Hi Concetta Try 1851 England Census about Richard Standley Name: Richard Standley Age: 51 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1800 Relation: Head Spouse's Name: Mary Standley Gender: M (Male) Where born: Worthington, Leicestershire, England Civil Parish: Thringstone County/Island: Leicestershire Country: England Registration District: Ashby De La Zouch Sub-registration District: Measham ED, institution, or vessel: 8b Neighbors: View others on page Household Schedule Number: 2 Piece: 2084 Page Number: 1 Household Members: Name Age Richard Standley 51 Mary Standley 42 Sarah Standley 18 John Standley 16 Mary Standley 14 Joseph Standley 10 Charles Standley 7 George Standley 1 Richard Price 65 Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece: 2084; Page: 1; GSU roll: 87710-87711. Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 22/01/2014 18:17, C. Phillipps wrote: > Nivard's right, people need to post more queries to the list! > > So I'm going to contribute my current quandry to see what you guys think. > > John Richard Stanley (or Richard John Stanley, depending on the record), > was b. 1834 in either Whitwick or Coleorton. > > I found a christening record that fits this information which states > Richard John Stanley, ch. 09 November 1834, son of Richard and Mary Stanley > in Whitwick. > > I found him in the 1841 census quite easily, so then I was able to gather > his parents' info as well: > > Richard Stanley, b. ~1799 Leicestershire, England > Mary Stanley, b. ~1821 Leicestershire, England > > And I found him my John easily on the 1861 census, after he's married his > lovely wife Emily Neal. > > But I can't seem to locate my John OR his father on the 1851 census on > either FamilySearch or FindMyPast. This seems to be an odd hole. > > Anyone want to have a gander at where Richard and Mary are in 1851? I > believe I have found Richard's death in 1857 in Ashby de la Zouch (though > it says age 65, b. 1792) so , so in theory he should be alive in 1851. > > Thanks for any help anyone wants to offer, > Concetta