I have in my tree a woman in Stoke Goldington in the 1841 and 1851 censuses. It is an unusual first name and I would be interested in discovering her maiden name. In 1841 she is listed as Valey Sail, age 76, born in Bucks. She was living next door to her daughter and son-in-law. In 1851 she is listed as Valley Sales, age 83, widow, born Hanslope. She was living with her son-in-law, her daughter having died in 1844. She had a daughter Mary Sale, born about 1795 in Bucks, married 14 Nov 1814 to James Tame. I am interested in more information about Valey, and her husband Mr. Sale/Sail. Regards Jon

-----Original Message----- From: Jon Whiting [mailto:genealogy@jon-whiting.me.uk] Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2005 3:30 AM To: BUCKS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [BKM] Valey SAIL/SALES Hi Jon, Hanslope and District Historical Society has a very good website which contains transcripts of all census from 1841 onwards plus BDM's and other records of the area and is not only worthy of a visit if you have relations in the area but, also to see what can be achieved by a dedicated group. http://www.mkheritage.co.uk/hdhs/ The Stoke Golington Site I can also recommend, the story written by the evacuee will I'm sure evoke a lot of memories for some people. http://www.mkheritage.co.uk/sga/docs/frameset.html The work that is being done by volunteer groups in villages to preserve their history before it is lost and swallowed up by the creeping Milton Keynes is great to see and much appreciated by descendents of former residents of the area. A visit to the Milton Keynes Heritage Site at http://www.mkheritage.co.uk/ is a good starting point. Bob S NZ I have in my tree a woman in Stoke Goldington in the 1841 and 1851 censuses. It is an unusual first name and I would be interested in discovering her maiden name. In 1841 she is listed as Valey Sail, age 76, born in Bucks. She was living next door to her daughter and son-in-law. In 1851 she is listed as Valley Sales, age 83, widow, born Hanslope. She was living with her son-in-law, her daughter having died in 1844. She had a daughter Mary Sale, born about 1795 in Bucks, married 14 Nov 1814 to James Tame. I am interested in more information about Valey, and her husband Mr. Sale/Sail. Regards Jon ==== BUCKS Mailing List ==== As of 30 December 2004: 386 list subscribers 175 digest subscribers 561 total subscribers