I am trying to find the parents, especially the mother, of Edward Vines, a solicitor in Reading. The ages given for him in the Census returns 1841-1871 all indicate a birth year about 1805 in the Reading area. As he was recorded as Edward Vines Junior I am assuming that his father was also called Edward. The older Edward was also a solicitor in Reading and it may be him whose will was signed at Russell Street Reading on 7 Jan 1840 and proved by his son Edward on 5 Nov 1841. Only two children were named in the will, Edward & Emma. Other names in the will point to Edward senior being the 7th? child (born/bap 28 March 1767) of the very prolific Edward Vines 1725-1785 & his wife Anne Henly 1737-1816 who worshipped as United Brethren in the Malmesbury area. The burial at St Mary's Reading on 19 Jan 1841 of Edward Vines 73 confirms a birth in about 1767. The Edward who made his will in 1840 may be the Edward who married Mary Hillier on 2 August 1790 at St Mary's Reading. Their first son Hillier was buried on 4 Dec 1796; their first daughter Sophia was buried on 11 Dec 1796. The mother Mary (and her infant child) were buried on 31 Dec 1796. All these burials were in the Baptist Burial Ground in Reading. Did the widower Edward Vines then re-marry and if so to whom? And was the second wife the mother of Edward & Emma mentioned in the 1840/41 will? I should be most grateful if anyone can give me this information. John Buckley