Thanks very much Vanessa for your reply. I did know of this William Elliott but have not been able to confirm if he is the right one. I know that Hannah & William were married by banns on 14th of March 1814. (Page 2 Entry 5 of Sixpenny Handley Marriages). Both signed by X & witnesses were Stephen Oxford & Joseph Isaac. If this is the right William then they were only married nine months & he never lived to see his son Charles born, if in fact it was his son & not someone else's. Is there any way of knowing if this was a first marriage for William? I wonder if Hannah may have worked for William as a housekeeper & married her. Guess there are all kinds of possibilities. Thanks Again Win ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vanessa Marshall" <van.m@o2.co.uk> To: <dorset@rootsweb.com>; <winjohn@sympatico.ca> Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2010 1:57 PM Subject: Re: [DOR] Parish Look-ups > Dear Win, > > This might be him: > > William ELLIOTT s/o William ELLIOTT baptised on 27 April 1766 at St. > Mary & St Bartholomew, Cranborne. > > Cranborne is an adjecent parish to Sixpenny Handley (and they are 4 > miles - about 6 1/2 km apart). > > There is also a burial at Sixpenny Handley as follows: > > William ELLIOTT of Newtown (aged 42) on 28 December 1814 > This would make his year of birth abt 1772 > (so unless the age is incorrect, not the one above) > > If you think that this is the burial of your William, then Mary was also > born out of wedlock, (but would still be an Elliott) as that was now her > mother's name. If it is him, they weren't married for long. > > Regards > > Vanessa > Dorset