Eirwen, The first question - which you should probably said in your message - how do you know that she was born in France? In other words how reliable is the source? Was it a census transcription for example? Have you found the parent's marriage? Regards, Geoff At 11:09 02/06/2011, Eirwen wrote: >Good Morning Listers Can any-one really bright >suggest any reason why an ancestor of mine was >born in Bordeaux, France circa 1856? She was >MARY ANN WEBB, sister to my Grandmother, EMMA >CECIL WEBB. Her parents WILLIAM and ELIZABETH >WEBB came from Worcester and Gloucestershire >respectively and had some of their children in >Ruardean, Gloc and some in Llanharry, Glamorgan. >William Webb would have been an Ag Lab in 1856 >and I canât imagine why he and his wife would >have gone to France unless it was to pick >grapes. It seems a very adventurous thing to do >especially if Elizabeth was pregnant at the >time. Mary Ann seemed to have been their first >child. If any-one can shed light on the >conditions of the time and a possible reason for >this I would love to hear about it. Best Wishes Eirwen --