Hi, the 1851 census certainly looks like Sheppard for Ann , and the marriage looks like Perrett . There is a bapt in Horsington in 1807 birth date 1803 of a Maria dau of Ann Perrott , and I would imagine this is her . No father`s name is given so I would think this she was illegitimate . Maybe Ann married Mr Sheppard later . Interestingly and inexplicably , Jesse Sheppard married Ann Perret in Horsington in 1806 .........so why was Maria bapt a year after their marriage ? I can`t find Jesse in the 1841 census so maybe he had died . life is hard . soften it with a cat \\\=^..^=/// ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Pittman" <bob_pittman@sil.org> To: <eng-somerset@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2013 9:33 PM Subject: [ENG-SOM] Looking for information on George Pitman's wife Maria orMarriah > Hi, > > This one really has me stumped! I am looking for information on my 3 Great > Grandmother Maria or Marriah. I believe she lived from about 1803 to > possibly Dec. 1873. She was married to George PITMAN (12/18/1805 to > Jul-Sept 1889). I believe both of them were born in Horsington, Somerset, > England. They may actually have been born in South Cheriton, just down the > road. My father told me her name was pronounced ma-ry'e-ya, and that he > thought the last name was SHEPARD. > > George and Maria lived in Rock House in 1851 and Ann SHEPPARD age 71 is > listed as living with them and being George's mother-in-law, which leads > me to believe Maria was a SHEPPARD. The census also says Ann was born in > Newfoundland. I can not find an Ann SHEPPARD age 61 in the 1841 census in > Horsington. But I have had others tell me Maria's maiden name was PERRETT > or PERCY, but I haven't been able to verify that. I would really like to > get that straight. > > If anyone can shed any light on this what Maria's true maiden name was, I > would greatly appreciate it! I have no idea what else to try. > > Bob in FL, USA. > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-SOMERSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >