Hello Bernice, Thank you very much for your help. Once I have examined all the extra information I may well be able to link everything up - or of course I may have to decide it is not the same family. The fact that my Isaac was born in Poynton is what drew me to this man. Sadly, the family have a history of ditching their wives and taking off somewhere. I have been researching my paternal KEELING family since 2006 and only recently managed to get back this far. With my maternal family of DOWNES I have managed to get back to 1670 as they all stayed in and around Shropshire - much easier. Although I have visited various Record Offices and joined several FHS I would not have got this far without the help of the various Rootsweb lists. I find everyone so helpful, although I only post a query when I consider that I have exhausted all the avenues that I know about (that's not so many, but I'm learning all the time). I had noticed the mention that he was blind, but on the 1861 census it does not state this. Ah well, it's all good fun Once again, thank you so much for your help. Best wishes Roy