Happy New Year to one and all! Whilst pondering the problems my Greatgrandfather presents it occurred to me to try and circumvent him and look for his father. My ggf was Alfred Ross Hampson born somewhere in london about 1850. His father was Alfred Hampson who was a butler and who died before 1877, This I know because I have Alfred Ross's marriage certificate. As i have said elsewhere Alfred Ross was a Music Hall performer but did not perform under his own name so tracking him down is difficult. If anyone has come across Alfred senior I would love to know about it. He would have been born between 1800 and 1830 but i have no idea where. Ralph Hampson