Hello everybody, I'm new to this list, and will just mention what brings me here. I was born in Nottingham, England, between the Wars, and am one of the descendants of John KEYWOOD, a Framework Knitter of Hucknall Torkard, near Nottingham. The surname is probably the same as CAWOOD, which I believe is more widespread in the States than the form used in my family. Originally it must have come from the Yorkshire village of Cawood. Early this century two of my grandmother's brothers, William and Frederick KEYWOOD (Will and Fred), emigrated to the USA, and I believe worked on the railways,ending up in Tacoma, where Fred died in 1941 and Will in 1945. They corresponded from time to time, but I only have a couple of letters to show for it. My grandmother, Kate STAPLETON, died in 1942. Fred KEYWOOD had a daughter Gladys, born around 1912, whose married name was WILLIAMS. I know my mother heard from her in the early 1960s, from an address on So. Madison Street, Tacoma, but my mother is no longer around to give me any further information. I would love to know if any of the family are still living around there, and how I might go about getting in touch again. John, in Lewisham, Greater London, England