I descend from William GOULDING (1814 - 1872) and his wife Isabella BIRKETT (1817 - 1870??). They married October 16, 1836 and their children were as follows: Esther b. 1838 Henry b. 1840 married Dorothy ? William b. 1844 married Jane Bird Margaret b. 1853 John b. 1856 (my great grandfather) married Georgina Farish William Goulding, a clogger, was born in Penrith while his wife and children were born in Cockermouth. The family and the first three children appear in the 1851 census living at Brewery Yard. In 1871, William and his two youngest children are living at Kirkgate. He died January 2, 1872. The 1881 census shows that Henry and his family (five children) moved to Penrith where he is a clog sole maker. William and Jane Bird moved considerably further away. They are living at Wolfes Row, Limpsfield, Surrey with their five children (her son and four children of their own). By 1901, they had all removed to Devonport and the male members of the family appear to be employed at a sawmill. My great grandfather is shown boarding with a family in Workington in the 1881 census (occupation Woolen Weaver). The major puzzle is that I can find no parish record or birth certificate for my great grandfather John (searching 1852 - 1862) for a birth in Cockermouth (he was born there as were the other children plus William and Isabella died there). The 1901 census shows John, Georgina and their two children, William and Mary Ellen (my grandmother) living at 11 Abbey Street in Ilkeston. I would enjoy hearing from anyone with information about any of the above family members, particularly if you can suggest ideas for confirming the details of my great grandfather's birth. Regards, Roger Park Atlanta, Georgia USA zimmerhouse@bellsouth.net