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/6287.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Dear crownvic5l, I'm not sure why you posted on the Dorset List, as I think someone on the Somerset Lists may be able to give you more info (see below)... With regard to what you have found so far, I take it that you took the marriage details from Ancestry without checking the original index. Ancestry has a transcription error: The original index pages for Marriages Mar 1/4 1931 reads: Lucas Lewis J - Cox - Frome - 5c 635 Cox Elsie - Lucas - Frome - 5c 635 (As listed on both FreeBMD & FMP) Frome is the District (not necessarily the actual place of marriage). You would need to obtain the actual certificate in order to verify the place of marriage (unless you can find an entry in a parish register). His children appear to be as follows: Lewis W A Lucas (probably William) Anthony D R Lucas Gillian M F Lucas As listed on FreeBMD & Ancestry) It is not acceptable to give full details on this messageboard as these people may still be living. If you would like more details, please e-mail me direct on van.m @ o2.co.uk and I will be more than happy to provide them. (The details of where they were registered appear to confirm that my earlier e-mail is correct and it is your Lewis on the 1911 census in Bruton, Wincanton District). Also the fact that two of the children appear to have middle names after their grandparents also makes the 1911 census entry extremely likely. If you think that it is your man, then his birth was registered as: Louis John Lucas - June 1/4 1902 - Wincanton - 5c 371 It is important to as far as one is able to check the original sources. Can I suggest that if you're intending to go back further that you check out both FreeBMD & FreeREG and also the Frome Research Website @ http://www.fromeresearch.org.uk and join the Frome Group on http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Frome and it's sister site Frome Hundred CMBs (which has all the parish records)- details on how to join this are on the main Frome Group Site. These are all free sites and wonderful for anyone researching Somerset Ancestry frome the Frome area. I hope this helps, Kindest Regards, 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.