Okay, Pam, thank you hugely. I have now been able to put out of my mind the question as to whether my grandmother suddenly turned up in London and there married at a somewhat older age than was usual because she had fled a previous marriage. She did not. Neither of the two Fanny Fletcher's could have been her. Sigh of relief - LOL. Happy hunting!   Diana Robinson (nee Gardner) Now in Rochester, NY, USA -----Original Message----- From: Pam Downes [mailto:pam@five-oaks.co.uk] Sent: Friday, March 02, 2012 10:25 PM To: eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [LIN] March theme - Fanny FLETCHER & a question Fanny Fletcher married Frederick Cash in Great Limber 18 Dec 1894. http://mi.lincolnshiremarriages.org.uk/ Fanny Fletcher married Arthur Needham, June quarter 1895. That Fanny says (1901 & 1911 census) that she was born in South Kelsey, but according to the Lincs marriage index she didn't marry in South Kelsey. Pam Proud to be a member of Lincolnshire Family History Society http://www.lincolnshirefhs.org.uk/ On 03/03/2012 02:53, Diana Robinson wrote: > My father was always known as Harry even though his forenames were Alfred > Henry, perhaps because his father was also Alfred. When looking for his > mother, I was sure I was looking for something a bit more fancy than Fanny > Fletcher - I really though the Fanny was short for something, but no, that > is her birth certificate name. > > While on the topic of Fanny, there are two records of a Fanny Fletcher > marrying, registered in Caistor, in the late 1800s. Does anyone have easy > access to the name of Fanny's father in these two cases? > > They are: > Dec. 1894 Caistor 7a, p.1313 > And > June 1895, Caistor, 7a, p.1505 > > Any answers would be very much appreciated - to support or put to death a > sneaking suspicion. > > Happy hunting! > > Diana Robinson (nee Gardner) > Now in Rochester, NY, USA > > > > > > > Warmly, > > Diana > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > >