Welcome to Rootschat Heather.
You stated;
Most of the Loaring's come from Exeter and Silverton.
So lets do this one generation at a time;
Getting back as far as possible with a Family Tree is great but it must be accurate.
Please dont just copy peoples Trees on Anc. or use guesswork.
Have you brought Birth and Death Certs for you ancestors born/married after 1837 Civil Reg started?
So your Granny Alice was born c 1898 Silverton, Devonshire?
Parents LEWIS A and SARAH A Loaring (Sarah nee DISCOMBE)
Birth Reg GRO Index;
LOARING, LEWIS ARTHUR, Mothers mn NOTT ******
GRO Reference: 1864 M Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 444
His Parents are THOMAS/MARY Ann Loaring nee KNOTT who Married 1849
1851 Census Thomas's Mother Jane is with them.
JANE born c 1781 Silverton
Thomas LORING
Gender: Male
Baptism Date: 17 Jun 1821
Baptism Place: Rewe By Exeter,Devon,England
Father: WILLIAM Loring
Mother: JANE
Marriage;
17 December 1807, Rewe By Exeter, Devon, England
William LOARING to Jane IRELAND
GRO Index Death Reg;
LOARING, WILLIAM age 69****
GRO Reference: 1848 S Quarter in TIVERTON AND DULVERTON Volume 10 Page 16
1841 Census Silverton;
William Loring, 60, Ag Lab
Jane Loring, 55
William, 25, Cooper
Mary, 20, Dressmaker
F/S has these Children Christened to WILLIAM/JANE;
JOSEPH, 9 June 1809 Silverton
JANE, 8 Sept 1811 Rewe
MARY, 29 Nov 1812 Rewe
WILLIAM, 7 Aug 1814 Rewe
MARY ANN, 31 Aug 1817 Rewe
THOMAS, 17 June 1821 Rewe***
There is this one;
WILLIAM Loring Christened 20 May 1780 Silverton to JOSEPH/SUSANNAH
Sibling;
ELIZABETH, 28 Feb 1779, died 28 March 1779
Burials;
SUSANNAH Loring, 19 Nov 1818 Silverton. Age 76** (1742)
JOSEPH Loring, 28 Nov 1824 Silverton, age 84** (1740)
Cant find the William whose has Parents as JOSEPH/ELIZ that you mention?
Trish