I have seen this variation in this country as well. Here is a question -- do we limit ourselves to names we are pretty sure are related - or do we branch out to names that have a similar sound? There are endless variations. For instance, if we have included the variation Robleyer, then I think we have to include Raplee, as it seems pretty certain that a branch of the Robleyer family changed their name to Raplee -- the Milo, Yates County, NY group. Then, what to do about Rapalje and its variations??? There is also the name Roblin. I wrote to a woman in Ontario several years ago, and concluded that this name is not related. Opinions? Cindy Walcott -----Original Message----- From: Douglas Detling [SMTP:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, August 16, 1998 10:29 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Surname Variations Among others, we're using the following surname variations: ROBLEE, ROBBLEE, RUBLEE, ROBLEYER, RUBLIER Add another to the list, suggested by a new subscriber from Australia. He sent the following message to me personally, but I'm forwarding to the list: "<[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Roblee E-mail addresses Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 16:28:54 +1000 ... Dear Mr. Detling, My ancestors used the variant ROBLEY, but I hope you'll be able to include them in your Roblee E-mail address list. Details are: Christopher Robley b c1660 probably in Wetheral, Cumbria, UK > Isabella Robley d 15 September 1984 at Summer Hill, NSW Australia. Yours sincerely, John Ross Albury NSW Australia " I'll be adding John to our researchers page. ==== ROBLEE Mailing List ==== === ROBLEE Mailing List === Coordinator: [email protected] Visit our home page at http://www.greencity.org/roblee/index.htm