Anne, Many thanks.  "Mr Whittington" was my doing - Just to record a father's name in my Genealogy Programme, for further research.  Richard Brown Bromley, Kent U.K. ________________________________ From: Anne Chambers <anne.chambers@bigpond.com> To: eng-surrey@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, 27 October, 2009 7:31:37 Subject: Re: [SRY] Whittington Family I think this might be her true baptism date REBECCA WHITINGTON      Pedigree       Female                       Event(s):     Birth:     Christening:      03 OCT 1823      Dorking, Surrey, England     Death:     Burial:             Parents:       Father:      GEORGE WHITINGTON     Family       Mother:      REBECCA         Messages:     Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.                 Source Information:     Batch No.:      Dates:      Source Call No.:      Type:      Printout Call No.:      Type:     C074071      1766 - 1817 The other, with "Father Mr Whittington" looks suspiciously like an LDS patron submission and therefore to be taken with a grain (or a pound!) of salt  ;) Anne South Australia Richard M Brown wrote: > The Whittington messages intrigue me.  I have an WHITTINGTON ancestor.  I wonder if there are any connections - just asking.<G> > > Her details follow. > > Name: Rebecca WHITTINGTON > Sex: Female > Father: Mr WHITTINGTON ( - ) > Mother: > Individual Facts > Birth 1825 Dorking, Surrey > Occupation 1911 (age 86) Living by private means; Ruthoen, Reigate > Death 18 Oct 1911 (age 86) Ruthven, Doods Park Road, Reigate, Surrey > Probate 20 Feb 1912 London > Ref #  A1817 > Marriages/Children > 1. William Joliffe COOKE >          Marriage 1847 (age 22) St Lukes, Middlesex >              Children Rebecca COOKE (1849 - 9 May 1938) >                          William J COOKE (1850 - ) > 2. Daniel GEALE >          Marriage 1884 (age 59) St Olave, Southwark > Notes (Individual) > 1911 Census: The head of household is my great aunt, Rebecca Brown, widow, aged 62.  Rebecca Whitttington was listed as born in Croydon.  This does not fully accord with data collected for Rebecca, nee Whittington.  However, the problem may have been caused by a poor memory diguised by pride! > >  Richard Brown > Bromley, Kent > U.K. > *************************************** Send your List messages using **PLAIN TEXT** and always **TRIM AWAY** superfluous old messages in replies. List Admin can be contacted at:  Eng-Surrey-admin@rootsweb.com.   ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-SURREY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

And, besides which, having looked at hundreds of LDS entries over the past couple of years under numerous name searches, I haven't seen *any* worded in that manner. :) While the LDS records aren't entirely reliable, they also aren't entirely silly. Michael C