Thanks Marg :-) great site .. found 4 COCKSHOTT, 11 COCKSHUTT, I even found a COCKSHOTT born in Constantinople !! 5ft. 8 inches tall, 37in. chest , brown eyes, brown hair , name of father etc. fantastic :-))) And a William .. born in Esholt, Yorkshire .. father Joseph :-) Also 87 BEAUMONT, 52 DYSON, 369 CARR, 9 BREARLEY, 25 BRIERLEY, 781 SHAW, 17 CRAWSHAW (mostly born in Yorkshire), 35 HAGUE, 37 HAIGH, 25 HAIGH, 28 CHARLESWORTH ..... etc. etc. etc. Cheers Jane PS The CEF database is an index to those 620,000 Attestation Papers and Enlistment Forms held by the National Archives. In addition, approximately 250,000 scanned images of some of the Attestation papers are available on the database, mostly for individuals whose surnames start with the letters "A", "C", "S" and "Mc/Mac". They also include the part of the letters "B" and "T". More will be added as the scanning project continues. -----Original Message----- From: Marg Cambridge [mailto:mail4marg@telus.net] Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 1:29 AM To: YORKSGEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Research in Canada Just in case anyone is interested in trying to trace their family to Canada. There is a database of WW1 Attestation Papers of many, many people whose birthplace is the UK. If you're interested....have a look.... Canadian Over-seas Expeditionary Force at: http://www.archives.ca/02/02010602_e.html Marg B.C., Canada