Thank you Merry, I had not thought to look for another child - until the GRO indexes came along it was impossible to even consider.
I think the first death might be the right Joseph - Sussex Family History Group burial records for St Nicholas says the child was "inf" (so maybe 3 months?) buried 26 Feb 1845, of Kew St - and Kew St is where Elizabeth, Robert and James lived in the 1851 census !
I will get the death cert to find out if William registered the death. Seems likely, given the time frame.
There's no baptisms in Brighton, or any where in Sussex, either, for Robert, James or Joseph.
Thank you Merry. Every little clue helps.
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