Thank you to each one of you who answered my St. Noets Parish Record question. I understand everyone�s frustration, as it also adds fuel to an already frustrating situation. Let me give the situation and maybe someone on the list will have some light to shed on the subject. We have a marriage certificate for Catherine WILES and James Thomas GODFREY married in Islington, London Mar 26, 1862. Bride�s father is listed as Reuben WILES, bricklayer The birth of Catherine Wiles is a mystery to us but won�t dwell on it as it�s a London problem. Marriage cert. quotes �full age� The various census returns from 1861-1901 all state she was born in Islington between 1841-44 with 1841 turning up most often. - no birth found in the Civil Registration birth index � the search continues - thus we don�t know the mother�s name. James and Catherine�s first child was named James Rueben Godfrey. We�ve recently been sent a document confirming a marriage in St.Neots. The sender, a family member is telling us the married couple documented are the parents of our Catherine WILES. The problem is, the groom�s name is George and not Reuben. George Wiles married to Susan Denniss by banns 16 June 1822. http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,50985.0.html We�ve been unable to locate Catherine Wiles on the 1861 census before her marriage. We�ve been unable to locate a Reuben Wiles, on a census from 1861 forward. We realize he may have died before 1861. No mention of a death for Reuben on Free BMD. I have taken into consideration that George and Susannah �could� be Catherine�s grandparents, and her father, Reuben possibly their first child, and Catherine possibly his first child. On the 1861 there is a George Wiles born in St. Noets, b. 1807 living in Islington, with a family however his wife�s name is Elizabeth. (second wife?) With the fiche that are available, is there anything that will indicate that George was George Reuben or Reuben George Wiles? The original marriage or a baptism record about 1790�s � 1800 give or take? Any suggestions on this mystery are greatly appreciated. Thank you Judy --------------------------------- Post your free ad now! Yahoo! Canada Personals