Orpheus, your blood's worth bottling.
Although Emanuel is a sibling and not an ancestor of my late wife June, I do like to tie up the loose ends so I'm immensely grateful to you for that info, having also the marriage of Jon & Eliz and some children I didn't have is just icing on the cake, that takes the total of children from 5 to 10, fantastic
Got so excited that I've only just taken in the fact that you've also found Jonathan's parents and siblings, good breeders these Hastings, 11 children in the next generation and 10 in the generation after!
Someone gave me details of what was said to be the 1851 census the birthplace for Emanuel (aged 30) was given as simply Marlow/Bucks. It looks as though the 1861 has not been correctly transcribed because if baptised in 1821 he should be 40 in 1861, not that it matters much.
I think you're right about John Hastings of William & Mary, Thomas Hastings a son of Jonathan & Elizabeth also used the name William for one of his sons.
Alimag, thanks for that marriage, I did have that marriage but it came from GR so I needed it verified, also my info did not include the names for the fathers of the Bride and Groom.
This was my first post on this board and I find it hard to believe how much pertinent info I've received and so quickly too, I'm over the moon
Regards.