Thanks Elaine for your reply. The only thing I know about my GGGF is from 1839 onwards from his marriage to Sarah Lawrence and his father being recorded as Charles Pryor a grinder.
The information that he was born at sea somewhere around India comes from Ancestry.Com. and that his birth was registered in Middlesex. I don't know what records Ancestry had access to to print this info. To date I don't know that any of the living descendants are any wiser than me and there are a few who I have been in contact with previously. Some have checked army records for India and also run into a brick wall.
The first 20 years of Richards life remains a complete mystery. I was hoping to back track through his father Charles but he is more elusive than his son.
I have been working on the idea that Charles may not be the biological father and Richard may have been adopted (legally or otherwise) as the Robinson Pryor name continues to the next generation. My GGM was Amelia Robinson Pryor one of Richards daughters.
The only reference to Richards father is on the marriage certificate where there is no reference to his name being Charles Robinson Pryor.

Will keep on banging the head against the wall in my search.

Regards

Mike Webster

Hi Mike,

Just to explain our database.

"Charles Robinson Pryor baptised in July 1841. There is an entry in the baptism section for him where it says Godparents followed by Page 150 Reg No 1195. I don;t know if this sheds any light on anything of interest."

Our entry.
Pryor, Charles Robinson (of Sheffield, born 1841-05-15).
Baptised July 18, 1841, by T Sutton at Sheffield Parish Church, Church Street, Sheffield.
Parents name(s) are Sarah & Richard (Steelcaster).
Note:
Godparents: ~ :Page No 150 :Reg No 1195


The Tilde ~ notes that their information was not entered.
Page No 150
Register entry no 1195.

Elaine in Ottawa.

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Thanks Elaine, I was hoping that it might but did not know what that mark was for, do now.

Mike Webster