Hi Carole Win some - lose some! I am now the disillusioned owner of a marriage cert for Walter John WATTS, who turns out not to be 'mine' after all, but probably still hails originally from Upton. The cert reads:- Marriage solemnised at The Congregational Chapel, Westgate, Peterborough in the County of Northampton,Twenty seventh April 1893, Walter John WATTS, age 27, bachelor, Blacksmith, residence at time of marriage Wickwar, Gloucestershire, father Thomas WATTS, Labourer, and Charlotte WRIGHT, age 26, Spinster, no profession, residence Eastgate, Peterborough, Father Robert WRIGHT, Builder, Witnesses Clara WRIGHT and R. WRIGHT. The ages of Walter and Charlotte tie in neatly with the 1901 census entry which first lead me to them.ie: RG13, Piece1460, Folio19, Page 2, Schedule 5 North Street, Stanground (which is just outside Peterborough ), Huntingdonshire Walter WATTS, head, M, age 35, Shoeing & General Smith, Employer, born Glos Hawresbury Ufetow ( My mac refuses to handle census images so I haven't been able to check that this is actually Hawkesbury Upton, but it seems very likely to me ) Charlotte WATTS, wife, M, age 34, born Northamptonshire Peterborough Percy N WATTS, Son, age 5, born Hunts Stanground John ROSE, servant, S, age 14, Apprentice to Shoeing Smith, worker, born Cambs Chatteris So who is this Walter WATTS ? I had become very attached to my theory that he was yet another blacksmithing Hawkesbury WATTS. I remember you saying that you had accounted for all the local Walter WATTS - but perhaps we can do a swap! My Walter ( born 1861 in Kilcott ) is still missing and I make you a gift of the spare one! Regards Liz