Date: Friday, 18 December 1998 9:27 Hi Roy, It's good to hear from my homeland Australia. My Drake ancestor is Elizabeth Drake baptised 27th October 1763 Newton St Cyres (NSC), Devonshire, England parents John and Susanna Drake Other children of John and Susanna Drake are Thomas Drake bapt 19 Dec 1761 NSC, Devonshire Charles Drake bapt 6 Jan 1766 NSC, Devonshire Mary Drake bapt 4 May 1768 NSC, Devonshire William Drake bapt 14 Jan 1770 NSC, Devonshire Richard Drake bapt 24 May 1772 NSC, Devonshire [John Drake married Susanna Holmes 27 May 1760, NSC, Devonshire] Please let me know of any persons with links with this Drake family. Regards, David Mason University of Sheffield U.K.