This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WZVBAIB/3246.1 Message Board Post: Hello, The following may be of interest. Your family does apear in the British 1881 census but there are certain differences to the information which you have given. Jabez Warren (age 43 and a general labourer was born in Tibenham), his wife Emma aged 40 was born in Forncett St. Mary. They had 7 children named Ellen, William, Ernest,Florence, Albert, Edith and Maria. The eldest though, was Ellen not your great grandfather, William. With the exception of Ellen, all the children were born in Forncett St. Peter Ellen is shown as having been born in Tacolstone, which I cannot find in my gazetteer but there is a town called Tacolneston and I put the former down as a spelling mistake. Historically, Warrens have lived in Norfolk for nearly 1000 years and the second castle of the early earls was and still is at Castle Acre. In the book, "A History and Genealogy of the Warren Family", there is a two page section on Tacolneston and a few names which you may at some time be able to connect to. I can scan any of this information to you if necessary. Jebez himself was born right at the start of our civil registration and it could be worth trying for his birth certificate or failing this, it is back to Parish Records. There is also a very good Family History shop in Norfolk which you might try. Again, I will give you a link if required. Alan John Warren