Hi Angela These are from the British Isles VRI CD: I can't find a marriage for John and Elizabeth, but there is perhaps a marriage for John and Mary at Poole in 1818 perhaps followed by Mary going home to Poole to have her first born ie John Gregory in 1820, followed later by your George John in Dorchester in 1826, after which perhaps Mary may have died? Perhaps he could have then married Elizabeth, resulting in Georgina 1828 and your Frederick 1833, perhaps making him a half brother to George? Lots of "ifs" "maybe's" and "perhaps" there though, and although Gregory isn't a common name in the area it isn't that unusual either as there appear to be GREGORYs out at nearby Puddletown/Piddletown etc: and of course the VRI CDs don't include all the Dorset parishes: shall I leave my suppositions as food for thought :-) >GREGORY, John Gregory Lander Christening Sex: Male > Christening Date: 22 Mar 1820 Recorded in: Saint James, Poole, Dorset, England > Father: John GREGORY Mother: Mary Source: FHL Number 1239221 Dates: 1802-1830 >GREGORY, George John Christening Sex: Male > Christening Date: 16 Jul 1826 Recorded in: All Saints, Dorchester, Dorset, England > Father: John GREGORY Mother: Mary Source: FHL Number 1279495 Dates: 1814-1880 >GREGORY, Georginna Inggs Christening Sex: Female > Christening Date: 27 Jan 1828 Recorded in: All Saints, Dorchester, Dorset, England > Father: John GREGORY Mother: Elizabeth Source: FHL Number 1279495 Dates: 1814-1880 >GREGORY, Frederick William Smith Christening Sex: Male > Christening Date: 10 Apr 1833 Recorded in: Saint Peter, Dorchester, Dorset, England > Father: John GREGORY Mother: Elizabeth Source: FHL Number 1279495 Dates: 1730-1879 >GREGORY, John Marriage Wife: Mary Ann WILLS > Marriage Date: 23 Mar 1818 Recorded in: Saint James, Poole, Dorset, England >Source: FHL Number 1239221 Dates: 1802-1830 If you haven't done so - don't forget to join the Dorset List - the subscribe address is: DORSET-L-request@rootsweb.com Regards Paul Portland On Thu, 22 Feb 2001 03:28:50 -0000, you wrote: >Hi > >Am looking for any info re GREGORY. My gg grandfather was Frederic William >Smith GREGORY. Also looking for anything on George J G GREGORY. I think >they were probably brothers. George was a Colour Sergeant in the Dorset >Rifle Volunteers. He was born abt 1827 in Dorchester and I am assuming that >Frederic was also born there. Frederic married Jane Eliza WRIGHT in Andover >in 1856. Unfortunately their marriage cert. just says deceased for both >their fathers with no names given. Frederic and Janes daughters, Florence >and Kate, were both born in Fordington, Dorchester. Both Frederic and >George were in the building trade. > >Any ideas were I could get more info would be v.gratefully received. > >Angela Downes