Hi Listers, I am new to the list and erroneously sent my first mail to the "request" address rather than the "list" address. To make things worse, I did not save a copy of the mail in my "Sent" folder. I am interested in tracing my Great Grandmother, Isabella SHANNON. According to the 1881 and 1891 Census returns she was born in Dumfriesshire in 1849/1850. Her Marriage Certificate (married Jonas WELLS in 1974) shows her Father as Robert SHANNON (Occupation: Baker). As she was married in England (Workington, Cumberland), her Mother's name was not listed. My problem is, that the only birth entry that comes close is for an Isabella SHENNAN born 1849 in Kirkbean and lists her Father's (Robert) occupation as a ploughman. I can accept the different surname spelling and the fact that her Father could have changed occupations, but is it likely that someone who was born in Kirkbean would list their place of birth as Dumfriesshire rather than Kirkcudbrightshire ? Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks & Regards, David Wells Sydney, Australia ____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie