Hi Liz, You need to rember that the spelling in those days was very often down to the person who was taking the information and therefore Ridges could easily be mistaken as the spelling for Ridgus as the sounding is the same. In fact both may very well have the same origins Alan liz stilwell <lizstilwell@ntlworld.com> wrote: Hi list I know this isn't a Sussex query but I'm tearing my hair out and was hoping that SKS would be able to put me out of my misery. I've been trying to help a friend with her family and she has given me all the details she has, nonetheless I'm still struggling with it. I'm searching for a Henry Ridgus who is recorded in both the 1891 and 1901 census records as living in Goring Berkshire/Oxfordshire. In the 1891 he was aged 25 a General Labourer born in Burghfield Berkshire living at Cray's Pond Goring Berkshire with his wife Lizzie and family. In 1901 he is aged 34 a General Labourer born in Burghfield Berkshire and living in Long Tow Goring Oxfordshire with wife Lizzie and family. This would make his birthdate at around 1867. I've searched Free BMD but nothing seems to match and I can't find him or his family in the 1881 or earlier census records. The only clue I've got is a possible marriage for Henry and Lizzie in 1884 in Wallingford, however the surname is Ridges here so it may not be him unless for some reason they changed their name to Ridgus sometime between 1884 and 1891. I do help someone will be able to help regards Liz ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message