Hello Mike if yo have the 1861 census or before it is possible to put in a ** instead of tt . Not sure if you have tried that or an alternative? This could be your answer using a wildcard. Hope so but let us know and will scratch our head for another idea/s in the meantime. Linda and Tony Hi All, I have more brick walls than Hadrian or even China. My paternal g grandfather was William Harnett a mariner. He married twice, second marriage was in 1858 to Susannah Scouler in Deptford. The name of his first wife is a mystery as is the date or place of their marriage. I can not find William's birthplace either although he appears to have been born about 1807-9 ( this from death cert). He died in 1870 thus before the 1871 census, He does not appear on either 1861 1851 or 1841 censuses to the best of my knowledge. If anyone has any suggestion as to a way forward I would love to hear from you. I realise that this is not a Hampshire family but having said that there are Harnetts in Hampshire and who knows. Best wishes to all, Mike.

Hi Both, I have tried every possible combination of spellings and wildcards but I suspect that William may have been a Greenwich Pensioner in 1861 as he is an "in" pensioner at the birth of a child in 1862. I have searched the census for him in the Greenwich Hospital but failed to find him. I have found his wife Susannah at an address nearby but not with William. I do not have access to 1841 or 1851 censuses but other listers have looked on my behalf. Thanks for your help, any suggestion is welcome, The spellings and mis-spellings of my Surname make any search a lengthy process and helpers may have been unwilling to spend time doing lengthy searches. Best, Mike. -----Original Message----- From: Knightroots@aol.com [mailto:Knightroots@aol.com] Sent: 27 July 2005 17:56 To: ENG-HAM-PORTSMOUTH-GOSPORT-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [PORTSMOUTH-GOSPORT] HARNETT Brick wall or even stone wall Hello Mike if yo have the 1861 census or before it is possible to put in a ** instead of tt . Not sure if you have tried that or an alternative? This could be your answer using a wildcard. Hope so but let us know and will scratch our head for another idea/s in the meantime. Linda and Tony Hi All, I have more brick walls than Hadrian or even China. My paternal g grandfather was William Harnett a mariner. He married twice, second marriage was in 1858 to Susannah Scouler in Deptford. The name of his first wife is a mystery as is the date or place of their marriage. I can not find William's birthplace either although he appears to have been born about 1807-9 ( this from death cert). He died in 1870 thus before the 1871 census, He does not appear on either 1861 1851 or 1841 censuses to the best of my knowledge. If anyone has any suggestion as to a way forward I would love to hear from you. I realise that this is not a Hampshire family but having said that there are Harnetts in Hampshire and who knows. Best wishes to all, Mike. ==== ENG-HAM-PORTSMOUTH-GOSPORT Mailing List ==== Treat others as you wish to be treated yourselves, with respect Visit the knightroots website at www.knightroots.co.uk ============================== 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 -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.9.2/53 - Release Date: 20/07/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.9.6/59 - Release Date: 27/07/2005