I have a similar story. I was born in Nottingham, but now live in the USA. During a visit to the UK a very kind NOTTSGEN subscriber offered to meet me at the Nottingham Archives to help me to do some research. Incidentally we were both researching the "HUMBER" surname, I was looking for the marriage between Mary Humber & Samuel Wakefield, Brenda was researching the marriage between Ann Humber & John Housley. To cut a long story short we found that we were in actual fact second or third cousins. But despite intense research Brenda could not find the Ann Humber & John Housley marriage. Then one day my cousin Stuart, still living in Nottingham, upon my request e-mailed me his family details. As a note he mentioned our mutual twin cousins the Housleys but spelled it HOWSLEY. A light went on in my head and yes I found the marriage between John HOWSLEY & Ann UMBER. Nottingham dialect! Incidently, I also discovered that my Housley cousins, my dad's sister's twins, are also related to me thru the John Housley & Ann Humber tree. And yes I really enjoy my new found cousin and of course the NOTTSGEN web site, my link to home. Carole Bell (Wakefield Sneinton, Nottingham) Colorado USA