Lynda, Your hotmail address bounced for me. Anyway, you'll probably need to take a look for yourself - www.familysearch.com - since you're more familiar than I am with the family details. But, I did a quick check on the LDS site for a William Davies in England, the year 1881, with father Joseph and came up with 155 records. I did a quick "find" for "Ashton" and came up with this possibility (His was No. 87 of the 155 records that came up with the above search info), there may have been others. I just didn't have time to play. L Joseph DAVIES Head M Male 43 Ashton On Mersey Farmer 40 acres Employing 3 Men 2 Women 1 Boy Anne DAVIES Wife M Female 42 Ashton On Mersey Elizabeth A. DAVIES Daur Female 14 Sale, Cheshire, England, Scholar Mary A. DAVIES Daur Female 10 Ashton On Mersey Scholar Joseph J. DAVIES Son Male 8 Ashton On Mersey William S. DAVIES Son Male 4 Ashton On Mersey Ann DAVIES Mother W Female 77 Stretford, Lancashire, Engl Formerly Farmers Wife John DAVIES Brother U Male 39 Ashton On Mersey Farmers Brother