The West Briton (Friday, 27 Jun 1851) reported the following birth at Ludgvan: BIRTHS At New Mill, in the parish of Ludgvan, on the 17th inst., the wife of Mr. William RATTA, of a son. The infant was probably the child of William RUTTER, miller, and his wife Avis. William and family lived at Cucurrian, Ludgvan at the 1851 Census. There is no record of civil registration at Penzance of the birth or death of this child, suggesting that he may have been very short lived and unreported. There is no evidence of burial in the Ludgvan register, and that may further suggest that he died without baptism resulting in his being unacknowledged in the burial records. The surname RUTTER often appears as RUTTA, but RATTA is a rather unusual alternate spelling. Bill Curnow Ludgvan OPC Port Charlotte, FL, USA