Hi GP,
Hope the following explains it more clearly.
Ernest and Violet Trodd were my maternal grandparents.
Ernest b 1896 was the youngest child born to Arthur Trodd b 1857.
Arthur Trodd married Anna Davis b1856 in 1883. They had 7 children.
William Arthur 1884-1884
Alfred 1885-1964
Harry 1885-1885
Agnes 1887-1891
Ethel 1889-19??
Alice 1891-1891
Ernest 1896-1982
The three who survived were:
Alfred, never married, worked with and later took over his father's buisiness as Blacksmith in Wrecclesham, Farnham.
Ethel, married William Pretty in 1921 and had two daughters.
My Grandfather Ernest married Violet May Watkins in 1924 and they had four daughters. The youngest being my mum.
Arthur Trodd b 1857 was the eldest son of Arthur Trodd b 1828 and Elizabeth Weeks b 1832, as you probably know. And I guess you know Arthur's six other siblings. So, the connection is that Arthur Trodd b 1828 was my Grandad's Grandad.
Hope you followed that. Can get very confusing when names are repeated. And they are, many times throughout my family tree.
Hope that was of some help, Sarah.