...regarding the post on early records of Cavan and area, I will note there are assessment and census records for the township dating from 1818, head of family only, with family members grouped according to age and sex... also two volumes of marriage and some birth records covering the Newcastle District (including Cavan) ~ 1810 - 1855, ...original records housed in Trent University Archives ...one Volume Colborne District marriage records, with some births, some Cavan records here also... ...don't forget early land registry records/deeds/wills for Cavan/Millbrook...often some good stuff here Michael Stephenson -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Victoria County Genweb Page Host - http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Gallery/5715/Victoria/index.htm Durham County Genweb Page Host - http://www.geocities.com/Soho/Gallery/5715/Durham/index.html Northumberland County Genweb Page Host - http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Gallery/5715/Northumberland/index.html Genealogical and Historical Database for Upper Canada Research - http://members.tripod.com/~VictoriaCounty/Research.html Genealogical Researcher for Victoria, Peterborough, Northumberland & Durham, Haliburton, Hastings, and Ontario Counties. Michael C. Stephenson email : mstephenson@trentu.ca 1174 Royal Drive, Peterborough, (705) 743-6423 Ontario, Canada. K9H6R1 Trent University Geography (1996) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=