From: [email protected] > Thanks Jan, that's great.> I keep telling you that you are making dangerous assumptions! The William Cutler posted by Jan may be the one you seek, but on the other hand he may not. For one thing, you said your William Cutler was born at Edgware or Tring. in 1816. A baptism in 1824 is by no means impossible, since many children were baptised late. But as I told you previously, these are simply not the same place at all and they are quite likely to be different men. Enter "William Cutler" with variants on the 1841 census and you get 166 results at findmypast.com. Most of these are Cutlers but a few are Cuttlers (with a double T) and there are a couple of CATLERs that could quite easily be Cutlers also. They are spread all over the country, so you must refine the search. The family that Jan posted, of John and Sophia Cutler at Tring, also had in their household the following: Ann and Eliza Cutler, both 20; William Cutler, 15; John Cutler, 1 month. The William is obviously the one that Jan found on the IGI but his age doesn't equate to a William Cutler born in or about 1816. The Ann and Eliza and John may not necessarily have been siblings of William, since the 1841 doesn't show relationships. And the Ann and Eliza could have been any age from 20 to 24, since ages in 1841 were reduced to the nearest lower multiple of five. Before saying "Great" you really ought to do more research, i.e. as I have suggested several times in the parish registers. You should NEVER construct a family tree just from the IGI and census returns, because you may be in danger of following the wrong family tree altogether. Please take the advice of an expert and one who has been at this game for over 30 years. -- Roy Stockdill Professional genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." OSCAR WILDE