Hi Liz
Good luck in your search - I know I have spent some time trying to find the family for you and I hope that some day soon you will have the break you need.
I spent many many years looking for my Grandmothers side - could find no trace of her Fathers birth nor his parents names as I couldnt find him on any Census prior to his marriage. It was only when an Aunt asked if I had found any of her Mothers cousins named Boardman that I found him - he had changed his name from Boardman to his Mothers surname Shaw! I would never in a million years have made any connection to the name Boardman (never heard the surname mentioned in the family before) if my Aunt hadnt said anything.
So, hopefully your story will have the happy ending you deserve as you have done so much to help others on this list and I wish you all the best.
Dont lose touch and make sure you tell us when you make that break-through!!
Sandra