TONY Farrell from British Columbia in Canada is searching for information about his family.

Tony tells us ancestor James Farrell was a blacksmith, who in the 1850s was living at Jacob's Well in Westleigh with his wife Ann O'Connor.

He had 11 children, among them two sisters Ellen and Elizabeth who by 1905 were running a grocery store in Preston Street.

Any information can be sent to Tony at 131 Donovan Dr, Comox, BC, Canada. or email tfarrell@mars.ark.com