Fantastic, Paul, thanks so much - I tried finding her on Ancestry and got nowhere fast. This list is wonderful! Best wishes Amanda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Irving" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 7:47 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-BUCK] RE: CLARA ANN **** WHITCHURCH 1845 > And there's a Clara CHESHIRE in Whitchurch in 1851 - > > Oving Road, Witchurch > William BRAZIER 31 b Whitchurch BKM Ag Lab > Mary wife 31 do Lacemaker > Betsy dau 11 do > John son 1 do > Clara CHESHIRE dau 11 do > > I'd look for a Mr. Cheshire dying sometime between 1840 & 1849, & his > widow marrying William Brazier. > > I've noticed that step-children often retained their original surnames, > & even when they appeared in censuse under a stepfathers name often > reverted to the original after his death, or when old enough to decide > for themselves. > > Paul > > Diana wrote: > > >Marriages Mar 1868 > >Cheshire Clara Ann Kensington 1a 81 > >Couling Elizabeth Kensington 1a 81 > >ROWE Thomas Kensington 1a 81 > >Smith Thomas William Kensington 1a 81 > >Wells Ann Eliza Kensington 1a 81 > > > >No, we do not know for sure which individual goes with which, but it seems > >possible this could be a place to start - with her last name being Cheshire. > >You could send for the certificate to be sure. > > > >Happy hunting! > > > >Diana Robinson > >Now in Rochester, NY, USA > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Amanda Pickering [mailto:[email protected]] > >Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 4:00 AM > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: CLARA ANN **** WHITCHURCH 1845 > > > >Hi everyone > > > >this is my first posting, and I'm very much hoping someone might be able to > >help me with early records from Whitchurch. I'm tryng to identify the > >surname of Clara Ann, b 1845. She married a THOMAS WILLIAM SMITH of Harrow > >(date unknown, wonder if this took place in Whitchurch also), and had her > >first child, Clara Matilda Smith, in Westminster 1869. > > > >Because of the dates, the first census I can access (1871) already has Clara > >Ann married, so I'd be very grateful if anyone is able to help? > > > >Thanks > > > >Amanda Pickering > >Penzance > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.6.0 - Release Date: 02/03/05 > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.5.7 - Release Date: 01/03/05 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.5.7 - Release Date: 01/03/05