Dorothy,

It appears that we are talking about different Williams but I'm not absolutely certain of this. Our William had stated that he was born in Ramsey and he was aged 31 when his daughter Sophia was born in Jan 1868 (and 35 in Feb 1871) so we're assuming he was born in 1836. We;ve got no idea of his siblings. If its any help, his children were Mary Ann, Eliza, Margaret, Sophia, Emanuel, William Thomas, Elizabeth Eve, Emma Madral Charlotte, Robert Henry and George Frederick. Given that the names Emanuel and Madral are quite unusual I'd be interested to know if they or any others are in your tree and maybe we can establish a link.

Good luck.

Donna McLean