From: "Sandra J Smith" <[email protected]> > Whilst not disputing what you discovered, I do question whether it was > even vaguely possible that a woman could bear 30 children by the time > she was 43, unless all were multiple births.< I tend to agree with you! > Easy way to find her... > On ancestry, you dont need a name to search. I put in Female, Wife, > born 1808, living Watford, and only 20 results came up. It should be > easy to see whether any of them were publican's wives. You might have > to try a few different years of birth. Hope this helps Sandra> Good thinking! Tried that. So far I've examined every family in Watford with a wife born in 1807-09 and cannot see an obvious candidate. The most I can find are families with 7 or 8 children and if she had had 30 I would have expected to find far more, even if some of them had died or grown up and moved. But many thanks for the suggestion. -- Roy Stockdill Professional genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." OSCAR WILDE

Hi Roy How annoying that the paper omitted her name! I wonder if there was a more detailed report in a local paper that might have given her name. Another way to search might be to search for brothers and sisters because often if the family was really large some of the children might be living with elder siblings or relatives. For example there are 3 Cooper sisters living with their 14 year old brother. There are a few other miscellaneous Cooper children that might also be part of the same family. A James Cooper 55 and wife Ann 40 have a few more children at home and none of the names and ages are duplicated. The only problem is James is not a Victualler. Do let us know if you find the family and how! Lyla ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roy Stockdill" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 10:32 PM Subject: Re: [HRT] Watford woman with 30 children in 1851 > From: "Sandra J Smith" <[email protected]> > >> Whilst not disputing what you discovered, I do question whether it was >> even vaguely possible that a woman could bear 30 children by the time >> she was 43, unless all were multiple births.< > > I tend to agree with you! > >> Easy way to find her... >> On ancestry, you dont need a name to search. I put in Female, Wife, >> born 1808, living Watford, and only 20 results came up. It should be >> easy to see whether any of them were publican's wives. You might have >> to try a few different years of birth. Hope this helps Sandra> > > Good thinking! Tried that. So far I've examined every family in Watford > with a wife born in 1807-09 and cannot see an obvious candidate. The > most I can find are families with 7 or 8 children and if she had had 30 I > would have expected to find far more, even if some of them had died or > grown up and moved. > > But many thanks for the suggestion. > > -- > Roy Stockdill > Professional genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer > Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: > www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html > > "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, > and that is not being talked about." > OSCAR WILDE > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Another thought that crossed my mind....wasn't there once a pubs index online? Sandra ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roy Stockdill" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 10:32 PM Subject: Re: [HRT] Watford woman with 30 children in 1851 > From: "Sandra J Smith" <[email protected]> > >> Whilst not disputing what you discovered, I do question whether it was >> even vaguely possible that a woman could bear 30 children by the time >> she was 43, unless all were multiple births.< > > I tend to agree with you! > >> Easy way to find her... >> On ancestry, you dont need a name to search. I put in Female, Wife, >> born 1808, living Watford, and only 20 results came up. It should be >> easy to see whether any of them were publican's wives. You might have >> to try a few different years of birth. Hope this helps Sandra> > > Good thinking! Tried that. So far I've examined every family in Watford > with a wife born in 1807-09 and cannot see an obvious candidate. The > most I can find are families with 7 or 8 children and if she had had 30 I > would have expected to find far more, even if some of them had died or > grown up and moved. > > But many thanks for the suggestion. > > -- > Roy Stockdill > Professional genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer > Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: > www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html > > "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, > and that is not being talked about." > OSCAR WILDE > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 8.0.100 / Virus Database: 269.23.16/1429 - Release Date: 12/05/2008 18:14