Hi Jeff, I tried to e-mail you earlier,but I don't think it was sent, so i'll reply here.
Firstly I thought "Jeffers " might be you and now I feel a bit of a fraud as I have already been in contact with you on the Genforum site as Sheila.
Was the late George Wallder a Londoner or was he from Sheffield?
I don't know anything about "William & Sarah" or indeed about Thomas and Joseph. I picked them up from your posting to Lorraine Painter.' and on the Census returns,(on and off)
It has struck me as strange, as you say, that it took so long for them to produce children. I wondered if (a). they had children and they all either were registered as Walder or died along with Sarah or (b) the 3 later boys were from a second marriage. Not checked if this is the case as yet.
I have had contact with Lorraine Painter , she is related to my Great Grandfather's brother and also to a Fiona who is related through my Grandmother's Brother.
It was spooky when you posted to me as I have just been working on the Wallder family since I found out all the BMD's are on Rootsweb now. I have a lot of modern information to put into my family tree mostly about people who I know but haven't seen for years and probably wouldn't recognise if I passed them in the street!
I would be happy to impart any info about my line ,should you be interested, as I am intrigued to find out if you know what happened to Joseph's first wife and children,if this is the same one that married Priscilla and that you are descended from?
Regards Sheila