Tony, I think it may be helpful to realize that any document of these types, including naturalization, passenger arrivals, etc, were often done in large groups of people, and so the person filling out the form often didn't bother to ask specific questions ..... if they knew they were Irish they just filled in what they considered the "standard" info.... usually that they were a British subject etc. So it may not actually reflect either the true situation or what the actual person said.... but more of what the transcriber put down via an assumption. I could be wrong of course... but imagine the job those people had to do..... I"d get confused eventually too! <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Maura Petzolt mpetzolt2@webtv.net <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> SHAMROCK ROOTS homepage http://community.webtv.net/shamrockroots/SHAMROCKROOTS Helpful Hints for Successful Searching http://community.webtv.net/mpetzolt2/helpfulhints