Roger, Yes, I've checked the American censuses - looking for George Taylor is about as rewarding as looking for George Smith, especially as all you get in the way of a birthplace is 'England' :-) Thanks for the thought, though. All the best, Patrick On 10/09/2011 13:05, Roger Partridge wrote: > Hi Patrick & Listers ! > > Have you tried looking for him in the U.S. Census at the various 10 year > intervals - which I believe are always in the years ending in "0" (Zero) ?? > > Best Wishes ! Roger. > -------------------- > On 9 Sep 2011, at 22:16, Patrick Black wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> In my wife's tree, there is a George William TAYLOR, b.c.1825 in Great >> Yarmouth, according to the 1851 census. Throughout the 1850s he is >> described variously as a Printer, Bookseller & Stationer, Merchant's >> Clerk & Office Clerk.