Thank you Ann. He is a real mystery I have found him on all the census (including 1971 when he was in London visiting a married daughter)) until his death in July 1871, and I have his birth and marriage certificates too. He seems to have, rather unusually for the time I should imaging, 'married up' as he married the daughter of a savings bank manager, and after he died she ran a school so was obviously well educated. Two of his sisters however remained unmarried, and were laundresses, as was his mother. Regards Margaret On 3 Aug 2007, at 14:21, Ann wrote: I don't know if you have the 1841 Census for him or not but here it is any rate.... 1841 England Census about David Brear Name: David Brear Age: 20 Estimated birth year: abt 1821 Gender: Male Where born: Yorkshire, England Civil parish: Bradford Hundred: Morley County/Island: Yorkshire Country: England Street address: Occupation: View image Registration district: Bradford Sub-registration district: Manningham Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Ann Brear 20 David Brear 20 Martha Brear 55 Mary Brear 25 Sarah Brear 30 Thomas Brear 50 William Brear 15 Hope this is of some help I can see some of the children births but not david but still looking Ann in Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Margaret Elliott" <> To: <WEST-RIDING@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 10:24 PM Subject: [WRY] Help please with a birth in Bradford > I'm sure that David BREAR was born in Bradford.... > I'm sure that he was born in 1818.... > I'm sure that his parents were Thomas BREAR and Martha RUSHWORTH.... > ...but I cannot find a record of his birth > > Please can anyone help? > > Regards > Margaret > Switzerland > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WEST-RIDING- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.2/933 - Release Date: > 2/08/2007 2:22 PM >