Dear David: That was very kind of you. I do have an Ancestry subscription, so I have these. I'll probably have to order the 1851 census down to my local LDS library, as it doesn't appear that anyone has an index. Thanks for taking the time. Thanks, Julie At 02:23 AM 6/29/2005, you wrote: >Dear Julie, >can't help with the 1851 census, but, just in case you can make a >connection, here are some from the 1861 Fordingbridge Census (Henry and >Elizabeth would have been 74 [see second entry] but Henry was obviously >deceased): > >Bridge Street, Fordingbridge >LAWES, George, 31, tailor & draper, born Fordingbridge >LAWES, Isabella, 30? [last digit unclear], wife, born Wilts. >LAWES, William, 1, son, born Fordingbridge >................ >Breamore Rectory (head: James W. Palmerson) >LAWES, Elizabeth, 74, widow, born Downton, Wilts. >LAWES, Sarah, 26, dtr., born Breamore >LAWES, Rosina?, 3, grddtr, born Woodgreen >LAWES, infant, 1 month, grdson, born Fordingbridge >[note: it is normal to give relationships to the head of household, but >these are seemingly to Henry] >................ >Breamore, schedule 45 >[note Breamore is nearly 2 miles N of Fordingbridge, up the Salisbury >Road; Woodgreen is 1/2 mile E of Breamore; Hale is 1/2 mile NE of Woodgreen] >LAWES, William, 33, sawyer, born Breamore >LAWES, Sarah, 40, wife, born Hale >LAWES, Mary Ann, 15, dtr., born Woodgreen >LAWES, Elizabeth, 9, dtr., born Woodgreen >LAWES, William, 6, son, born Woodgreen >................ >Breamore schedule 63 >[note Godshill is 1 1/2 mile S of Woodgreen] >LAWES, James, 47, sawyer, born Breamore >LAWES, Sarah, 32, wife, born Godshill >LAWES, Elizabeth, 10, dtr., born Godshill >LAWES, Elisha, 4, son, born Woodgreen >LAWES, Eli, 1, son, born Woodgreen >................ >Tidpit in Martin Parish, schedule 120 (birthplaces illegible) >[note Martin is 6 miles W of Breamore] >LAWES, William, 36, carter, born ? Edmond >LAWES, Ann, 32, wife, born ? (possibly Breamore) >LAWES, William John, 13, carter, born ? (possibly Breamore) >LAWES, George, 11, ploughboy, born ? >LAWES, Ann, 10 months, born Witham? Martin > >These are all within walking distance of each other and I would assume >were at least recently related. >Regards, David > > >============================== >View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find >marriage announcements and more. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx >