Amy, There is an Ernest Reginald YOUNG (mother DAVIS) registered June qtr 1890. Could this be him and he told a fib when he signed up? Helen -----Original Message----- From: isle-of-wight-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:isle-of-wight-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of amy wiles Sent: 17 July 2010 17:31 To: ISLE-OF-WIGHT@rootsweb.com Subject: [IoW] Davis brickwall! Hi listers I just thought I would have another go at knocking down my brickwall and am hoping someone might be able to help or suggest what I might do next! I have the marriage certificate of Ellen DAVIS who married Maurice YOUNG 26 feb 1890. They are both resident in Ventnor. Ellen is 21 but unfortunately there is no fathers name. I assume this means she was illegitimate. Is this a safe assumption to make? During the censuses her age tallies up with her being 21 when she married and also states she was born in IOW Freshwater and her death cert 28 november 1931 states she is 62 when she dies and her name there is Ellen Frances Young. However I can find no birth record for her. I have searched the Births on the IOW FHS site and Free BMD. Free BMD comes up with an Ellen Davis born in 1859 which is obviously older than she should be if censuses are correct. I'm not quite sure where to go next. Any suggestions gratefully received! There is also a son Walter Young or Ernest Walter Young who was born prior to the marriage approx 1886-1889 (his age varies with censuses) who I can also find no record of. I have found his world war 1 army service records which gives his date of birth as 1 may 1889 bt no luck with his birth. Again any help would be great Sorry for the long post amy ************************************** You can contact the Isle of Wight List Administrator by emailing: Isle-of-Wight-Admin@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ISLE-OF-WIGHT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message