Hi again Where did you see the birth reg you mention? There is no Samuel RAWLINGS or similar registered at Islington The nearest I found was this one when searching for a Samuel RAWLI* in 1839 anywhere Name: William Samuel Rawlins Year of Registration: 1839 Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar District: Greenwich County: Greater London, Kent, London Volume: 5 Page: 216 Can you tell us the reference and details you found for the one you ordered ? And where you found it? My guess would be the GRO could not find it either so sent the next nearest Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > Hi Nivard, > > I sent for the birth record for a birth in Islington in 1839. There was a > reference for a Samuel Rawlings b. 1839 in Islington. There was a book > page and number also given. I received a birth record for one Samuel > Rawlings b. Jan 1, 1841 in Buckingham, subdistrict Tingewick, County of > Bucks to Thomas Rawlings, agricultural worker, and wife Salena (formerly > Turner) Rawlings. > > My elusive Samuel was baptized at St. Barnabas Finsbury in 1845 as I have > previously posted. He was born in 1839 to Samuel and Mary Rawlins and had > at least two siblings Alfred and Mary. Samuel Sr. was a "watch finisher" > who appears to have traveled about. > I thought I would take a chance with the birth record. > > Thanks again so much!! > > Bev W