Dear Robert, Thank you for your offer of help. Wouldnt it be great if we could tie in a common ancestor, John Lovelock b Westcote in the parish of Sparshot where he appears in the 1851 census. Wife Harriet born in Denchworth. Does this tie in with anything in your family. Presumably we would have to research records for Sparshot to find his parentage. He is in the 1841 census in Childrey Wantage Reg District. All on our web page. This family seems to keep moving between Berks and Wilts so Im not sure where the roots are. My son has arrived home from Australia today, didnt know he was coming so a lovely suprise. Best Wishes Sian _________________________________________________________________ It's fast, it's easy and it's free. Get MSN Messenger today! http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger