Dear Listers, Does anybody there know about the early life of a Mary Ann Page? Can somebody help me with this Christmas wish list? On the 2nd of August 1809 Mary Ann PAGE married John Rummin(g)s at St Giles, Camberwell. Sadly this was prior to the inclusion of the names of fathers in the church registers so we do not know the Christian name of Mary Ann Page's father. Without that there is no connection back to an earlier family generation. Both Mary Ann and John were shown as "of full age" and "of this parish" at the time of their marriage. The only clue we have in 1809 is that a Martha Page was one of the witness to that event. But was she a sister or a mother? The other witness was a William Wallman - again we do not know his relationship to either of the couple. Another clue came from the 1841 census where both parties are shown as not being born in the county of Surrey and born in or around 1784. Names of this couple's known children are Isaac, Ann, Mary, William, John Thomas, Henry and Martha Rummin(g)s-with all variations being used over the years between 1810 and 1825. I am confident Mary Ann died in November 1850 at 5 Oak Cottages, Pomeroy St Deptford prior to the 1851 census which would given us a birthplace for this lady. Widower John Rummins, manservant and coachman, is apparently nowhere to be seen on the 1851 census and he then died in 1860, again missing out on giving a vital a clue to his birthplace in the census of 1861! We do not know the origins of either of the couple after many years of searching for matching records pre 1809. The Page surname without a father's name has proved too plentiful without further clues. So, has anybody misplaced a likely lady named Mary Ann Page? If so we would be delighted to hear from you! Christmas Greetings, Regards Elizabeth Date: 12/06/09 03:41:00