Hi Marjorie, Also no real success. I presume you have followed up the tree on Ancestry with the mother as Nellie WISE. It gives no info in the profile on that name so where did it come from? Does the tree owner hold more information? Rebecca ILES is also elusive. The 1901 census appears to say Durham with her mother indexed as Marya but I think it is Mary A. Mary A. claims to have been born in Monmouthshire, also her so, so it is odd Rebecca was born in Durham. There is a birth that could match. Was that just a fleeting visit or something longer? Have you tried following her up? I cannot find Rebecca in 1881 and in 1891 she may be the servant supposedly born in Worcester. Is it worth getting the birth certificate for the Rebecca from Durham? When I look up Mary A ILES on Ancestry there is also a possible tree there but it would presumably only be your Mary A. if she did not marry. I know you didn't ask about Rebecca, you might already know all about her, but I thought if you haven't something in her past might just shed some light on John. Just some thoughts; you've probably done all that but I'm hoping I might have thought of something new. Christine -----Original Message----- From: DMMaiden@aol.com Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2011 1:08 PM To: LONDON@rootsweb.com Subject: [LON] John James Waite Hello, I'm new to this list and would be glad of some advice please. I am looking for JOHN JAMES WAITE, probably born c.1871. My first sighting of him is on the 1901 census for Monmouthshire, his age then was 30 and his birthplace Lambeth. I know he remained in Monmouthshire for the rest of his life. In 1911 he was 40 and his birthplace was Paddington. John was married to Rebecca Iles in February 1899 at Mynddislwyn, Mon, age shown was 28. So it seems safe to assume he was born in or near 1871. The marriage certificate shows his father's name as John Waite, occupation Labourer. I've searched on Ancestry and on Find My Past but I haven't found this family on any pre 1901 census. I've tried Wait and Weight too. There's a John Waite with parents John and Matilda Zella, born July 1871 at Lambeth, they looked promising but I've followed it up and it's not the right family. Any suggestions or advice will be very welcome. Thanks, Marjorie