Hi Peter I usually use FreeBMD, but missed it there. Then I tried the new index at   www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp and found this at Market Bosworth registered in 1845:   BECK, -         WAINRIGHT       Order GRO Reference: 1845  S Quarter in MARKET BOSWORTH  Volume 15  Page 178 It would seem no first names were given, only the surname, & is in FreeBMD as 'Female'. Worth checking out? jo ....................... From: Peter Dillon <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: [nz] Ann BECK  ( =John WAKELIN ) Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" This isn?t a query, more an FYI for those trying to find Ann BECK?s origins in England.  However if someone has noticed her baptism or her parents? marriage I?ll be more than happy.....