Hi My g*3 grandfather, William Reading, was listed on the 1841 census as living in Leicester Street, Brightron with his family: wife Susan and 6 children. He was apparently born outside of the county. Their marriage record has William's surname as Redding. Neither William nor Susan appear on the 1951 census, but 2 children are in the school of the Brighthelmstone Workhouse. The IGI shows a fair number of William Readings born about the period I estimate William to have been born (early 1800s). Is there any way that I can find out where William was born please and, thereby, hopefully take this line further back. With best wishes, Daisy

Hi Daisy, The fact that two of William Reading's children were in Brighton workhouse in 1851 suggests that there had been some sort of family crisis. Perhaps William or his wife Susan had died; have you tried looking for deaths 1841-51? Where was Susan in 1851? You obviously have later information on the family which may provide a clue but you will need to track down William either in a Census or by way of a burial to find a probable identity for him. Try looking for Susan in 1851 (or a death 1841-51) which will show where she was born. Also, which children were in the workhouse? Were they younger or older children and what happened to the others - i.e, where were they in 1851. Happy hunting Michael Burchall> Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2008 10:46:53 +0000> From: daisy.gillett@btopenworld.com> To: SFHG@rootsweb.com> Subject: [SFHG] Finding the correct ancestor> > Hi> My g*3 grandfather, William Reading, was listed on the 1841 census as living in Leicester Street, Brightron with his family: wife Susan and 6 children. He was apparently born outside of the county. Their marriage record has William's surname as Redding. > Neither William nor Susan appear on the 1951 census, but 2 children are in the school of the Brighthelmstone Workhouse. > The IGI shows a fair number of William Readings born about the period I estimate William to have been born (early 1800s). Is there any way that I can find out where William was born please and, thereby, hopefully take this line further back.> With best wishes,> Daisy > > -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subj! ect and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/