Apologies for taking so long to reply Bev. I've been away for a few days. I had found these names, plus several other entries for Richard and Joshua Strafford in Yorkshire, on the IGI, but thus far I have either eliminated them, or have been unable to link them to my family. All very frustrating, but I have not (quite) given up yet! Regards Margaret On 22 Aug 2007, at 23:29, LGPBEV@aol.com wrote: Using the IGI, there seem to be some good possibilities not too far away. There are Richard Straffords in Thorne and a 1766 bapt of a Richard to a Joshua in Wentworth. So it seems that the names may be common to the family and the area. Bev ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all- new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WEST-RIDING- request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message