Hi Clare, Just want to mention that Morris may also be Maurice. My husband's family has Maurice and the name is pronounced as "moss". That's how his first cousin, Maurice FitzGerald, pronounces his given name. His father and great grandfather pronounced it the same way. Nora In a message dated 7/6/2009 3:07:27 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, _clarehiggins@comcast.net_ (mailto:clarehiggins@comcast.net) writes: Hi, folks. I have a lot of family history research notes that I inherited from my grandfather. On one page it says that my great-great-grandfather, Morris Higgins, was born c. 1815-1820 in Ireland. I've managed to find a lot of stuff about him but was told by a Dublin researcher that no baptism records exist from that time period. I also noticed that in Grandpa's notes, it said Morris' father was born in 1790 and his grandfather in 1765. They were both also called Morris. I don't see how Grandpa could have known this. There's no indication of where he obtained this info. He may have simply asked his father. The answer to my next question is more than likely "no," but I'm taking a shot anyhow. Is there any way I can verify these 1765 and 1790 dates? Thanks. Clare Higgins **************Can love help you live longer? Find out now. (http://personals.aol.com/articles/2009/02/18/longer-lives-through-relationships/?ncid=emlweu slove00000001)