James WHITING, b. ca 1771, Yorkshire, was the gtgtgrfthr. of my sister-in-law, Winnifred Lorraine SMITH, born 1916 , Frankville, Ontario, Canada. James' second wife was Martha Ann HIRST, b. ca 1819. A daughter, Martha J. WHITING, married Joseph CHAPMAN. Martha and Joseph CHAPMAN emigrated to Ontario Canada where they had a son, Joseph Jr. **Joseph Jr. married, wife's name unknown to me, and had a daughter Estelle. Their daughter, Estelle CHAPMAN, b. 1882, was the mother of my sister-in-law who is now 98 years of age, reasonably active and residing in a Retirement Lodge near Manotick, Ontario, s/w of Ottawa. . ** All this information, with the exception of Joseph Chapman Jr and unknown wife, was given to me by my sister-in-law when she was 95 years of age. She provided me with a list of 71 relatives. Quite a memory. I came across Joseph Chapman Jr. by surprise when talking to a SMITH relative. I had puzzled about the improbable time gap between Joseph Sr. and Estelle Chapman. My question (s )..Does anyone researching HIRST have a connection to Martha Ann HIRST and husband James WHITING ? James Pearce, Peteborough, Ontario, Canada. Searching Pearce, Bagnall, deBagnall, deBagenhal