I must add before you close on this subject, that it is really good to find that while we few souls in the Antipodes are asleep, all our N American cousins are wide awake ( or reasonably so) debating such matters. Thanks to the wonders of the WWW, we can enjoy a whole host of your dialogue all with one download of emails. Paul, I for one, do not think you need to apologise as there is great value in having some lighthearted exchanges interspersed amidst the serious business concerning our namesakes. Only with some light (er) hearted messages can the frustrations of the brickwalls and missing records be put into their true perspective. Keep up the silliness from time to time Paul, and the chances of finding the English connection to Edward are all the greater ! All the best, Robert in Brisbane, Australia ...........Still hoping to connect to Edward's line that remained in The Old World. ----- Original Message ----- From: Paul Hathcoat <paulh@tvec.net> To: <WADE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 8:46 AM Subject: Re: [WADE-L] Mongering > I started this silliness, for which I apologize. Hopefully this will > end it. And to be serious, I'd be delighted to have a cheesemonger, > broken or otherwise, if he broke through my brickwall. > > Paul