Richard Hardy was my great, great, great grandfather and according to the paper family tree I've just found, beside his name is c1785. What does c mean? Birth perhaps?
His daughter, Eleanor was my great, great grandmother.
From there, the link is direct back to my father, Lansdell Harry Roberts.
I'm guessing that, if Richard was born in 1785, it will mean finding his birth place and finding him in parish/church records.
I am new to all this so its all a bit daunting at the moment. But very interesting and absorbing.