I have recently submitted the following question to Ancestry.co.uk :- "I have searched the civil records for a ROGERS birth. In 1888 there were no ROGERS births, whereas in 1887 there were 1022 and in 1889 there were 1376. It seems unlikely that there were no births in 1888 for Rogers, can you confirm this? Your comments would be appreciated. regards Geoff HIGGINS" (of Emsworth) I wondered whether any of our erudite members may have an explanation? Happy searching in 2006 GEOFF (researching PARGENT in Hampshire)