Thanks for that.  However as far as my father is concerned his grandmother was as lincolnshire as he is.   Best wishes   Frank J. Wilson Researching the Wilson, Daubney, Luesley and Maidens families from Lincolnshire. ________________________________ From: Diana Robinson <drobins6@rochester.rr.com> To: 'Frank Wilson' <stamps@btinternet.com>; eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, 29 February 2012, 17:05 Subject: RE: [LIN] ELIZABETH ..RY BLACKAMOOR It is of course possible that she had been brought into the country as a slave, or at least not with any last name, given the last name that is recorded. During that time I believe the Quakers had a fairly strong equivalent of the U.S. "Underground Railway" that worked to help people bought into this country under such conditions to become free, and to be quietly absorbed into the population. In one publication on the topic I read that at least 10% of the British population actually has some African DNA as a result, but that it is so diluted over generations that it is not apparent in appearance. I do not know if that is accurate, but it appeared to be scientifically based. Warmly, Diana 

Frank, I also have had a look for your g grandmother and as you have said she was born in Lincolnshire in 1862 though like you drew a blank finding her in the census returns for 1871 and 1881. Perhaps when you receive her birth cert you may be able to find her parents in the census - could she perhaps have used/been known by a different name to the one on her birth cert? My husbands g aunt was named "Frances Ellen" but on various census returns and marriage cert she was recorded as Nell, Nellie or Hellen. On my side of the family I have relatives who were known and formally listed on various official documents by their middle rather than their first names but even that was not consistent. The other possibility is that her parents, for whatever reason, were not recorded on a census return. You have probably considered all these options but I mention them just in case... None of the options make life easy when trying to trace ancestors. Regards, Linda. -----Original Message----- From: Frank Wilson Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 7:24 PM To: eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [LIN] ELIZABETH ..RY BLACKAMOOR Thanks for that. However as far as my father is concerned his grandmother was as lincolnshire as he is. Best wishes Frank J. Wilson Researching the Wilson, Daubney, Luesley and Maidens families from Lincolnshire. ________________________________ From: Diana Robinson <drobins6@rochester.rr.com> To: 'Frank Wilson' <stamps@btinternet.com>; eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, 29 February 2012, 17:05 Subject: RE: [LIN] ELIZABETH ..RY BLACKAMOOR It is of course possible that she had been brought into the country as a slave, or at least not with any last name, given the last name that is recorded. During that time I believe the Quakers had a fairly strong equivalent of the U.S. "Underground Railway" that worked to help people bought into this country under such conditions to become free, and to be quietly absorbed into the population. In one publication on the topic I read that at least 10% of the British population actually has some African DNA as a result, but that it is so diluted over generations that it is not apparent in appearance. I do not know if that is accurate, but it appeared to be scientifically based. Warmly, Diana ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LINCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message