Thomas Garrard (1712 - 1788) married Mary Everson at Thorndon on 19 June 1732. His gravestone at All Saints, Saxtead, reveals that he was born in 1712. As far as I know, this is the only record of his birth and it seems that no one has been able to find a record of where he was born or who his parents were. As the three-hundredth anniversary of his birth is fast approaching, I wonder if anyone had been able to get beyond this barrier and can shed more light on the birth and parentage of Thomas Garrard. Geoff Aslett In wet Brisbane geoff@asletts.com http://www.asletts.com