Hello again, Roger, It would probably have helped you - and to a greater extent "Us Out Here" - had you given us at the start a lot more details of what you clearly knew, and were actually seeking, rather than the family details that you don't know. Probably the most helpful of all would've been details of the Obituary so that we'd be able to see it, and then possibly have something fairly solid to work from. Granted that we now know that you'd seem to be seeking his descendants (who would seem to be restricted to the offspring - if any - of his 3 Unknown Children) - for I strongly doubt that he was likely to've known much about his CAPEWELL ancestors or relatives - or if they'd've known very much about him... Donald was an only child, and didn't know his father - who'd died when he was less than 18 months old - and whose mother remarried when he was just 6 and removed to Essex. Donald Frederick's birth was registered in Cambridge District in 1889 Mar Q - the one and only Donald CAPEWELL birth in England & Wales 1837-1915, as well as being the sole Donald in England & Wales in the 1891 and 1901 Censuses. Other than his death, these would appear to be the only times he appears in England or Wales - other, perhaps, than the 1911 Census. His father was Frederick Charles CAPEWELL, who'd appear to've been born in India around 1866 - as was his apparent 2-years-older brother Edmund J [from 1881 Census] - and whose death was registered in Cambridge District 1890 Mar Q, aged 24. He'd married in that same District in 1888 Jun Q. [This marriage cert should give his father's name, which might help in tracing his line further back.] The likelihood is that his father was in the Army in India - so it's possible that either Edmund or Fred's births are in one of the GRO's "Miscellaneous Indexes" - either the Army Chaplains Birth Indices 1796-1880,or (rather less lilely) in the Consular Birth Indices 1860-65 or 1866-70. His mother, Lydia Maria [at birth; Marie at her 1st marriage; just 'Lydia' at her 2nd] IMPSON, was born in Norwich District in 1863 Dec Q - and remarried in Cambridge District in 1895 Jun Q Walter SEARLE, a man some 8 years her junior. By 1901 they, with Donald and 3 young SEARLEs aged between 4 and 11mos, were in Rickling, ESS, where Walter was employed as a shepherd. But to return to Donald, Maria, and their family. From a combination of your initial enquiry and your reply below, it would *appear* that - apart from Catharine's birth and death - about all you know was taken from the obituary. The lack of names for 3 of their children tends me to the belief that they may well not have followed their parents' calling, while the bald date of '1917' would seem to indicate that you've not found their marriage - either date or place. About all that can be said with any degree of confidence is that - with the possible exception below - even if "they lived in many places in the U.K.", then none of those were in England and Wales during the period in which their children were born. The possible exception being the William F whose birth in Stoke on Trent District - at "about the right sort of time" and to a mother of the "right" maiden name. CAPEWELL is not one of the more-frequently-occurring surnames, and the coincidences seem to be too high to be dismissed out-of-hand. But, of course, coincidences *DO* occur all-too-frequently in FamHist - and I have to add that the death of a William Frederick CAPEWELL, born on 3 Mar 1916 *was* registered in Stoke District in 1970 Sep Q... But might Donald & Maria have been - equally coincidentally - posted to Stoke before their Dundee posting? And the reported date of their marriage wrong? There again, might Maria be - say - the sister of William's mother? There's only one way to find out For Sure..... Other possible sources that might give a clue to at least the names of the 3 Mystery Children are: 1) Wills - of Donald, Maria, and Catherine. Have you found them? 2) A possible alternative source of an obituary would be the Salvation Army's Newspaper "The War Cry" - which I recall buying on Friday Nights in the pub in the 60s and early 70s. But, broadly, other than these, you'd seem largely to be wasting your time looking in England - at least until you know the names and birth-dates of the 3 Unknowns. Gus Hello Gus and Peter, Many thanks for your messages and help. Donald Frederick CAPEWELL and Maria WALKER were married in 1917 and their daughter Catherine was born on the 26th of May 1921 at Dundee, Scotland. Because of Catherine's parents (Donald Frederick & Maria) vocation with the Salvation Army it appears that they lived in many places in the U.K. and I presume that this was the reason for the family being in Dundee. Donald Frederick died at Kempston, Bedford in 1962 and Maria Died in 1976 also at Kempston. At the time that Donald died he was a Salvation Army Brigadier. Fortunately I have found an obituary for Donald on Ancestry. Peter was quite right in suggesting that I hope to be able to contact with living relatives of Donald and Maria Capewell. I know that it is a little unusual and I hope that I have not mislead anyone but I am trying to locate any living Capewell relatives of Donald Frederick Capewell & Maria in the hope that they might like to have the Capewell family history information that I and other family members hold. Our combined Capewell information goes back to circa 1630. Thank you Gus for the Staffordshire Capewell/Walker information but my relatives forenames were definitely Donald Frederick. I sincerely hope that none of the three unknown children of Donald and Maria (info via Ancestry) were born in Staffordshire as that is were our Capewell family were resident from the early 17th century and there are literally hundreds and hundreds of Capewell's in that county. Worry not, Bedfordshire is almost Capewell free! <grin> Best wishes from Roger ------------------------------------------------ Peter wrote:- Roger, You'll have to help us. I wasn't able to find a marriage between David Capewell and Maria Walker or a birth of Catherine Capewell around 1921. If they stayed in UK and the names are spelt correctly they, and subsequent generations, should all appear on quarterly BMD indexes which are available on Ancestry and other sources right up to 2006. You are obviously looking for links to current generations, and have earlier data, so I didn't look before 1911. You might fins something in submitted trees at Ancestry or Rootsweb. Peter Gus wrote:- Hello Roger, The earliest marriage of a Donald CAPEWELL in England & Wales that Ancestry.uk produces was in 1951 - 8 others followed up to 1998. Similarly, the *only* CAPEWELL birth - with mother's maiden name WALKER - was that of a William F CAPEWELL, 1916 Jun Q, Stoke on Trent, 6b 288. It may be worth your while to buy this certificate to see if his parents match your subjects. There'd appear to belittle connection to BDF or BKM..... Possible conclusions: 1) They married "abroad" - where their possible other children were born; or 2) they adopted - presumably before the Adoption Act of 1926 - the 'other children'. 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