I am struggling with Sarah Okey (Oakey, Hokey, etc) she was my husband's Great Grandmother. The problem is ascertaining her father, I have put copies of the relevant certificates and census I have managed to find here: http://s168.photobucket.com/albums/u196/donny_gal/Sarah%20Okey/ In 1841, I found a Thomas Okey with two sons, Thomas aged 25 and James aged 15, I then found a James b. 1815 in 1851 but do not believe he is the correct one. I find Thomas snr in 1851 but both Thomas James disappear. Sarah from both later census records, marriage and death certificate appears to be born in 1851, and I have that BC showing James as the father, and Elizabeth Minnett as the mother, I have found another Sarah born in 1854 and 1856 everyone from Ely. I have found a birth of a Sarah to Thomas and Mary Ann Cross in 1845, and a death of a Sarah in 1848, which is before the James Sarah was born so cannot be his. Mary Ann Okey nee Cross (who married Thomas) appears with her parents in 1851, but no children. Thomas and Mary Ann reappear in 1871 (Sarah Okey married John Rumbelow in 1870), John and Sarah appear on the same page as James and his family in 1871. The wedding certificate shows Thomas as the father, however, it is one obtained from the local office which has been translated by the clerk there, the accuracy of this I have found to be dubious previously, I now get my certificates direct from the GRO which photocopy the entry onto the certificate. I believe rightly or wrongly that James is her father and that the older style J and the older style T are very similar and the end of the name is not dis-similar mas to mes. Does anyone have anything else relating to Ely which could help, if I could find James b, 1825 and/or Thomas b 1815 in the 1851 and/or 1861 it may help. Thanks Kay