Hello - I understand this is where the POCOCK experts reside. I am looking for info and ancestors re Alice POCOCK, born abt. 1853 in East Woodhay. She appears in the 1861 census as a boarder in Andover alongside Mary POCOCK (b abt 1816, East Woodhay), Samuel POCOCK (b abt 1831, East Woodhay, a carpenter), Susan POCOCK (b abt 1851, East Woodhay), and Oliver POCOCK (b abt 1859, East Woodhay). I think Alice is my great-Grandmother through her marriage to Thomas MUNDY / MUNDAY in 1878. My problem is that I cannot untangle the Pococks of the 1851 and 1841 censuses and trace any of the above, nor have I had success re marriages or births in the freeBMD, nor is Alice in John Lewis' database. Any help or advice would be most welcome; has anyone walked this path before, or should I drive somewhere (Winchester?) and search parish records? Nick This e-mail and any attachment is for authorised use by the intended recipient(s) only. It may contain proprietary material, confidential information and/or be subject to legal privilege. It should not be copied, disclosed to, retained or used by, any other party. If you are not an intended recipient then please promptly delete this e-mail and any attachment and all copies and inform the sender. Thank you.

On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:14:04 +0100 "Rule, Nick" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello - I understand this is where the POCOCK experts reside. > > I am looking for info and ancestors re Alice POCOCK, born abt. 1853 > in East Woodhay. She appears in the 1861 census as a boarder in > Andover alongside Mary POCOCK (b abt 1816, East Woodhay), Samuel > POCOCK (b abt 1831, East Woodhay, a carpenter), Susan POCOCK (b abt > 1851, East Woodhay), and Oliver POCOCK (b abt 1859, East Woodhay). > I think Alice is my great-Grandmother through her marriage to > Thomas MUNDY / MUNDAY in 1878. > > My problem is that I cannot untangle the Pococks of the 1851 and > 1841 censuses and trace any of the above, nor have I had success re > marriages or births in the freeBMD, nor is Alice in John Lewis' > database. I do have a Samuel Pocock ca1812 East Woodhay with a wife Jane ca1817 Great Bedwin, Wilts with Sarah ca 1839 William ca 1840 Francis ca 1841 Mary ca 1844 Samuel ca 1847 Jane ca 1850 Oliver ca 1859 Samuel was a carpenter and I do wonder if the 1861Census has misread his age as 30 and he was really 50 as in 1851 all the above children are in household in 1851 with exception of Oliver. Oliver was born in Kingsclere Union House and baptised at St. Mary, son of Samuel & Jane, The baptism entry states "Father resident at East Woodhay. Infant in Kingsclere Union House" So this probably links Oliver to the Oliver you found in the 1861 Census. FreeBMD has the following entries: Births Sep 1844: POCOCK Mary Jane, Kingsclere 7 105 Births Jun 1847: Pocock Samuel, Kingsclere 7 99 Births Dec 1849: POCOCK Jane Amelia, Kingsclere 7 109 Births Jun 1852: Pocock Susan Mariam, Kingsclere 2c 170 Births Sep 1856: Pocock Alice, Kingsclere 2c 182 Births Dec 1859: POCOCK Oliver, Kingsclere 2c 193 Deaths Sep 1855: Pocock Jane, Kingsclere 2c 117 This Jane cannot be the mother of Oliver. Samuel 59, Jane 54 & Oliver 11 are in East Woodhay in 1871, Samuel recorded as a carpenter. I think the Alice I found a FreeBMD entry for is the Alice age 24 living in Bishopsgate in 1881 with a Harriet Poccock age 62 widow, both lodgers and both born Kingsclere. Harriet was a widow in 1861, living in Bishopsgate with daus Alice 4 & Elizabeth 7, all born in Woodlands. Alice baptised 6 Jul 1856 at St. Paul to Samuel & Harriet, Samuel a labourer so that is probably the Alice I found the FreeBMD entry for A Samuel Pocock born Ecchinswell ca 1817 married Harriet Hughes at St. Paul, Woodlands on 4 Nov 1848. 1841 a Samuel age 20 is in Newbury Street, Kingsclere with Harriet Hughes in household. Going back to the Alice living in Andover in 1861 there is an Alice Pocock age 14 servant born Hampshire, living in Kingsland Road, Hackney in 1871 but no sign of her in 1881 with surname Pocock. There is however an Alice Carter age 27 born EW with husband William age 36 boot and shoemaker also born EW living in EW in 1881 with Edward 5, Emily F 2 & William 1. Interestingly there is a John Tull, lodger, 76 born Great Bedwyn. could he be a relative of Jane Pocock who was also born there. Does the surname Carter ring any bells, Nick ?? -- John Lewis Debian (Sid) with the GeneWeb genealogy package