Hello David Pleased to meet you. Here is the entry for your/our family in 1861. RG9/1749 Starveall, parish of Hawkesbury, Tything of Tresham, Kilcott & Saddlewood John PAINTER Head M 74 Ag lab born ? Rencombe Sarah " Wife 71 Tresham John WATTS Son in law 39 Ag lab born Hawkesbury Upton Hannah " Daur 37 Saddlewood George PAINTER grandson 12 Ag lab born Kilcott Jane WATTS Grand daughter 6 Scholar born Kilcott FreeBMD has John WATTS marrying Hannah PAINTER Sept Qtr 1854 Chipping Sodbury district 6a 307 I also have a note that a John PAINTER married Sarah REEVES 30 Oct 1811 at Horsley. At present, I am unsure which John WATTS this is. Certainly there were WATTS at Starveall in 1881 but I cannot work out a connection between the families. If you can let me have some more information I will see what I can find for you.. Best wishes Carole Sharp (nee WATTS) ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Fisher" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 8:50 PM Subject: [HWK] New listing PAINTER and WATTS > > Hello Pond Dipper and members > > > > I am researching a branch of my family which came from your area. My > > great grand mother was Sarah Jane WATTS (1854 - 1947/8) born in > > Hawkesbury . Her birth cert gives her mother as Hannah WATTS formerly > > PAINTER. I am reasonably sure that she was the Hannah PAINTER in the > > 1851 census for Saddlewood. Sarah Jane's father is given as John > > WATTS, husbandman, but I have not yet pinned down which of the > > possible John WATTS was her father. My best strategy seems to be to > > hunt for the family in the 1961 census and get an age for him. > > > Is anyone else interested in this > > family? > > > > I gather you have a family history event planned for 30th August. I > > shall be near Hawkesbury on that day and would like to drop in if > > possible. Can anyone confirm venue and times? I phoned the Fleece Inn > > at Hillesley and they didn't know anything about it. > > > > Looking forward to hearing from you > > > > Liz Fisher >