Hi Roz, There is a William, H. Bailey shown on Ancestry in 1901 with a wife Emily but no son Horace. I couldn't find any obvious record for Horace. Name: William H Bailey Age: 21 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1880 Relation: Head Spouse's Name: Emily Where born: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Address: 4 Leopold Terrace Civil Parish: Birmingham Ecclesiastical parish: All Saints County/Island: Warwickshire Country: England Household Members: Name Age Emily Bailey 21 wife (born Coventry) William H Bailey 21 Builders Carter (born Birmingham) Alice Perry 19 boarder Cheers Leanne Roz Jones wrote: Hi, I'm trying to trace the family of my great grandfather, Horace BAILEY. Horace was born in 1898, but his birth was never registered, nor was he christened/baptised. He had one brother, John/Jack (middle initial H) and one sister (Winifred) - and a younger half brother. I think i might have the birth certificate for Jack, but i'm not in a financial position to purchase one for Winifred. Anyway, Their father was William Henry Bailey, a gas fitter. The birth certificate reads: born 11 august 1906 at 14 Mount Pleasant Grove, Camden Street, Birmingham (in all saints district) name John Henry Sex Male Name of father William Henry BAILEY Name of mother Emily BAILEY formerly WHITTINGHAM occupation of father Builders Carter It was Emily who registered the birth on 17 September 1906 Call it gut instinct, but i believe Horace is illegitimate Thanks in advance Roz ---------------------------------------- _________________________________________________________________ Search for local singles online @ Lavalife - Click here http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Flavalife9%2Eninemsn%2Ecom%2Eau%2Fclickthru%2Fclickthru%2Eact%3Fid%3Dninemsn%26context%3Dan99%26locale%3Den%5FAU%26a%3D30290&_t=764581033&_r=email_taglines_Search_OCT07&_m=EXT