On 9 Dec 2010 at 11:48, Syd Hockey wrote: > I am looking for information on EMILY LUCY SPENCE b. 1857 at > KNARESBOROUGH, I am trying to find the names of her parents and any > siblings, > I know that she married ROBERT FOSTER 1875 at YORK, and later settled > in LONDON, when she married ROBERT her name was entered as EMILY JANE > SPENCE, If there is any other person researching the SPENCE family or > can help me in any way would you kindly get in touch, thank you. > Regards, > Syd > While I see the birth of an Emily Lucy Spence at Knaresborough in the Sep quarter of 1857 (FreeBMD) there doesn't seem to be a match in either the 1861 or 1871 censuses. The only match for a marriage of Emily Lucy Spence is at Bradford in 1909, so that seems unlikely to have been her. However, there IS an Emily Jane Spence, born Knaresborough circa 1854 in both censuses, daughter of William and Mary Ann Spence, in both censuses living at Kirkgate, Knaresborough and father William being a butcher's master. FreeBMD has the birth of an Emily Jane Spence at Knaresborough in the Sep quarter of 1853. There's also an Emily Jane Spence who married in London City in the June quarter of 1887 and another who married at Knaresborough in the Dec quarter of 1888. The Emily Jane, daughter of William and Mary Ann, was still unmarried in the 1881 census, so she's probably the one who married in 1888. I am wondering if you've got the wrong woman who married Robert Foster! Do you have the marriage certificate? If so, that must presumably show her father. If not, how can you be certain it was your Emily Lucy Spence who married in 1875 in the name of Emily Jane? I can't find an Emily Foster married to a Robert Foster in 1881. There is an Emily J Foster, born 1857, wife of Robert (both hawkers), at Camberwell in 1891 but her birthplace is given as Narford, Sussex. I wonder if you are confused, Syd? A little more information as to what else you know would help. -- Roy Stockdill Genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." OSCAR WILDE