Hello Anne My reply to your email address alc_goytre@hotmail.com bounced for some reason, so I'm trying this. As it was, your original message came only by being forwarded to me. It didn't come direct, so there's something funny out there in the ether! Many thanks for your reply and for the confirmation that Alfred is NOT on the 1851 Census. I'll claim the 1846 death as his. I understand what you mean about 'married' for Lucy. She obviously had been married, so that's what 'they' put! I won't be sending for the Cert as it won't tell me any more than I know - that Alfred ROBINS died, aged 27. English DCs don't (or didn't then) give the name of either parent, although I was very fortunate with a ancestress who died in1838 - she was described as widow of ... etc, with his occupation. Quite a bonus. >3 year old grandson Alfred(??) W Peat(?) This is not such a mystery when the rest of the family is known. Two of Alfred Robins's sisters - the eldest and the youngest - were married to PEAT brothers Henry & Richard, so one of their children was with his grandparents. I've had some fun today, checking on the FreeBMD and 1901 Census. Some that I thought would be there just weren't, but I filled in a couple of gaps. Cheers Pam Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia

Hi Pam You 'could' miss out on a valuable piece of info depending on who the informant is. I was able to track down a very elusive relative purely because the informant was the as yet unknown daughter-in-law. Just a thought - but don't say I twisted your arm! Cheers Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: "PMR" <cliveden@acenet.net.au> To: "SSX-PLUS Mailing List" <SUSSEX-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 10:49 PM Subject: [SXP] Message for Anne - re mystery of Alfred Robins > Hello Anne > > I won't be sending for the Cert as it won't tell me any more > than I know - that Alfred ROBINS died, aged 27. English DCs don't (or > didn't > then) give the name of either parent, although I was very fortunate with a > ancestress who died in1838 - she was described as widow of ... etc, with > his > occupation. Quite a bonus.