This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: vanessamarshall Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.england.dor.general/1471.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Dear Trudi, Welcome to the list, I am not connected or researching this line, but you may like to know the following: Not all the children you listed are Henry & Sophia's: Henry ROGERS (aged 36) married Sophia WHITE (aged 24) on 16 November 1873 at Shillingstone. He was already a widower (possibly twice over!). See the Shillingstone page on the Dorset OPC site at www.opcdorset.org for full details of all his marriages and the baptisms of the children: Marriage: 1865 Henry ROGERS & Jemima CUFF Baptisms: 1865 Mary Louisa d/o Henry & Jemima 1868 Harriet d/o Henry & Jemima Marriage 1871: Henry Rogers (widow) & Ellen Percy (widow) No children found - possibly because she was already 44 when they married. Marriage 1873: Henry Rogers (widow) & Sophia WHITE Baptisms: 1874 Anna Amelia (Annie?) d/o Henry & Sophia Rebecca 1876 Kate d/o Henry & Sophia 1878 Everett Charles s/o Henry & Sophia Rebecca 1881 Alfred s/o Henry & Sophia Rebecca 1886 Walter Percy s/o Henry & Sophia Rebecca It appears that Alice was the illegitimate daughter of Sophia born before Sophia married Henry - she probably took her stepfather's name (very common then): Baptism: 1873 Alice Jane White d/o Sophia It also appears that Henry was the illegitimate son of Harriet ROGERS (born after her husband had died), but had half siblings. I hope this helps. Vanessa Dorset Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.