Hi All, Welcome Jon and Andrew. Since we have new members, I'd like to take the opportunity to re-post my Hampshire LOVELESS names. I'd greatly appreciate any information that could help me find their connections and ancestry. 1. William Henry LOVELESS, b. abt. 1854, aboard HMS Terror in 1881, age 27, M, occ. Capt. Qr. Deck, (sex transcribed as 'F' though obviously an error,) b. Portsea, Hampshire, England. + Mary J(ane) MAY, b. abt. 1857, at 15 Malta Rd., Portsea, Hampshire, England, age 24, M, occ: seaman's wife, b. Southsea, Hampshire. At same address in 1881: Grace MAY, chr. 12 Jun 1859 St. Mary's, Portsea, Hampshire, England, sister, age 22, U, occ. dressmaker, b. Southsea, Hampshire, England. (known to be my great-aunt.) William Henry LOVELESS, son, b. Sep Qtr 1876, Portsea, Hampshire, England 2b 475, age 5, U, scholar, b. Southsea, Hampshire, England. Mary G. LOVELESS, daur., b. Jun Qtr 1880, Portsea, Hampshire, England, 2b 523, age 1, U, b. Southsea, Hampshire, England, d. Mar Qtr 1888, Portsea, Hampshire, England 2n 305, age 7. Possible marriage of William H. LOVELESS (jr.) Marriages Dec 1901: William Henry LOVELESS Portsmouth 2b 1068, to one of: Ada May COUSINS or Maude WEBB. Cousins is more likely since there is a middle name Cousins in my family, suggesting a Cousins relation. Possible child of this marriage: Births Dec 1908 William Henry V LOVELESS, Portsmouth 2b 367 Areas of research that have proved difficult: FreeBMD is incomplete, and shows no births yet for William Henry LOVELESS (sr.) which would be about 1854. If anyone with access to 1837online could look him up this would be helpful, as I also have no baptism for him, and no idea who his parents were, nor any siblings. Marriages Dec 1875: LOVELESS, William Henry and MAY, Mary Jane, Portsea, Hampshire 2b 841. This confirms their marriage and Mary's middle name Jane. Both birth and death of their daughter confirms her name was May Grace LOVELESS, not Mary G as in the 1881 census. I have no parish records for Portsea that show either Mary Jane MAY's baptism, nor her marriage to William Henry LOVELESS. I also have no baptism records for their children. If anyone has these people in their family line, and has obtained certificates, I would appreciate the details given on them. If they are in your family, and you have not obtained certificates, my plan is to buy a number of them in June-July when we are able to visit the FRC directly. I have a few census details of possibly related Hampshire LOVELESS families, there were probably three or four families in the Portsea area in the 1880-1901 period, but as I don't know William Henry's parentage, I don't know in what way they may be related. Nobody on the TOLPUDDLE, LOVELESS or LOVELACE lists has yet come up with any relationship to these Hampshire families. I have no known connection to Dorset or U.S. LOVELESS families. This is not a brick wall, rather a 6 ft. stone wall!!! Any help appreciated Regards Martin Willcocks Taylorsville, UT, USA.