Hi all I am trying to sort out some of my TOGHILLs again. Hugh Watts TOGHILL (sometimes WATTS, sometimes TOGHILL) married Mary Ann CHAPPELL (various spellings) at Hawkesbury on 28th February 1875. Hugh was a hawker and died in Chepstow R.D. in the September quarter 1876. He was the illegitimate son of Daniel Watts and his cousin Jane Watts, but Jane was the widow of Thomas Toghill, which is why he used both names. I have not yet found a marriage of Daniel and Jane. In 1881, Mary Ann TOGHILL is living with her parents (George and Jane CHAPPELL) at Beach Grove, Starveall, Hawkesbury. She is age 27 and a widow. There are two children, listed as being in the house next door, but clearly part of the same household. They are Alfred TOGHILL (age 6) and Rosa A TOGHILL (age 6 months), decribed as grandchildren of George Chappell. In 1891, George and Jane CHAPPELL are still at Starveall, with their grandson Daniel TOGHILL, age 16. I have not found Mary Ann TOGHILL or Rosa TOGHILL in the 1891 Avon census index, but she appears to have had a son Walter, whose birth was registered in Chipping Sodbury R.D.in the December quarter 1883. There is no sign of Mary Ann TOGHILL in the 1891 or 1901 censuses. Daniel and Walter TOGHILL are living in 1901 with their uncle Frederick Chappell at Abertillery. Alf Beard's database on RootsWeb World Connect (are you on this mailing list, Alf?) shows that George CHAPPELL (born 1827 Little Badminton) married Jane TOGHILL. Is there any evidence for this? I cannot find it in the GRO index between 1841 and 1855. Are Alfred TOGHILL (6 in 1881) and Daniel TOGHILL (16 in 1891) one and the same person? Again, there is no suitable birth, under either name, in the GRO index 1874-1876. What happened to Mary Ann TOGHILL after 1883, when Walter was born? Did she remarry? There is neither a marriage or death on FreeBMD. Rosa TOGHILL is working in Battersea as a cook in 1901. Any help, or suggestions, would be much appreciated. This lot seem to have been rather casual about relationships, registration, and surnames. Bob Lawrence ************************************** R.P.& A.L.Lawrence The Hazels, Sheepwood Road, Bristol, BS10 7BS, U.K. Phone: 0117 9504314 **************************************