I JUST KNEW..... ..The moment I submitted the query, I'd find an answer....more transcription errors. I'm pretty sure I've found the GRO entry for the marriage now (Q2-1887, Luton Vol 3b, Pg 725). Details, JUST IN CASE it is of interest to anyone else. "freeBMD" (and any list using this as its source) do not list "George Fowler". But, "1837online.com" do, at the reference given above. Cross referring this page on "freeBMD" shows a "Louisa Robinson", as the only entry from this page. Checking the image shows it actually is "Lily". Louisa has bee mis-transcribed from the line below. Correction submitted to BMD. The moral of course......check ALL sources, before engaging despair...hopefully the birth certificate will now solve my query. Warm Regards to All Jerry -----Original Message----- From: Sandford Jeremy-jsandfo1 Sent: 02 February 2006 09:34 To: BEDFORD-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [BDF] Lilly Robinson...Where did She Come From !! Hi All, Am seeking someone, with a vested interest perhaps, who may be able to help me with another problem. I am trying to confirm the paternal line for my Gt Grandmother, one Lily (Lillie)Robinson, who later married George Fowler, Both of Houghton Regis, I believe. My "Assumed" (Lillie) first appears on the scene, in the 1871 Census for Houghton Regis, as the G-Daughter of Thomas Robinson. Born c1870, in Houghton. She then disappears again, until she appears on my Grandmother's (Edith Fowler) Birth certificate 5 Apr 1892 (now Lily), (I have the original copy given to them by the registrar, so I at least know that is accurate!!) I have searched all on-line records I can find, but try as I may, I can not located her before or after 1871. No Birth Record, residence, possible Father, etc. Neither can I locate any record of her marriage to George Fowler Thomas's only listed son in the 1851, is George (Robinson), and although he seems to survive and marry, he does not appear to be Lily's father. But was there another son ?? (41 census perhaps) ?. The census records for this family are a bit convoluted, and I know for a fact there are transcription errors, on "Ancestry" at least. I very vaguely remember my "Great Grandma Fowler", from my childhood and I have a photo, so I know she existed........BUT where did she come from ??? I know how some of you guys love to unravel these problems, so any information, ideas, or even wild guesses appreciated. Very Best Regards Jerry Sandford Senior Technical Training Instructor Technical Training Network Services and Applications Management Telephone: ++44(0)1793 568361 Email: Jerry.Sandford@Motorola.com <mailto:Jerry.Sandford@Motorola.com> Http://www.motorola.com/networksupport ==== BEDFORD Mailing List ==== To do a search of the Bedford Archives go to http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl Enter Bedford in the box