Just a thought to pass along to those Strong/LaStrange/Strange, etc researchers who have info that their ancestors were from "County Cork" Ireland... One of the LARGEST ports in 19th Century Ireland was Queenstown, Co. Cork. A huge number of emigrants passed through that port... Anyone who is persuing an ancestor from "County Cork" should consider the possibility that the ancestor merely passed through Queenstown, and although the word handed down in your family is that he/she was "from Co. Cork", in actuality, they TRAVELED to the new world FROM the port of Queenstown, Co. Cork, and were really from somewhere else in Ireland... usually in the southern part of Ireland... as Queenstown was the port of choice for residents in the south, and Belfast and Londonderry and other outports served those in the north. In modern Ireland, Queenstown is now called "Cobh". You might want to check the Queenstown, Co. Cork Heritage site linked from my links page for some leads... see: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/7530/links.html Also, if you are researching the surname "LaStrange", please consider that as a variant spelling of the name "L'Estrange", or "Lestrange"... As Jerry L'Estrange of our mailing list can tell you, there are MANY L'Estranges to be found in Ireland... I would recommend a close look at the L'Estrange/Strange family of Co. Waterford... Good Luck! David B. "Dave" Strong Email: [email protected] Website, "Researching Strong(e)s and Strang(e)s in Britain & Ireland" http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/7530