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/NIR-DOWN > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.11.15/2004 - Release Date: 03/16/09 07:04:00

Would SKS who has access to the 1901 census for Belfast please try to locate Maria[Marion] Calwell[Caldwell] for me?. When she died in 1909 she was living with her granddaughter Evelyn Forsythe at 70a Newtownards Rd., but before that she might have been on Wolfe St. with her daughter Rebecca Talbot. I would especially like to know the birth place of both Maria and Rebecca. Thank you very much for your help. Sandra Barker

Raymond I have only been a member of the group for a couple of months, but have used your web site. I am grateful for your dedication to helping others in their Down research. Thank you, too, for arranging for your work to be carried on. Many have already benefitted and many more will continue to do so. Good health and happy days ahead. Nancy McCormack Schaalje Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

I have a dear friend who is 94 years old and he recently asked me if I could unearth anything about his Ulster roots. He has the vaguest of family stories to go on. I have assembled what I could find out from him beneath. If anyone recognizes anything that might fit, he would be beyond thrilled. Sharon Oddie Brown Roberts Creek, BC, Canada History Project: http://www.thesilverbowl.com/ Family Tree: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=silverbowl George WHITE (Abt 1840-1910) George WHITE was probably born according to oral memory about 1840 (this would be before most records are readily available, although age at death should provide a reasonable time frame if not an accurate date). As a young man, he worked on an "Englishman's" farm in Ulster. His profession was variously given as "blacksmith" or "butcher". Oral family stories say he ran away with the "bosses" daughter (this may have been a foreman of some sort, rather than the owner of the land). At the age of 18-20, he emigrated to Ontario, possibly out of Belfast. He died in 1910. NOTE: George White (no middle name) was recorded in the BC Archives site and he died 12/18 1912, age recorded as 74 (Therefore b. abt 1838). These dates are likely the more realistic dates. Silas Franklin WHITE (abt 1861-1929) Silas Franklin WHITE was the son of George WHITE and an unnamed mother. He was born about 1861, possibly on board the ship. It is possible that his parents were as yet unmarried. His mother died in Ottawa in 1867 (NOTE: It is often possible to get a maiden name from a death certificate). Silas married secondly and there were more children from that union, one of whom "Mattie" was born in Canada. Silas spent a lot of time in USA touring as a "strongman". NOTE: Silas Franklin White died 11/10 1929, age recorded as 65 (therefore born about 1864). This death date is probably the more realistic one.

Dear Raymond ~ What an inspiring story! Thank you so much for sharing it and all you have done! With Much Appreciation, Roxanne the_researcher wrote: >Before i knew anything about genealogy or computers,i started forgetting small things,so some members of my family advised me to see a doctor,which i did, he referred me to a psychiatrist, after a few tests the lady said she thought i had pre senile dementia, so i had to attend an out patients hospital twice a week.there they explained that loss of memory could be put down to a few things, i was involved in a serious car crash in my younger days, anyway attending the hospital was a young chap you lived near me, like myself he was on a war disablement pension,he having being blown up in a landrover while serving in Northern Ireland, me being in an incident while serving in Malaya, we formed a bond both being exservice, after about two years attending the hospital my pal John said he had got a computer and advised me to get one, no one showed him how to use the computer, he was completley self taught, his health condition was that he had never been in bed for years he slept i! n! > the armchair, so he had plenty of time to learn the computer, i got a computer then and he taught me what to do, my memory started improving and i started to trace my ancestors, my pal said i think i will build you a website, remember this is a man now in his fifties who still suffers from >his injuries,bodily and mentally, (Jean McCarthy knows him), So he built the website and between us there was blood and tears in getting it started, he never put anything on the website as he is not interested in genealogy, so thats how it all started, two self educated eejits meeting in a pscho hospital, > >Raymond >---------------------------------------- >479 list members as of 1 Mar 2009 - this is a good place to ask your questions! >---------------------------------------- >Searchable list archive at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/NIR-DOWN >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >

Hi, I have a wedding certificate for my great grandparents , a Sarah McCullough and Thomas McNeany on 14 July 1873 in Seapatrick , my problem is that the father of Thomas is a Bernard McNenay ( spelled differently to that of Thomas on the certificate) .I have looked at the Griffiths Evaluation for 1863 and the nearest and only match I can find for Bernard is a Bernard McAnerney , who was living in Garvaghy and place name of Ballooly More, if any one is researching the McAnerney name or can offer any help in finding the wife of Bernard and any possible siblings for Thomas I would be most grateful. The father of Sarah McCullough was a Robert McCullough , though I am not sure if they originated from Co Down .Thomas was born in Banbridge , both him and Sarah being born about 1850. Regards Alan Williams

Hi Hi Raymond sorry to hear you are retiring hope you enjoy it i do its great mow i just search for my ancestors . Take care regards Jean in Aussie On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 11:27 PM, the_researcher < [email protected]> wrote: > After 10 years on the genealogy lists i am calling it a day, from the 6th. > April, Margaret Whitmore will be updating and taking over the website known > as Raymonds countydown website, the first update from Margaret will be on > the 6th April,then the website will be updated on a regular basis, but as > from today i retire, later on tonight i will describe how the website > started, > Raymond > ---------------------------------------- > 479 list members as of 1 Mar 2009 - this is a good place to ask your > questions! > ---------------------------------------- > Searchable list archive at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/NIR-DOWN > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Kind regards Jean

Raymond Enjoy your retirement knowning full well the enjoyment and pleasure you have brought to many of us , we will miss you , but you deserve it Alex On 3/16/09, the_researcher <[email protected]> wrote: > After 10 years on the genealogy lists i am calling it a day, from the 6th. > April, Margaret Whitmore will be updating and taking over the website known > as Raymonds countydown website, the first update from Margaret will be on > the 6th April,then the website will be updated on a regular basis, but as > from today i retire, later on tonight i will describe how the website > started, > Raymond > ---------------------------------------- > 479 list members as of 1 Mar 2009 - this is a good place to ask your > questions! > ---------------------------------------- > Searchable list archive at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/NIR-DOWN > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > -- twocats

As always, Thank you Sheila and Peter for your tremendous work.... Nan On Mar 16, 2009, at 6:59 AM, Peter J Meaney wrote: > With thanks to Sheila Phillips I have posted the following 1901 > Census transcriptions to my website. The townlands of Aughamoira, > Ballydesland & Ballymaconaghy, all Clonallan Civil Parish, Newry PLU. > > They can re reached quickly via the 'Latest Updates' link on my > homepage at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~meaneypj/index.htm > > > Pete. > [email protected] > ---------------------------------------- > 479 list members as of 1 Mar 2009 - this is a good place to ask your > questions! > ---------------------------------------- > Searchable list archive at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/NIR-DOWN > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message

>From Montreal too. Thank you Raymond for the help you have given us all over the years. Enjoy a wonderful retirement. Heather ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara Lewis" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 7:35 PM Subject: [NIR-DOWN] thanks to Raymond > ..and another Thanks So Much to Raymond for all you have done for so many > > Barbara Lewis > ---------------------------------------- > 479 list members as of 1 Mar 2009 - this is a good place to ask your > questions! > ---------------------------------------- > Searchable list archive at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/NIR-DOWN > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Raymond You have been one of the rocks of this excellent nir-down forum over the years and your outstanding contribution has been much appreciated by me and many others Best wishes for the future Sam Murdock ----- Original Message ----- From: "the_researcher" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 12:27 PM Subject: [NIR-DOWN] Retireing > After 10 years on the genealogy lists i am calling it a day, from the 6th. > April, Margaret Whitmore will be updating and taking over the website > known as Raymonds countydown website, the first update from Margaret will > be on the 6th April,then the website will be updated on a regular basis, > but as from today i retire, later on tonight i will describe how the > website started, > Raymond > ---------------------------------------- > 479 list members as of 1 Mar 2009 - this is a good place to ask your > questions! > ---------------------------------------- > Searchable list archive at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/NIR-DOWN > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Dear Raymond, Like Judy, I remember my surprise at the generous abundance of your first reply to my first inquiry. Ever grateful for your dedication and kindness. Nan On Mar 16, 2009, at 11:03 AM, the_researcher wrote: > Before i knew anything about genealogy or computers,i started > forgetting small things,so some members of my family advised me to > see a doctor,which i did, he referred me to a psychiatrist, after a > few tests the lady said she thought i had pre senile dementia, so i > had to attend an out patients hospital twice a week.there they > explained that loss of memory could be put down to a few things, i > was involved in a serious car crash in my younger days, anyway > attending the hospital was a young chap you lived near me, like > myself he was on a war disablement pension,he having being blown up > in a landrover while serving in Northern Ireland, me being in an > incident while serving in Malaya, we formed a bond both being > exservice, after about two years attending the hospital my pal John > said he had got a computer and advised me to get one, no one showed > him how to use the computer, he was completley self taught, his > health condition was that he had never been in bed for years he > slept in the armchair, so he had plenty of time to learn the > computer, i got a computer then and he taught me what to do, my > memory started improving and i started to trace my ancestors, my pal > said i think i will build you a website, remember this is a man now > in his fifties who still suffers from > his injuries,bodily and mentally, (Jean McCarthy knows him), So he > built the website and between us there was blood and tears in > getting it started, he never put anything on the website as he is > not interested in genealogy, so thats how it all started, two self > educated eejits meeting in a pscho hospital, > > Raymond > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > __._,_.___ > Messages in this topic (1)Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic > Messages | Files | Photos | Links | Database | Polls | Members | > Calendar > MARKETPLACE > What's your IQ score? Want to know how smart you really are? Find > out at Quizyou.net. > From kitchen basics to easy recipes - join the Group from Kraft Foods > > Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) > Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch > format to Traditional > Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe > RECENT ACTIVITY > 19 > New Members > 14 > New Photos > 4 > New Files > Visit Your Group > Yahoo! Groups > Stay healthy > and discover other > people who can help. > Yahoo! Groups > Auto Enthusiast Zone > Love cars? Check out the > Auto Enthusiast Zone > Yahoo! Groups > Weight Management Challenge > Join others who > are losing pounds. > . > > __,_._,___

Dear Raymond Thank you for sharing the reason for starting the researcher for the Co Down website. That is definitely positive encouragement to others with similiar problems. Thanks so much for all your work on our behalf. All the best to you. Alice > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:05:10 +0000 > Subject: [NIR-DOWN] start of the website raymonds story > > Before i knew anything about genealogy or computers,i started forgetting small things,so some members of my family advised me to see a doctor,which i did, he referred me to a psychiatrist, after a few tests the lady said she thought i had pre senile dementia, so i had to attend an out patients hospital twice a week.there they explained that loss of memory could be put down to a few things, i was involved in a serious car crash in my younger days, anyway attending the hospital was a young chap you lived near me, like myself he was on a war disablement pension,he having being blown up in a landrover while serving in Northern Ireland, me being in an incident while serving in Malaya, we formed a bond both being exservice, after about two years attending the hospital my pal John said he had got a computer and advised me to get one, no one showed him how to use the computer, he was completley self taught, his health condition was that he had never been in bed for years he slept in! > the armchair, so he had plenty of time to learn the computer, i got a computer then and he taught me what to do, my memory started improving and i started to trace my ancestors, my pal said i think i will build you a website, remember this is a man now in his fifties who still suffers from > his injuries,bodily and mentally, (Jean McCarthy knows him), So he built the website and between us there was blood and tears in getting it started, he never put anything on the website as he is not interested in genealogy, so thats how it all started, two self educated eejits meeting in a pscho hospital, > > Raymond > ---------------------------------------- > 479 list members as of 1 Mar 2009 - this is a good place to ask your questions! > ---------------------------------------- > Searchable list archive at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/NIR-DOWN > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Raymond, you inspired other self taught eejits to do the same!! Best wishes, Pete. ----- Original Message ----- From: "the_researcher" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 4:05 PM Subject: [NIR-DOWN] start of the website raymonds story > Before i knew anything about genealogy or computers,i started forgetting > small things,so some members of my family advised me to see a doctor,which > i did, he referred me to a psychiatrist, after a few tests the lady said > she thought i had pre senile dementia, so i had to attend an out patients > hospital twice a week.there they explained that loss of memory could be > put down to a few things, i was involved in a serious car crash in my > younger days, anyway attending the hospital was a young chap you lived > near me, like myself he was on a war disablement pension,he having being > blown up in a landrover while serving in Northern Ireland, me being in an > incident while serving in Malaya, we formed a bond both being exservice, > after about two years attending the hospital my pal John said he had got a > computer and advised me to get one, no one showed him how to use the > computer, he was completley self taught, his health condition was that he > had never been in bed for years he slept in! > the armchair, so he had plenty of time to learn the computer, i got a > computer then and he taught me what to do, my memory started improving and > i started to trace my ancestors, my pal said i think i will build you a > website, remember this is a man now in his fifties who still suffers from > his injuries,bodily and mentally, (Jean McCarthy knows him), So he built > the website and between us there was blood and tears in getting it > started, he never put anything on the website as he is not interested in > genealogy, so thats how it all started, two self educated eejits meeting > in a pscho hospital, > > Raymond > ---------------------------------------- > 479 list members as of 1 Mar 2009 - this is a good place to ask your > questions! > ---------------------------------------- > Searchable list archive at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/NIR-DOWN > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Take it from me, Raymond, you may THINK you are retiring from the field of battle, but somehow in "retirement" you end up being busier than ever. I seriously doubt that you will be able to cut yourself off from an occasional foray into the everlasting search for ancestors. If you CAN do it, you have more willpower than I! Like all others who have responded to your announcement, I wish you well, and, May the road rise to meet you. May the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face. And rains fall soft upon your fields. And until we meet again, May God hold you in the hollow of His hand. Anthony Mournian San Diego, California ps: Incidently, Grit and I share a common name somewhere in our past: Mournian. If anyone knows more about it than Grit or her cousin, Joan, please tell us!

Raymond, I am so sorry to hear that you are retiring from your website, but am happy for you that you are going to make the change. I do hope, though, that you will stay on the list! Thank, also, for handing your site over to such capable hands. You have helped so many of us in so many ways. Thank you. Wendy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gord Lindsay" <[email protected]> To: "the_researcher" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 10:15 AM Subject: Re: [NIR-DOWN] Retireing > Raymond, you have been an inspiration to us all . Thank you for it all. > > Gord Lindsay > > On 16-Mar-09, at 8:27 AM, the_researcher wrote: > >> After 10 years on the genealogy lists i am calling it a day, from >> the 6th. April, Margaret Whitmore will be updating and taking over >> the website known as Raymonds countydown website, the first update >> from Margaret will be on the 6th April,then the website will be >> updated on a regular basis, but as from today i retire, later on >> tonight i will describe how the website started, >> Raymond >> ---------------------------------------- >> 479 list members as of 1 Mar 2009 - this is a good place to ask your >> questions! >> ---------------------------------------- >> Searchable list archive at >> http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/NIR-DOWN >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] >> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >> the body of the message >> > > ---------------------------------------- > 479 list members as of 1 Mar 2009 - this is a good place to ask your > questions! > ---------------------------------------- > Searchable list archive at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/NIR-DOWN > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.11.15/2003 - Release Date: 03/15/09 14:07:00

Raymond;   I have not been on the Raymond's Co.Down website hosted by yourself, Raymond but, for only about two years now and have been on the receiving end of your wonderful works.   You encouraged me to keep going on, even though I had very little to work with. It has paid off I might add and it was your encouraging words and help in locating many of my ancestors in Co.Down.   I can't help but, be a bit sad with your news but, I am also happy for you and your family.   You will be greatly missed and I too thank you for so much of your time and dedication you have put into Raymond's site and for all the help you have givien so many of us..   Enjoy your life and know just how much you are loved and how much you have blessed others with your kindness.   God Bless you my dear friend,   Sharon/USA  

..and another Thanks So Much to Raymond for all you have done for so many Barbara Lewis