Hi All, Elizabeth Edith COURT was born c 1860, St Luke, London according to the 1861 census. She appears to have been the daughter of David Thomas (William) COURT and ELIZA. She was baptized at Market Lavington, Wiltshire on 18 Aug 1861 and that gives a birth date of 30 May 1860. That confirms the parents but unfortunately no image is available so I can't check the dates. (Market Lavington was her mother's birth place.) The only birth I can find that appears to match is for Elizabeth COURT b Q2 1860, Shoreditch. Does Shoreditch correspond with St Luke? I ordered a certificate specifying born 01/01/1860 in London so they would search a year either side. I think I gave the father's name as David but I cannot remember exactly and the acknowledgment email does not give those details. Although I thought it was probably the Shoreditch one I was trying to get the right one if it wasn't. The GRO say they cannot find a certificate with the details I specified. Of course they refunded the money. So before I order the Shoreditch certificate which is the only one I can find that matches, (my hope being that he called himself Thomas, say, on the certificate,) but might well not be the right one, can anyone shed any more light on the matter, suggest an alternative birth registration, or give any more useful info. (In some censuses she is shown with the surname BENSON as she was "adopted" by her step-grandfather William BENSON who refers to her in his will as my adopted daughter.) Any help gratefully received Christine