Well Hello all you ling researchers. My name is Melvyn Ling and i too have been stuck on John and Mary Ling. I am looking for Johnathon and Susannahs older half brother William born abt 1825 in the 1851 census it says birth place as Hockley Essex. Now William is born of a different mother and this is where i get lost. John Sr would be my gt gt gt gt grandfather. Funny enough while googling the name Ling i came across a Capt William Ling a pirate who was hung in New Providence Nassau Bahamas in 1718. We are all abunch of pirates lol

. Any more info that you have would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks from Canada.