Hi Marian thank you for that and sadly no i have not found the elusive Mr Conn, there have been a couple of mentions of him here and there, and on some information i read the other day i think it is possible he was born around 1860's and not sure but also think there are 2 James Conn one being my dads mums brother and one being her brother not to sure none of the info is very clear i have. But although i have now got the ancestery back to 200AD its the Conn's from around the 1800's that are the missing link think they must have gone on holiday and forgot to come back lol. Somebody sent me some info the other day that they had found and it looks as if Alexander Conn snr was in a workhouse in England leaving the family in Scotland, i havent had a chance to ask my Dad about that but i dont think he would know as he would have told me that. Confused? I am lol. Its amazing you can get info from 200AD but 1800's which really isnt that long ago in Genealogy (well i dont think it is) are very elusive. But any info you can manage to find i would be gratefull. Dee |