I sent this email earlier but it does not appear to have been received by the list. Mary You mention that Robert's birth does not appear to have been registered but I am not sure which Robert you are referring to. Robert born c.1842 Bampton, Westmorland. Bampton is in the West Ward registration district and there is a birth entry in Q4 1841 in West Ward for Robert Thompson Vol xxv Page 453. Robert born 1876 - according to the 1881 Census Robert was living with his family in Haltwhistle, Northumberland. There is a birth entry in Q3 1876 at Haltwhistle for Robert under Vol 10b Page 327. Regards, Christopher Darvill Researching Patterdale