I have reason to believe that my husband's grandmother was the illegitimate daughter of then 20 year old William Henry Billson. Her mother Louisa Loasby gave evidence at his trial for attempted suicide before Kettering Magistrates on 11th September 1875. The event and my suspicions are described in full at http://www.thornburypump.co.uk/Ancestry/whbillson.php and the puzzle is not whether he was the father but which of three possible William Henry Bil(l)son was the man concerned. I have traced, and probably eliminated two, but still have a question mark hanging over the third who in 1871 was a grocer's assistant born Leicester, living at 43 Trumpington street, St Mary The Less, Cambridge at the home of Charles Whichello (38) grocer. If any of this strikes a chord with anyone or if someone can offer guidance on tracking the man down I'd be very pleased to hear from them. Best wishes Stan Rodliffe Our resources available on-line: <http://www.thornburypump.co.uk/Ancestry/resources.php> http://www.thornburypump.co.uk/Ancestry/resources.php Kelly's Directories of Norfolk and Cambridgeshire 1900 Return of Owners of Land in Norfolk 1873 Newnes Round the Coast 1895 Black's Guides to Cornwall 1879, Gloucestershire 1875 and South Wales 1883 Norfolk & Northamptonshire photographers details free at <http://www.earlyphotographers.org.uk/> http://www.earlyphotographers.org.uk/