Give to the NS the sources and dates for the information you have given below. bob gillis On 3/5/2010 5:19 AM, Geoff Baxter wrote: > > > Hi everyone, > > As far as I can tell my Gt Gt Gt grandafther ,William Dacier Baxter, > was born in Nova Scotia, probably Cornwallis. He certainly gives NS > as his place of birth in all UK cenuses. There is also a William > Baxter, born in 1760, who has a son William Dacier, born 1796, by > his second wife Julia Swigo.It seems a reasonable assumption > considering Dacier is an unusual Christian name > > I would like some advice on how to gather any documentary evidence, > bearing in mind that we live in the UK. Also, does anyone have an > idea why a family should start using a French surname as a family > middle name? > > Regards > > Geoff Baxter ---------------------------------------- Basic List > Commands: > > 1. To post to the list Send a message to: [email protected] > > 2. How to unsubscribe a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- > [email protected] that contains only the word unsubscribe > > b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- > [email protected] that contains only the word unsubscribe > > 3. How to subscribe Send an email containing only the word subscribe > to [email protected] > > 4. How to change to Digest mode a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. > above) b. Subscribe to Digest mode Send an email containing only the > word subscribe to [email protected] > ------------------------------- 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 >