Hi Lynda and Tony nice of you to take an interest with this. I am not exactly sure what you mean by by going through the GRO index 1/4 by 1/4 to check all deaths. I have Ancestry but would not know how to do as you say as I do not know when he may have died.The birth is a bit of a mystery too as in the 1871 census he is listed being born in Guernsey (transcribed incorrectly as Germany) aged 9 which would make him b abt 1862. His parents Thomas Henry and mother Ellen Riley in the 1861 census were living in Alver Rd Gosport. Thomas Henry was a Shipwright in the RN and was born in Guernsey but I cannot see any reason why they would have gone back to Guernsey for John's birth. The only reason I can think of is Thomas's mother died in 1862 in St Peter Port Guernsey, so perhaps they were there for the funeral when Ellen gave birth. Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda & Tony" <knightroots@btinternet.com> To: <eng-ham-portsmouth-gosport@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 26, 2008 1:35 PM Subject: [PORTSMOUTH-GOSPORT] Thomas GALLIENNE