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My aim was 5 generations back on both mine and my wife's tree which should keep me in the realm of information from the GRO, a few branches have pushed back a bit further and some are still to be...

That explains it then, Ruth was a twin. You learn something new everyday

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all!!

May the new year knock down lots of brick walls for everyone!!

Both certs received today, and both have matching details

Luckily both have their address as Bell Lane, Walsall

Father James Roe on one and James Thompson on the other
Mother Maria Roe...

Well I have ordered the PDF's will update you when they come back

I am going to get the certs ordered...I genuinely thought I was losing the plot yesterday, my brain was frazzled. It is good to get some confirmation that others feel this is too much of a...

Has anyone ever seen anything like this before, or would like to put an explanation to it....or tell me I am completely wrong.

My x2 Great Grandmother was an Ann Maria Roe born in November 1869...

Guy in response to your items, I acknowledge that this is very much just a starting point for discussion and therefore the comments are welcomed.

I allocated the points purely as an...

I think this also highlights that are too many variables and therefore establishing such a system may be too complex and that populating the data to determine such a calculation may take more time...

I agree with that fact, but these inaccuracies are more present on certain types of documents than others, and there will always be exceptions. I think I am realising this is not a possibility, I...

Perhaps my comments were not explained correctly, Nicola has the basis of what I am trying to explain.

Each individual within our family trees has documentation to support the theory that the...

John,
Welcome to the forum, Ancestry can be a great tool, but can also lead you on a very false trail if you are not careful. Be very weary of basing your information on other peoples trees if that...

That makes me feel better, its nice to know I am not alone

And I have the certificates and everything matches.....4 years to get to this point..I am grinning like a cheshire cat..one of my brick walls well and truly smashed down

A bit of a general query... I know nothing is strictly certain in Genealogy, however there are branches where certainty (in terms of paperwork) can be almost be guaranteed, however on other branches...

They are both born prior to 1837 :no:

I have a family on the 1861 and 1871 Census where the parents age 20 and 22 years in the 10 years between each census. The four children are the same ages give or take a year, but the parents jump...

Tiggy I don't know how I missed your response to this thread, a bit delayed but it seems our trees may intertwine....

Well after 4 years it appears that I may have had my breakthrough, this one has driven me nuts, but I think I may be there...just waiting on the certificates....It would appear that John William...

Thanks for that I was not aware of that

The 1881 Census in Gentleshaw shows

Robert Harvey Aged 31
Margaret 28
John 8
Thomas J 5
Anne M 3
Robert 1

The 1891 Census in Gentleshaw shows

Yes thats the one, I already have John Harvey's Marriage Cert, and information on that combined with other information from the census makes me convinced that the marriage of his parents were Robert...

Been looking for a Birth Cert for a John Harvey 17-03-1873 (taken from the 1939 register) in Lichfield, and had 3 to choose from, I am fairly confident (90%+) that I now have his mothers maiden name...

Not related but wanted to thank you for the 1801 Walsall Census, I had not seen that before and have plenty of family in that area

Wonderful...thanks so much