And of course, there is also 'my' William WESTALL - origins unknown - who married Sarah LEWIS, a minor, in 1820 at Newbury St Nicolas. He died in 1840, supposedly aged 39, and left no clue in a census whether or not he was Berkshire-born. I've only recently discovered that widow Sarah WESTHALL [sic] left these shores [UK] in 1853 in the wake of her only daughter, Mary Ann CANNING, on the Mormon trail to Utah: last sighting 1856 with George CANNING, Mary Ann & family at Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., Iowa. The impending Winter was the worst on record: the mercury sunk to minus 36%. Did she perish with a couple of her CANNING grandsons? How on earth did they accomplish burials in those conditions? Sadly, I may never know, but I live in hope that 'something will turn up ..........' The elder CANNINGs remained at Council Bluffs for life, but one son did complete the trek to Salt Lake City in the early 1900s. One recorded his mother's maiden name WESTON instead of WESTALL at marriage, so that may cause problems for his branch should they research their origins from USA. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Westall" <bobatbmw@cox.net> To: <westall@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2008 7:57 PM Subject: Re: [WESTALL] Booth Winkley Westall b 1844, Manchester, Lancashire,Eng. > Margaret, > > Don't give up the ship. John Westall b 1816 (Mick) is > another tough one > that I have not given up on yet! :-) > > Bob