Looking for my great grandfather - Any Ideas? (General)

by saralarasdog, Saturday, May 01, 2010, 02:53 (5398 days ago)

I've been looking for my great grandfather with no luck. He was born out of wedlock in or around 1860. I can't find a baptism for him anywhere. I know he was born in the Forest of Dean but I can't find anything more specific than that. I got his birthplace from the Family Serch Records (from a census record when he was in his 20's and then living in Yorkshire). His marriage cert. only says Forest of Dean as well. I'm under the impression that he was Catholic as my grandmother was Catholic. His wife was also Catholic but unfortunately, she was Irish and her information was lost in the great fire. Does anyone have any suggestions as to where to go from here?