Thank you List, for your kind responses. Several of you took the time to give me very detailed descriptions of where there are Gladstones. I appreciate that. I'm wondering too, about the possibility of it being "Gladstone Land"....Great Britain is an isle. Wouldn't that be the Inverness area? I guess one could consider Australia an isle as well, so I won't rule out Queensland as someone mentioned. Boy, I've really narrowed it down haven't I?;-) Thanks again. I said you were a great list! Merri Allen Vinton ALLEN, BOTTORFF, BOGGS, BOUVIER, BRIDGMON, BROWN, CAMMERER, CLARK, COURVOISIER, CHRISTIAN, ECKERT, EVANS, GIBSON, HENDRIE, JAMES,LEDUC, McPHERSON, MILLS, TITUS, VINTON, WILSON