Hi Joanne, The best genealogy advice is to work backwards. That being said Eleanor REYNOLDS, b about 1924, was one of my mom's best friends growing up in Astoria, Queens. Barb > John was born in England 1 dec 1837 but I have no idea where. I cant find > his birth place as I have no idea who his parents were. > > I tend to think it 'may be' in the Yorkshire area where his wife was born. > Gertrude Pritchard was born 1854 in Up Norwood, Croydon, Yorkshire, she > was a teacher. I have all of Gertrudes family information. > > John immigrated to USA in 1860-68 from England. He was 23 at the time and > Gertrude immigrated in 1888 according to 1900 US Census she was 34. > > I cannot find him migrating to USA. > > I found my John Reynolds in the Lain Brooklyn City Directory (FHC film > #1376610) 1897-98 it had John Reynolds 'nurse' h 1601 Atlantic av - - that is > the address that was on his daughter Winnifred`s birth certificate, she was > born 1897 in Brooklyn..