This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Derek388 Surnames: Shearing/Shering Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.england.dor.general/5890.2.2.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Bob, There don't appear to be any births registered in 1890 that match your Frederick John Travers SHEARING. However, there is a Frederich John T SHERING birth registered in the second quarter (Apr/May/Jun) of 1890 at Fordingbridge in Hampshire - GRO reference 2b 654. Thinking that this might have been an error in the spelling, I checked in the 1891 and 1901 census records. Frederick J. T. SHERING (1890) appears at Fordingbridge in 1891 with parents Israel and Eliza, along with siblings Charles J(1880), Harry(1883), Minnie(1885), Ernest W(1886), Lucy M(1887) - ref RG12 909 61 7. The family appear at Froyle in Hampshire in 1901 with an additional sibling, Edgar(1892) - ref RG13 1100 76 21. I have not been able to find a marriage for Frederick SHERING but there is a marriage record for Frederick J T SHEARING at Kingston, Surrey (about 55kM from Froyle)in the third quarter of 1913. The spouse is Alice M Hobson and GRO reference is 2a 1037. Neither of these 'Fredericks' are conclusively yours but you may recognise some of the names of siblings or feel that these are worth following up. Changes in the spelling of surnames are not uncommon, for a variety of reasons. Good luck with your quest. Derek 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.