Objective: (1) To assist all members of the Carden family to discover their origins and links to other members; (2) To confirm if possible that all Cardens (except those with a non=paternal event in their ancestry) are descended from Cheshire England, from Co Sligo Ireland, or from a servant of William the Conqueror. This appears true from more than 50 results so far. (3) To discover whether Carwardine, Calladine, etc have same origins. Another relevant website is http://www.one-name.org/profiles/carden.html