Probably the Hampshire Chronicle (at Winchester Local Studies Library). Perhaps also the Berkshire Chronicle (at Reading Library) and the Reading Mercury (which included the Newbury Herald) (at Reading Library). Local newspapers for Andover, Basingstoke, etc did not begin until later. See http://prodigi.bl.uk/nlcat/ Alan McGowan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara Mallyon" <BarbaraMallyon@lewmal.co.uk> > Peter GOFF please tell us the name of the local newspaper in 1847, perhaps the > Basingstoke library will have a copy of that.