Hello: For years, about 49-50 have been searching for parents of my gg-grandfather, known as John "Charles" Homans; surname Homans could be the name that he picked to use when landing in Nova Scotia, purchased 100 acres of land in 1847. He only said he was born England, no mention of parents etc. However some time before he died in N.S. in 1899 age 80; A gentleman named Mr. Major came to visit Charles as he was known here. Mr. Major was second husband of mother (no first name or surname) of Charles. I do have some pictures that were found among items of Charles after he died. One, could be picture of his parents on tin plate, taken in Canterbury, also other pictures. I keep looking and hope to solve my mystery. Surname could have been Holden/Holmans. Thank you very much, Jacquie in Nova Scotia ----- Original Message ----- From: "john lewis" <zen57162@zen.co.uk> To: <eng-hampshire-kingsclere@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 9:51 AM Subject: Re: [King] Holley Family > On Tue, 8 Sep 2009 19:03:26 EDT > DEBBIEKENNETT@aol.com wrote: > >> The MAJORS also link in with the TIDBURYS but I have no record of a >> Martha MAJOR. > > I have just established that she was _not_ the Martha Rose Major > baptised at St. Giles Reading on 11 Jun 1837, with parents Thomas & > Maria as Martha Rose was married on 14 August 1850, St. Giles, Reading, > to Charles John Dowling ca 1831 and had 8 children between then & 1869 > > Thomas Major was baptised at Southill, Beds on 12 April 1794 and buried > London Road Cemetery, Reading on 21 Jun 1863. Maria was buried at St. > Giles, Reading on 23 Sep 1849 age 51. I haven't found their marriage > > 1851 Census, 3 Mana Court, St. Giles, Reading: > Charles J Dowling, head, 19, foundry lab, Reading > Martha -do-, wife, 17, , Reading > 1851 Census, 2 Mana Court, St. Giles Reading: > Charlotte -do-, wife, 47, , Reading > > The Charlotte above was Charles John's mother and she had married a > John Dowling ca1806 Faringdon, Berks some time around 1828 but haven't > been able to find a marriage on the IGI > > So we are still left with the mystery as to who Edward Holley actually > married. The marriage entry has no father recorded for Martha. She was > recorded as a 36 year old spinster, domestic servant of Kingsclere. > > The 1861 Census has a Martha Major, servant, un-married age 22, born > Reading in household of Edward & Maria Wigg, farmer of Basing. This > would make her born 1839 and further searching in 1851 Census has her > living in Kingsclere > > 1851 Census, Turnpike Road, Kingsclere > George Bartley, head, 28, gen lab, Kingsclere > Eliza Bartley, wife, 35, , Aldworth, Berks > Martha Majors, dau, 13, scholar, Reading > Eliza Bartley, dau, 3, , Reading > > I have a George Bartley born ca1821, Kingsclere Dell and FreeBMD has > this marriage: > Dec 1841: BARTLEY George & MAJOR Eliza, Reading 6 413 > > but no sign of a Martha Major (or Mager) in FreeBMD from Sep 1837-1841 > but IGI comes up trumps > > MARTHA MAGER, Christening: 26 AUG 1838, Aldworth, Berks, > Mother: ELIZA MAGER > > So I think mystery is solved ;-) > > -- > John Lewis > Debian & the GeneWeb genealogical data server > --------------------------------------- >>From Kingsclere. ALL SURNAMES IN CAPITAL LETTERS PLEASE. > --------------------------------------- > If you get unsubscribed and did not ask to be unsubscribed, please email > eng-hampshire-kingsclere-admin@rootsweb.com > --------------------------------------- > Make sure your Anti Virus Protection is updated and do a weekly backup of > your files. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-HAMPSHIRE-KINGSCLERE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >