Hello Listers, My ggf, Joseph ROBINS, was born in Guernsey in 1812. However, the family later moved to Hampshire - his mother, Anne ROBINS née BOWEN, being buried in Alverstoke on 26 May 1822. She was noted in the Burial Register as wife of Joseph, so her husband (my 2 x ggf) was still alive then. The youngest of Joseph's siblings was born in Guernsey in 1813, so the time frame for the move is late 1813 to mid-1822, and could have been at any time in those years. I have a couple of questions that may help to find the answer. Firstly, are there school records for Alverstoke for these years? Secondly, are there employment records for the Ordnance Depot at Priddy's Hard, Portsmouth? Joseph snr is believed to have worked there for some time (according to Joseph jnr's obit of 1898 - which could be a bit imaginative I suppose). Joseph jnr arrived in Australia in late 1851, so he should be on both the 1841 and 1851 Censuses somewhere. So far I have only found 3 of his sisters on the 1841 Census Any ideas about tracking down the family a bit would be most gratefully received. Many thanks. Pam cliveden@acenet.net.au Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia.