Dear List, I have previously posted this inquiry on the LONDON mailing list. I apologise to those who have received it before. I am searching for information on my grandfather, Rex (Charley) SAINSBURY. Nobody in the family has any real firm evidence as to the origins of my Grandfather. He died 25 June 1935, Newcastle Australia. One family theory suggests he arrived in Australia on-board the "TORILLA" in 1911, aged eighteen, as part of a child migration scheme arranged by the Church of England, called the Church Army Lads Scheme. The facts we do have are:- Rex's marriage certificate states that he was born in London around 1892. An Australian employee record states his DOB as the 12 February 1892. His marriage certificate records his parents as William Charles SAULISBURY and Mary TIPPING. A possible birth certificate records his DOB as the 12 February 1893 (registration district West Ham, sub district Leyton in the county of Essex). Born at 5 Charlotte Terrace Esther Road, Leytonstone, father William SAINSBURY, mother Mary GIPPENS. Other family members tell me the 1891 Census records the following family living at 5 Charlotte Terrace Esther Road Leytonstone, the same address as recorded on his birth certificate; William 39 years 1852 Wiltshire father Mary 29 years 1862 Hertford mother Willie 7 years 1884 Nellie 6 years 1883 Mary 2 years 1889 London Annie 3 months 1891 The on-line 1901 Census shows the following family under the name of SANSBURY; Name Age Where born Admin Cnty Civil Parish Occupation William Sansbury 49 West Lavington Wilts London Battersea Builders Labourer Mary Sansbury 40 Stanton on Avon London Battersea William Sansbury 16 Battersea London London Battersea Signal Boy Railway Mary Sansbury 13 Battersea London London Battersea Scholar Annie Sansbury 10 Battersea London London Battersea Charles Sansbury 8 Legtonstone London Battersea Could they be the same family wrongly transcribed, could this Charles be our Grandfather? When tracing our grandfather's origins backwards we loose track of him and his movements when we think he arrived in Australia. I'm hoping we can identify his family origins and hopefully confirm that the birth certificate we have is indeed our grandfather's, and when he left England. I would be grateful for any information or clues that might help me identify my grandfathers origins. Ken Newcastle Australia