Hi Sue, I knew that John from the navy was a long shot, but you never know. I must say that the first names of the Corkills throughout the 18th and 19th centuries were not very creative. By the way you've seen that our correspondence has led to me finding a relative in Karen. We are going to correspond by private email so as not to bog down the bulletin board. I'll keep you informed of our search as info comes my way. Thanks again for all of your help and I hope there is an mi for John and Elinor with john @1762. Is Donna the mi wizard?