Mick wrote: The whole issue of the spelling and pronunciation of names is in this day and age a very precise business, but 200 years ago the opposite could have been said. Wholeheartedly agree. I can claim Connors, Conners, Conner, and oConnors and would probably figure a few dozen Cullens or Collins. You thrown in a few cases of picking a new name in a new country and well it could cause a genealogist to have nightmares. Not to mention that these names were translations from Gaelic. I have taken some comfort in tracking them by occupation and locality. I believe my name is Conner when referring to an individual and plural as a group. Joanne [email protected]