David -- Have you tried Weather+America+1777 in your Search. You might be surprised what you may find.... Edna - Ottawa ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Wason" <wason@dial.pipex.com> To: <SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2005 10:48 AM Subject: [SoG] Old weather records Forgive a slightly off-topic question... but SOG members have such a wide collective experience of using archives... Does anyone know where I might find comtemporary weather records for New York State on a specific day in 1777? I believe there may be Royal Naval vessel weather logs at Kew - but have any archive/diary/record office specialists got any other ideas? David Wason

Thank you for that suggestion, Edna and Ken, I searched London+weather+1810 and came up with some super information which I can use to illustrate our family history. Among the handed down anecdotes we have a story that GGG John TONG (a Brushmaker) came to London from Bristol at a time when their was a Frost Fair on The Thames. He was born 1793 in Bristol and the river was frozen in 1811 so it gives a 'probable' date for his arrival. He married Mary Ann WEST at St. Pancras Old Church and they had a family at No.2 Long Yard, Off Conduit Street, in Holborn. He may have been a Journeyman Brushmaker in early days and later worked for KENTS. Many thanks, Joan Vinall Many thanks. Joan Vinall Many thanks, Joan Vinall -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.5.0 - Release Date: 25/02/2005