Hi, Dave, On second thoughts: I don't know about the information I have about George. I 'suspect' it may be an untruth. There is no reference at all to where in Yorkshire, and I have looked up all the Census I can and really have not found anything. Not that I asked the reasearcher who looked up the marrriage to do so, but he looked up every Census etc. and I was a little perturbed, because I also have Ancestry and we all, obviously have access to FreeBDM. All the family member has written that George was b. to a James and a Sarah WINTERBOTTOM, with no dates. Do I presume that he was illegitimate? On his DC, the Informant (for which Certificate I'm still waiting from www.nsw.gov.au ) must have known that his parents were a James and a Sarah. Alternatively, George told them that. Would that mean he knew he was illegitimate and was proud of the fact that he knew his parents' names? It's all a mystery to me and I'd love some help. Best wishes, Carolyn. AUS. ----- Original Message ----- From: "David" <dave.jassie@ntlworld.com> > > Hi Carolyn, > Welcome to the ENG-YORKSHIRE list. > My advice would be (if you haven't already done so) to subscribe to the > SHEPHARD surname list as you seem to have very little Yorkshire related > information. > Yorkshire's a big place and you really need to be able tp pinpoint more > acurately where in Yorkshire George was born.