Jan Possible scenario for your PLAXTON family. William and Elizabeth married and had their children 1786 thru to 1901 one of which was William b 1792 and another George born 1808 William b 1792 married Elizabeth in 1816 George b 1808 married Ellen/Helen in 1827 Children Fanny 1828 Mary 1830 Ellen 1832 (This Ellen may have died, have you read the burial records for Cottingham) Martha 1834 (died young maybe? Ellen 1836 (Probably Charles as father is an error,it should be George) George 1838 Elizabeth 1840 Charles 1842 Hannah 1848 Charles, (who was the brother of George), married Mary TRAIN in 1819 and both brothers were having children baptised at Cottingham so it is highly likely there was some confusion. Lillian -----Original Message----- From: eng-east-yorks-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-east-yorks-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jan Holmes Sent: Saturday, 5 April 2008 7:38 a.m. To: eng-east-yorks@rootsweb.com Subject: [ENG-EAST-YORKS] PLAXTON Cottingham Hi All, I am trying to unravel a mystery surrounding my husband's GG grandmother Ellen PLAXTON, I have been to the archives at Beverley today to check, and have come back more confused than ever! Ellen's marriage to James MORLEY in 1855 gives her age on the certificate as 19 and her father as George PLAXTON, which points to a birth in 1836. The IGI and the Cottingham microfiche have a baptism for Ellen PLAXTON in 1836, father Charles (!!) mother Ellen, and one in 1832 with a father George and mother Ellen. Ellen's census shows her age matching a birth in 1835/36, and she was buried in Cottingham cemetery in 1900, where the age on her headstone is 65. The IGI has a marriage in 1827 of George PLAXTON and Ellen DOPER (on the microfiche it definitely isn't DOPER, though it is difficult to tell exactly what is does say) and a marriage of Charles PLAXTON and Mary TRAIN (not Ellen!) in 1819. (I think this Charles is the older brother of George). My FTM 2008 software brings up an Ancestry One World Tree match for Charles suggesting he died in Ontario, Canada and I haven't been able to find him on any English census. Ellen is living with George and Ellen in 1851, in 1841 aged 5 she is living with William and Elizabeth KIRMAN.....I haven't even begun to look at their connection with this puzzle yet!! So I have 3 questions. 1. Does anyone have any of these Cottingham PLAXTONS in their tree and can shed any light on any of this? 2. Is it likely the PR could be wrong? 3. Does anyone know where I can find out if and when Charles went to Canada, and who went with him?