Hi Kathleen, Given that Bridgnorth isn't a really large town, Gittos is a fairly unusual surname and Benjamin is not a common given name I don't doubt you have the right family. If it was John, Thomas and William you might wonder. The men could be cousins but there is room in the family for another set of twins in 1807/8 or perhaps it is 88 and not 83 on his death certificate - is it a clear "3". The first girls born have an unusual given name - can you do anything with it? Regards, Irene. At 19:00 6/10/06, you wrote: >Dear Irene, > >I have the same information through the LDS and I feel this just MIGHT be >the family I am looking for. I only wish it was, (it would be easy wouldn't >it) but because of Benjamin's sketchy birth date (he could not read or >write) and was tried at Warwick in 1824 for stealing and transported for 14 >years, it is a very grey area. He died in 1891 and on his death certificate >it states that he was 83 years BUT could he have been say 88? Who knows. I >will just have to keep trying. Many thanks for your suggestions. > >Regards, > >Kathleen. >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Irene M. Fullarton" <imf07@optusnet.com.au> >To: <eng-shropshire-plus@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 9:38 AM >Subject: Re: [ENG-SHROP] (ENG-SHROP) Gittos family name > > > > Hi Kathleen, > > > > Not sure if this helps but John mar. Mary Malpas 13.12.1795. > > > > Children Miria c. 22.3.1797, Mianna c. 30.1.1799, twins Benjamin and Anne > > b. 9.12.1801 c. 14.3.1802, Sarah b. 13.1.1805 c. 15.2.1805, James b. > > 8.5.1810 c. 13.5.1810 and Samuel c. 17.5.1816. Sorry no William but this > > is from the IGI so may be his entry was not transcribed or he just wasn't > > Christened. All at Bridgnorth. > > > > Regards, > > > > Irene.