Hi Nigel I looked at census and only Abel I found was born 1896 in Hampshire So did your man leave England? In Oxford in 1841 there appear to be only two families Great Hasely, Oxfordshire, England William Chaulk 50 Mary Chaulk 38 Ann Chaulk 19 John Chaulk 12 William Chaulk 10 also Great Milton Hundred: Thame Oxfordshire Thomas Chalk 80 James Chalk 50 Elizabeth Chalk 50 Thos ChalkJun. 20 Ron Lankshear -Sydney NSW (from London-Shepherds Bush/Chiswick) try my links http://freepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lankshear/ On 2011-06-15 9:50 PM, Chalk wrote: > I am looking for Abel born about 1830 somewhere in Oxford, possible father > John. > > > > Nigel Chalk