Carole, A few of points you might consider... First the age given in 1841 census was generally rounded down to the nearest five years. So if your Robert was stated as being 30 in the 1841 census - he could have been any age from 30 to 34. Secondly, if in the 1851 census he states he was born in Portsea, then why are you looking for a baptism in the Southampton area? Your first searches should be conducted in the parish registers of Portsea. If Robert was illegitimate, then he could have been a child of Sophia, and he just adopted the surname YELF when his mother married. Hope this helps Sandra Carole Cumber wrote: >Dear Listers . >I am still trying to find a baptism after 1807 but before 1813 for Robert YELF son of Robert and Sophia YELF. His brothers were born on the IOW and baptised there the last one Thomas YELF in 1807.A daughter Mary Ann YELF was bapt Portsea St Mary 1813. > Robert appears living with Robert and Sophia YELF on the 1841 census, born Hants about 1811 and on the 1851 census he is living in Millbrook with his wife and children and says born Portsea. His marriage license gives no fathers name so I am still trying to find out if he was Robert and Sophia YELF's son??? >Is there another way of determining this??? >Should I assume that because he was with Robert and Sophia in 1841 that this is the case??? >If anyone else has ever run into this same problem and has any ideas regarding a possible solution would they please contact me, > >Carole in Canada > > > >............................................. >Want to contact the local community? >Please visit Hampshire Parish Jottings >http://hants.parishjottings.org.uk >............................................. > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >