David, A wonderful idea. My brickwall has been my direct COOPER line. My 2x grt grandfather James COOPER was born Barking, Suffolk. Birth years range from 1809 to 1822 based on 1861 [b 1813] and 1871 [b 1817] England Censuses, 1881 [b 1811] & 1891 [b 1816] Canada Censuses, ship record of 1872 [b 1822] , and Manitoba, Canada death obit of 1893 [b 1809]. Married?? Kerenhappuch Amelia HAYWARD b 1834 Claydon, Suffolk, d 1875 Ontario, Canada. Have had success in tracing Kerehnappuch's parents, etc. 1861 England Census, they were in Plymstock, Devon, England with children. RG 9, piece 1428, folio 12, pg 17, GSU 542811. 1871 England Census, they were in St. Stephen by Saltash, Burraton, Cornwall, England with children. RG10, piece 2232, folio 74, pg 25, GSU 834872. Have not been able to find James COOPER in earlier censuses, etc. Have not been able to find marriage record. Rumor was - he was in Australia looking for gold prior to getting married. Kerenhappuch Amelia Hayward is found in 1841, 1851 England Censuses. In 1841 she is with grandmother Catherine Cundy in Brent Eleigh, Suffolk as Kerenhappuch Hayward. In 1851 she is with aunt Susannah Hayward and cousins in Lambeth, Surrey as Amelia Hayward. There is a James Cooper b 1818, chr 1820 Barking, Suffolk, mar. to Elizabeth Saunders. Parents are Samuel and Sarah Cooper. He is not "my" James Cooper. Have gone thru BMD M regs. with no success. Any one out there with ideas?? Have a great Christmas. Gail, Canada ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SUFFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message