Hi- Thanks for your replies re here and ancestry. I am interested in this because Lydia was the sister of my ancestor John Walk Harris Nelder. I always like to follow the siblings etc as they can lead to clues. I agree that she probably did die in childbirth but it is odd that he took some of the children and not all to the US; perhaps they were old enough to look after themselves. AT any rate, I am going to try and search the parish records on the LDS now that I have broadband hooked up. I would love to know more about her family if you want to share and I can tell you what I have. bye for now- kim