Peter, Thank you for your response. On the 1841 census at West Hallam William, his wife and children are recorded as HART and William states he is 30 (i.e 30-34) not born in the county. In 1851 again at West Hallam and recorded as HART, he is 41 born Watnall. In 1861at West Hallam, HART, age 52 Notts Langley(!) The children are called William, John, Thomas, Matthew, Zachariah, Hannah, Sarah Ann and Moses. I suspect William is the son of Thomas Hart, who was baptised at Ilkeston on 18 Jun 1790 son of Humphrey Hartshorn and Rebecca SLACK. William married Hannah MEAKING on 27 Dec 1808 at Greasley (PR); witnesses Dolly Meaking and Humphrey Hart. Their first four children were baptised in Greasley - Humphrey 1809, Rebecca 1811, Enoch 1813 and Sarah 1816. The next child Moses is bapt at West Hallam in 1824. Christiana, Elijah, Patience, Rachael and Job follow at West Hallam. William would fit in between Humphrey and Rebecca. Their are many Hart families at West Hallam and neighbouring Stanley. Sometimes they use the name Hartshorn(e) on census and in parish registers. I have not found any wills relating to the family. Jane