Hi all, I too have had this problem and still haven't been able to solve it. My great-grandfather Thomas Kavanagh, who has been mentioned on here before, was allegedly born in Ferry hill according to the census records of 1881 - but he wasn't. He was also, apparently, born in Wrexham, north Wales, but again he wasn't. I still have no idea where to find his birth and cannot therefore find a baptism for him either. I do know his parents were both Irish and I believe he was born in 1865 - I arrived at this figure from his marriage certificate which is the only thing I have relating to him. To add to the confusion I have never, after many years of looking, ever been able to find his death. His wife remarried in 1902 and I have found no reason to think she married illegally so where did he die? I am a novice in family research but after having joined genes reunited and ancestry I still am no further forward. Any help/advice from the more experienced amongst you would be great. E. www.eyshasfineart.co.uk "Never Live Life Faster Than Your Guardian Angel Can Fly."