Mike Browne wrote: >I am trying to trace our family Tree. My GGGrandfather was William Eaton >Browne. I think he was born in Worcester, but later moved to >Wolverhampton. He immigrated to South Africa with his wife Elizabeth and >8 of their children in 1882. He died in Port Elizabeth 2 February 1893. >I have information that he was a member of The Society of Friends and >that he came from a long line of stonemasons. Originally his surname was >spelt Brown (without the "e"). His wife's maiden name is a mystery as >sometimes it is "Allies", "Lies", "Loyes", "Lyos" It's not quite clear from the above whether you have already used the standard procedures for 19th century searching - censuses and GRO registers. If you haven't, then you would do better to start from there and then confirm your findings in Quaker records later. I had a quick look on the LDS 1881 Census site, but couldn't immediately find anything that matched your facts above. http://www.familysearch.org/ However, there is a 78-year-old William Eaton Browne in the FreeBMD index - a death in 1880. http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ The only problem about this is that the death is registered in Norfolk, a long way from the Midlands. It may be a coincidence of name but, if not, might suggest that your Browne family originated from Norfolk. A father or grandfather deceased in 1880, and then an emigration in 1882, might also suggest that he left enough money for them to start off a new life together. Might be worth checking for a will. Chris