I just found Frances Horwood, b. 1853 Banbury in the 1901 census. She was a "sister of mercy" at St Mary's home in Buxted, Sussex. I have not been able to find her in the 1881 or 1891 censuses. Can anyone suggest sources for sisters of mercy? Thanks, Heather

Hi Heather, She is in the 1891 and I can send it off list to you...The "where born" is not transcribed well... Horwood, Frances Anne 36 Apethorpe, Safordshire Sister Buxted Sussex The Apethorpe I don't know what it should be but the Safordshire should say Oxfordshire Denise ----- Original Message ----- From: "Heather Olsen" <hlolsen@poetworld.net> To: <ENG-BANBURY-AREA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 12:27 PM Subject: [BAN] Sister of Mercy > I just found Frances Horwood, b. 1853 Banbury in the 1901 census. She was a "sister of mercy" at St Mary's home in Buxted, Sussex. I have not been able to find her in the 1881 or 1891 censuses. Can anyone suggest sources for sisters of mercy? > > Thanks, > Heather > > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

Heather and Denise, There is an Apethorpe just north of Oundle, Northants. People can be vague about counties! Perhaps she lived in Staffordshire later! More seriously, if the transcription is bad anyway, is this a case where a complete birthplace has ended up beside the wrong person, as Heather already knows that this person was b.Banbury? I lost a great uncle in 1881, only to find that he had been transcribed with his middle name (Hutcheson) as a surname. Useless hours spent looking under Scott. Various other bloomers found in the 1881 census trans. too. Best of luck, Jill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Denise" <nikki247@optonline.net> <..The "where born" is not transcribed well... Horwood, Frances Anne 36 Apethorpe, Safordshire Sister Buxted Sussex The Apethorpe I don't know what it should be but the Safordshire should say Oxfordshire> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Heather Olsen" <hlolsen@poetworld.net> > To: <ENG-BANBURY-AREA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 12:27 PM > Subject: [BAN] Sister of Mercy > > > > I just found Frances Horwood, b. 1853 Banbury in the 1901 census. She was > a "sister of mercy" at St Mary's home in Buxted, Sussex. I have not been > able to find her in the 1881 or 1891 censuses. Can anyone suggest sources > for sisters of mercy? > > > > Thanks, > > Heather > > > > > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >