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Thank you david for your help, because of you I have now managed to get back as far as 1645 via james elsmores wife anne preece not to bad if I do say so my self penny

Check out freeBMD for Samuel and Carolines marriage:

Sep 1875 Hereford Volume 6a page 893.

Samuel Elesmore married and on the same page was Caroline Cheshire, seems vaguely familiar ;-)

Caroline can be seen with her parents on the 1861 census:

In Dogwell Lane, Ashperton:

Thomas Cheshire c1811 Kingston, Railway Labourer
Ellen c1813 Dinedos
Emma c1845 Preston Wynn
Ellen c1850 Bodenham
Caroline c1855 Ashperton
James Cheshire c1840 Preston Wynn, Son Married
Sarah Ann c1841 Eastnor, Daughter in Law

If you are still keen to learn more and spend a little more cash, Reginald's RN service record can be downloaded from the national Archives documents online website from £3.50

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7077666&queryType=1&resultcount=10

Description Name Elsmore, Reginald Thomas Cheshire
Official Number: J6557
Place of Birth: Hereford Date 29 May 1893

In 1891 in 1 Lock Villa, Withington, Hereford, Herefordshire:

Class: RG12; Piece: 2059; Folio 136; Page 1; GSU roll: 6097169.

Samuel Elsmore c1856 Withington, Farm Labourer
Caroline c1856 Ashperton
Ellen A c1876 Sutton
Samuel c1881 Ashperton
Richard c1883 Ashperton
Henry c1885 Ashperton
Ann c1887 Bosbury
Amelia E c1890 Withington

In 1881 in Woodsend, Ashperton, Herefordshire:

Class: RG11; Piece: 2583; Folio: 43; Page: 5; Line: ; GSU roll: 1341622.

Samuel Elsmore c1857 Withington, Agri Labourer
Caroline c1856 Ashperton
Frederick C c1873 Ashperton
Ellen A c1876 Sutton
Kate A c1876 Ashperton
Samuel c1881 Ashperton

In 1871 in Lakes, Marden, Herefordshire indexed as Elesmore:

Class: RG10; Piece: 2695; Folio: 33; Page: 12; GSU roll: 835343.

James Elesmore c1817 Foy, Ag Lab
Ann c 1818 Foy
Samuel c1857 Withington
Richard c1861 Withington
Mary Ann c1866 Withington, Grandaughter

In 1861 in Keys Road, Withington:

Class: RG9; Piece: 1817; Folio: 164; Page: 14; GSU roll: 542873.

James Elesmore c1815 Foy, Farm Labourer
Ann c 1815 Foy
James c1844 Tollarshope?, Farm Labourer
Ellen c1847 Tollarshope?
John c1855 Withington
Samuel c1857 Withington
Richard c1860 Withington

The best place to get them from is here:

http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/

They cost about £7 and you fill a form in with the sort of info I mentioned, which can be found here:

http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl

If you do a search for All Types Elsmore and Hereford you should see the childrens names mentioned in the 1901 census, although Reginald could well be the Thomas on the census.

Ta that sounds about right my granny was Hereford born and breed I don't know how the birth records work I'm newish to the more in depth things is there a way to get his mothers maiden name

Reiginald Thomas C Elsmore birth Jun 1893 Hereford Volume 6a page 496a.

In 1901 in Upper Marsh, Withington, Hereford, Herefordshire:

Class: RG13; Piece: 2478; Folio: 103; Page: 19.

Samuel Elsmore c1857 Withington, Farm Labourer
Caroline c1856 Ashperton
Amelia c1891 Withington
Thomas c1894 Withington
Albert c1896 Withington
Gertrude c1897 Withington

I am trying to find out more info on my gr grans brother Reginald I know he died at sea during ww1as I have his death plaque but I want to try and find more out I have a smashing picture of a gentleman taken in the late 1800's i believe but on the back it just say grandad Elsmore I think they came from Great Hayworth or stafford area any help would be apprciated penny