I am trying to trace information about my paternal great-grandfather, Matthew Power, but have failed to get much information despite a number of paid commissioned searches by Waterford Heritage Services. It has now been suggested to be by a kind person on one of the Rootsweb Lists that I should look at the possibility of a link with Newfoundland because Matthew Power was a fisherman. The following is all of the information that I have at present:-. [1] My paternal great-grandfather was Matthew Power from County Waterford, and his wife was Ellen, surname unknown to me. [2] Matthew Power was described as a labourer, but was probably more accurately a fisherman, and his address was given as Corrignore, County Waterford, on the marriage certificate for my grandfather's first marriage on 7th September 1868. My grandfather, William Power, married Anne Meany in the Church of the Mast Holy Trinity Without, Ballybricken, Waterford City on 7th September 1868. [3] Matthew Power was described as a fisherman and his address was given as Crooke, County Waterford, on the marriage certificate of my grandfather's second marriage on 4th November 1884. My grandfather, William Power, married Mary Ellen Power in the Church of the Most Holy Trinity Without, Ballybricken, Waterford city on 4th November 1884 following the death of his first wife. I have no other documents in which my great-grandfather, Matthew Power, is mentioned. I cannot trace a birth record for my grandfather, William Power, despite have an exact date of birth 10th November 1846 [and the names of his parents - Matthew and Ellen Power] and despite having inspected both the 1901 and the 1911 Census records in both of which he is stated to have been born in County Waterford. It has now been suggested to me that sometimes children were born in Newfoundland to wives of Waterford fishermen and that they would have considered themselves to be from Waterford. In later life, the fact of birth in Newfoundland might be forgotten. I realise that this is a "long shot", but if anybody has access to birth records in Newfoundland they might like to check for me if a William Power was to Matthew and Ellen Power on or about 10th November 1846. The other point that is think is wirth mentioning is that Matthew was an unusual Power first name in th 1800s. I can only trace a total of 3 deaths of a Matthew Power in the records of County Waterford [excluding Waterford City] between 1864 and 1900. Also, I can only thrace 5 by name Matthew Power in THOM's Directory of Waterford City & County 1909/1910. Any information will be much appreciated. Dr Con Power