The pressing time to remarry was when her son Thomas was small. There are options but not in Farnham. Strange she married in Hammersmith. Thomas had left home before the next census. Did the Death Certificate for Charles give you an address ? (clutching at straws) I will keep a look out for you and if anything else springs to mind will of course let you know Philip Maddocks ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann Sargeant" <ann.sargeant@ntlworld.com> To: <eng-surrey@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 11:51 AM Subject: Re: [SRY] Loose End - Mary CHAMPION widow, born Farnham 1814/15 > Hello Philp > > Thank you for reply. Yes, with hindsight I realise I should have added > a > little bit more info but I tried to keep it as brief and straightforward > as > possible. > > Yes, I know all about her baptism (surname Batchelour), and have > researched > her ancestry back to the year dot - well almost!! > > She married in the 1830s to Charles Champion and I have a copy of the > marriage entry from the parish register in Hammersmith. > > Mary Anne had only one child who reached adulthood, and I have his > marriage, > death, and his only daughter, right up to 1900s. > > It is just Mary Ann herself that I haven't been able to "kill off". She > could have remarried, or she could have died still with surname Champion. > There is one hopeful death registration in the Farnham RD as follows: > Deaths Mar 1892 Champion Mary 77 Farnham 2a 103 so I will now be > following that one up as it's a near match. I just wondered if anyone > here > might by chance spot something I've missed in censuses, or even maybe know > more of the Champions of Farnham and the nearby Hampshire parishes. > > With thanks > Ann > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Philip Maddocks" <listenat@talktalk.net> >> Ann >> Is that all you know about her? do you know her birth name? >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Ann Sargeant" <ann.sargeant@ntlworld.com> >>> .......One of my 'loose ends' is a Mary Ann born Farnham in 1814/15. >>> >>> The last conclusive sighting of her is in 1851 still in Farnham, >>> married name Mary A CHAMPION (widow). >>> >>> 1861 - not found (but quite a lot of Farnham is known to be missing). >>> >>> 1871 - There's a tempting entry Mary A Champion that just might be her >>> in >>> the WATERER household at Bagshot (Waterers being the plant nurserymen). >>> >>> 1881 and thereafter - nothing positive >>> >>> I've been right through the Probate Calendars and haven't found any >>> likely >>> entry, which would have been ideal as it could have identified a place >>> of >>> death or executor. >>> >>> I can't buy every marriage and death certificate for a Mary or Mary >>> Ann(e) >>> Champion so will be grateful for anything that links with this GGG Aunt. > > *************************************** > Send your List messages using **PLAIN TEXT** and always **TRIM AWAY** > superfluous old messages in replies. > > List Admin can be contacted at: Eng-Surrey-admin@rootsweb.com. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-SURREY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message