Hi list, for those with British ancestry the Yesterdays site (link below) now contains thousands of names that appear on official documents found in Derbyshire, England. These documents contain the names of folks not just from Derbyshire but also from throughout the British Isles. Why they were in Derbyshire and not the Counties they would expect to be in can be for numerous reasons. Settlement Certificates; give the names of people who had left one parish for a new one. Should they fall on hard times, then the "new" parish had a right to send them back Settlement Examinations: were conducted to ascertain a persons last legal settlement before being removed to that place. These documents can give a lot of very interesting details. Removal Orders; were the instrument by which means a person(s) were removede to their last legal Settlement. Also included is a section on Rogues and Vagabonds, Bastardy, Apprenticeships and Miscellany, plus other categories. If your ancestor is missing, they may just show up here. mike. http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~spire/Yesterday/index.htm