Hi Pam We are running in parallel <bg> The Charles Gosling KIRK with Maria was the most interesting but try as I might I couldn't find a James as a son of theirs I thought the HOLLINGSWORTH one might be he but no, all avenues lead down a blind alley Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 22/02/2014 19:22, Pam Downes wrote: > I found an entry on the 1851 census and was going 'oooh, interesting' > and then I re-read this message and noticed 'Millicent Kirk' which > explains a lot. :) > > On FreeREG I found the baptism of a Louisa Gossling to Charles and Maria > in Pinchbeck in 1846, which proved that Charles and Maria 'existed' as > parents. > No joy in finding them in the 1851, nor in 1861, but I did find Louisa,