Hi

Have just been reading the thread and am having the same problems with "John"
did you manage to progress any further with our blacksmith ancesters?

The problem is compounded by so many of them between gloucestershire and herefordshire.

I am happy with james, born 1787 in longhope (blacksmith in sollershope), married to mary anne burley, died sollershope 1851 (just after the census)

siblings: celia, elizabeth, thomas, john and sarah

believe their parents to be john born 1758 at longhope (although bolstone keeps tempting me!) married to sarah hammond born 1756 in leitwardine, married 1773 in herefordshire (10 year wait for kids worries me a tad too...

love to hear how you are getting on

best

robin