I asked about a christening in Andover but I have now ordered the fiche so don't anyone go to any trouble looking for that unless you have it at hand. Joseph Blake, Christened in 1730 at Andover. Elizabeth (Blake) Kipp

Actually just looking at the census page on Ancestry.com again and it could be fireman maybe or lineman Royal Navy. Not being very knowledgeable on particular jobs in the Navy. Elizabeth (Blake) Kipp On Nov 29, "Elizabeth Kipp" <kippeeb@magma.ca> wrote: > > They are living at 41 West Street, Dibden, Hampshire. I lined it up to make > it easier to read hopefully! > > Elizabeth (Blake) Kipp > > On Nov 29, "Elizabeth Kipp" <kippeeb@magma.ca> wrote: > > > > 1861, Hampshire, Dibden, District 10, page 9 and he is a lineman in the Royal Navy > > > > RG9/617 > > > > Ellen Lane abt 1837 Isle of Wight, Thardley Wife > > Ellen Jane Lane abt 1854 Landford, Hampshire, England Daughter > > George James Lane abt 1833 Isle of Wight, Newchurch Head > > William Lane abt 1856 Dibden, Hampshire, England Son > > > > Elizabeth (Blake) Kipp > > > > On Nov 29, Liz Lane <liz_lane@ntlworld.com> wrote: > > > > > > Dear Linda and Tony, > > > Good idea - as usual! > > > Have been beating my brains - and Genes Reunited 1861 census - and > > > any other ideas I have - to find this family: > > > George James LANE, born Newchurch (?) 1832 - almost certainly son of > > > William Lane and Kezia KENT - married Ellen SHEATH(born 1837 Thorley) in > > > July 1856 in St George's Arreton. He was a "Coastguard man". > > > In 1860, when he registered his son's birth, George was living at Dibden, a > > > Stoker, HMS Dauntless. > > > Their first child, Ellen Jane was born Portsea 1857, and the next one, > > > William, in Dibden in 1859. There were later ones, born in East Cowes. > > > I have them > > > > in 1871, 1881, 1891. But no sign in 1861. I think they were > > > most likely somewhere in Hampshire in 1861, but could have been elsewhere - > > > have tried widening the search, but no luck. > > > If anyone can help that would be great. > > > > > > Can't offer a lot in return - I don't have fiches/fiche reader - but will > > > do local Sussex research - Worthing library has a lot of Sussex information. > > > > > > Hampshire names on my husband/children's tree: LANE, TAYLOR, BRIDGES, > > > FRAMPTON, REEKS, DEACON, REEVES, HUTCHIN(G)S, PITT, TANNER, CORBIN, > > > RODGERS, WARNE, CLASBY, COMPTON, SILLEY, SCOVELL > > > > > > Best wishes to all, > > > Liz > > > > > > At 19:39 27/11/2005, you wrote: > > > >Hi all whoever and wherever you are in the world. > > > >How about we suggest 2 things to start things going on the lists. > > > >1. We ALL ask for something to be checked on or smashed down in the > > > >genealogical sense of course) and each time someone does that that person > > > >gets a > > > >favour returned for them in the form of a look up or a name and it keeps > > > >on going > > > >so we all get something out of .......call it santa arriving early! > > > > > > > > > > Elizabeth Lane > > > Worthing > > > West Sussex > > > liz_lane@ntlworld.com > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== HAMPSHIRE Mailing List ==== > > > A genealogist NEVER dies he just grows more roots > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== HAMPSHIRE Mailing List ==== > > Our ancestors never die > > heaven knows where they goes. > > > > > > > ==== HAMPSHIRE Mailing List ==== > Spring clean your tree and see if you can dust off some new rellies > Visit the knightroots website at www.knightroots.co.uk > also Hampshire Look up Exchange at <a href='http://members.madasafish.com/~caroldolton/index.htm'>http://members.madasafish.com/~caroldolton/index.htm</a> > >

They are living at 41 West Street, Dibden, Hampshire. I lined it up to make it easier to read hopefully! Elizabeth (Blake) Kipp On Nov 29, "Elizabeth Kipp" <kippeeb@magma.ca> wrote: > > 1861, Hampshire, Dibden, District 10, page 9 and he is a lineman in the Royal Navy > > RG9/617 > > Ellen Lane abt 1837 Isle of Wight, Thardley Wife > Ellen Jane Lane abt 1854 Landford, Hampshire, England Daughter > George James Lane abt 1833 Isle of Wight, Newchurch Head > William Lane abt 1856 Dibden, Hampshire, England Son > > Elizabeth (Blake) Kipp > > On Nov 29, Liz Lane <liz_lane@ntlworld.com> wrote: > > > > Dear Linda and Tony, > > Good idea - as usual! > > Have been beating my brains - and Genes Reunited 1861 census - and > > any other ideas I have - to find this family: > > George James LANE, born Newchurch (?) 1832 - almost certainly son of > > William Lane and Kezia KENT - married Ellen SHEATH(born 1837 Thorley) in > > July 1856 in St George's Arreton. He was a "Coastguard man". > > In 1860, when he registered his son's birth, George was living at Dibden, a > > Stoker, HMS Dauntless. > > Their first child, Ellen Jane was born Portsea 1857, and the next one, > > William, in Dibden in 1859. There were later ones, born in East Cowes. > > I have them > > in 1871, 1881, 1891. But no sign in 1861. I think they were > > most likely somewhere in Hampshire in 1861, but could have been elsewhere - > > have tried widening the search, but no luck. > > If anyone can help that would be great. > > > > Can't offer a lot in return - I don't have fiches/fiche reader - but will > > do local Sussex research - Worthing library has a lot of Sussex information. > > > > Hampshire names on my husband/children's tree: LANE, TAYLOR, BRIDGES, > > FRAMPTON, REEKS, DEACON, REEVES, HUTCHIN(G)S, PITT, TANNER, CORBIN, > > RODGERS, WARNE, CLASBY, COMPTON, SILLEY, SCOVELL > > > > Best wishes to all, > > Liz > > > > At 19:39 27/11/2005, you wrote: > > >Hi all whoever and wherever you are in the world. > > >How about we suggest 2 things to start things going on the lists. > > >1. We ALL ask for something to be checked on or smashed down in the > > >genealogical sense of course) and each time someone does that that person > > >gets a > > >favour returned for them in the form of a look up or a name and it keeps > > >on going > > >so we all get something out of .......call it santa arriving early! > > > > > > > Elizabeth Lane > > Worthing > > West Sussex > > liz_lane@ntlworld.com > > > > > > > > ==== HAMPSHIRE Mailing List ==== > > A genealogist NEVER dies he just grows more roots > > > > > > > ==== HAMPSHIRE Mailing List ==== > Our ancestors never die > heaven knows where they goes. > >

1861, Hampshire, Dibden, District 10, page 9 and he is a lineman in the Royal Navy RG9/617 Ellen Lane abt 1837 Isle of Wight, Thardley Wife Dibden Hampshire Ellen Jane Lane abt 1854 Landford, Hampshire, England Daughter Dibden Hampshire George James Lane abt 1833 Isle of Wight, Newchurch Head Dibden Hampshire William Lane abt 1856 Dibden, Hampshire, England Son Dibden Hampshire Elizabeth (Blake) Kipp On Nov 29, Liz Lane <liz_lane@ntlworld.com> wrote: > > Dear Linda and Tony, > Good idea - as usual! > Have been beating my brains - and Genes Reunited 1861 census - and > any other ideas I have - to find this family: > George James LANE, born Newchurch (?) 1832 - almost certainly son of > William Lane and Kezia KENT - married Ellen SHEATH(born 1837 Thorley) in > July 1856 in St George's Arreton. He was a "Coastguard man". > In 1860, when he registered his son's birth, George was living at Dibden, a > Stoker, HMS Dauntless. > Their first child, Ellen Jane was born Portsea 1857, and the next one, > William, in Dibden in 1859. There were later ones, born in East Cowes. > I have them in 1871, 1881, 1891. But no sign in 1861. I think they were > most likely somewhere in Hampshire in 1861, but could have been elsewhere - > have tried widening the search, but no luck. > If anyone can help that would be great. > > Can't offer a lot in return - I don't have fiches/fiche reader - but will > do local Sussex research - Worthing library has a lot of Sussex information. > > Hampshire names on my husband/children's tree: LANE, TAYLOR, BRIDGES, > FRAMPTON, REEKS, DEACON, REEVES, HUTCHIN(G)S, PITT, TANNER, CORBIN, > RODGERS, WARNE, CLASBY, COMPTON, SILLEY, SCOVELL > > Best wishes to all, > Liz > > At 19:39 27/11/2005, you wrote: > >Hi all whoever and wherever you are in the world. > >How about we suggest 2 things to start things going on the lists. > >1. We ALL ask for something to be checked on or smashed down in the > >genealogical sense of course) and each time someone does that that person > >gets a > >favour returned for them in the form of a look up or a name and it keeps > >on going > >so we all get something out of .......call it santa arriving early! > > > > Elizabeth Lane > Worthing > West Sussex > liz_lane@ntlworld.com > > > > ==== HAMPSHIRE Mailing List ==== > A genealogist NEVER dies he just grows more roots > >

Hello Linda and Tony. The birth of Henry in 1809 in Farnham Surrey looks good to me too as his eldest daughter to Elizabeth SHANNON was named Ann. Could be only coincidence though. I have the details of his possible marriage to Sarah ROOD. You kindly helped me with this before. Witnesses to this marriage included a William HAWKINS (could this be Henry's father or maybe a brother?). The other witness was a John SMITH. Since Henry said he had a daughter before being transported, would there be any way of checking the St Mary's parish register for a christening between 1833 and 1835? With thanks Chris Randall

Hello Listers, I did not expect to be asking again so soon, but I hope that SKS can help. Thank you to Tricia and Elizabeth for their prompt reply to my 1851 Census request. This time it is the 1841 Census for Alverstoke and Gosport looking for William BUTLER, wife Sarah Butler and children which could include Sarah, James, Emma, Jane and Ellen. (Jane Butler married in 1846 at Alverstoke, but has said she was born at Gosport, although she was baptised at Alverstoke in 1825) Thank you for your patience Carole (in Oz) Hello Listers,

I still have this " brick wall ", although it is not as high as it was ! I am looking for the marriage of SAMUEL BLANCHARD to REFRAIN ?. I have come across REFRAIN as a surname but not as a christian name. REFRAIN BLANCHARD died 30th Mardch 1831, aged 61, at Nurseling, abode given as Nurseling. Their first known child, DAVID BLANCHARD, was born 1803, Dibden, near Fawley, Hants. KEZIA JANE BLANCHARD born 13th Oct 1807 and baptised 23rd Aug 1809 at St. Marys Extra ( Woolston area ) Southampton. SAMUEL BLANCHARD was a Shipwright who, as far as I can find, worked both in the Southamptom area and the docks area of London after he was widowed, living with his son David and family, who was also a Shipwright. He died in Southampton in 1864. Does any of this ring any bells ? Any sugestions as to how I might find the marriage would be good. Margaret Can anyone

Hi Linda & Tony Thank you very much for the information - I really do love finding out new information about the family especially as we are all getting old and those left seem to be getting fewer and fewer Thanks again for your time and help Regards Jane Griggs ----- Original Message ----- From: <Knightroots@aol.com> To: <HAMPSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 5:03 PM Subject: [Ham] Andover baptisms > > We have checked Andover baptisms from 1891 and Frances Bell hasn't appeared > up to 1902. > Also checked up to 1914 for John BELL.Think you will find that the baptisms > for these are in Abbots Ann fiche. > > Can I ask for 7 more look-ups they are all close family members:- > BELL,John b.11 Aug 1912 > BULL,Frances May possibly born cJun 1895 > > page 122 no 974 baptised October 1st 1922 BURDEN, Marjorie Afra born 8 Aug > 1922 daughter of Reginald Harry and Frances May 56 High St Fishmonger > > page 150 no 1200 baptised August 28th 1924 BURDEN, Joan born.15 Jun 1924 > other details as previous > > page 202 no 1615 baptised May 6th 1928 BURDEN,Pamela born .16 Mar 1927 1 > Chalton Road Grocer's assistant > > page 223 no 1780 baptised December 8th 1929 BURDEN,John born.12 Oct 1929 > Camberin' Old Winton Road Merchant > > HARDING, Ann b.29 May 1930 not there up to 1936 > > Hope they help,Linda & Tony > > > > > > > ==== HAMPSHIRE Mailing List ==== > Treat others as you wish to be treated yourselves, with respect > Visit the knightroots website at www.knightroots.co.uk > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.9/185 - Release Date: 28/11/2005 > >

Hi all, I am back to my brick wall. the details are: Paul Lavington born 1744 ( he died 1829) mother was Mary Lavington died 1808 Houghton, Hampshire. Paul married Martha Bakingham in 1793 and had all his children in Houghton, Hampshire, and after that 2 generations of Lavington's all lived in Houghton Hampshire. I have looked at all the parish records via film through LDS church for Houghton Hampshire. ,( some of the pages were hard to read,) I have looked in Linda and Tony's site at all places but to no avail. I have looked at PR's from Romsey. I kind member of this list looked at Winchester Library family history. I am at a loss as to where I go from here. Can any one shed some light on what I can do next or have a now finished this line of my family tree? Kind regards Jean Parker ( Australia)

Hi Linda and Tony, I see you have the fiche for Andover marriages, so could you possibly look up the above names please, plus the relevant details. They were married the 4th Qtr. 1917 in the Andover District, according to the FreeBMD. I have looked at the other likely places where they could have married (Frank was born in Andover and Rose in Abbotts Ann), so I'm assuming it would be Andover, because I have the Parish Registers for Abbotts Ann. Regards Ron Weeks

Hi Peter I was going to write to you anyway but your message about Knights came up, so I have just tagged on to it to ask if Trussler and Tussler are interchangable, I have just found my Edith Ann Marriner married a Frederick Tussler (Blacksmith) from Elsted Ssx in 1888 if you are interested. I don't have the actually marriage, only the information that came from the 1901 census. They had 5 children with them. Cheers Lesley Please visit my website:- http://www.lesleeztreez.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Jones" <lpjones@csma-netlink.co.uk> To: <HAMPSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 6:06 AM Subject: [Ham] RE : Alice Knight > Hi Tony and Linda > > > I wonder of you can help me with your 'Knight' hat on > > Harry Trussler was born in Binsted/Alton in 1884 > > He married Alice Knight in 1910. Alice was born about 1881? > > Harry went off to fight in WW1 and was unfortunately killed in Action on > 30 > Sep 1916 > > His Epitaph/Memorial entry on the CWGC site talks in terms of him being > the > husband of Alice Farr formerly Alice Trusler? > >>From this, I initially deduced that somewhere between 1910 and 1916 Harry > and Alice had separated and that she had then married a Mr Farr. > > I have now found a reference to an Alice Trusler marrying a Harry Farr in > the March quartile in Alton in, wait for it, 1920 ie 4 years after Harry > Trussler died! > > I am now assuming from this that Alice Trusler left her husband, Harry > Trussler to live with Harry Farr but, although referred to in 1916 as > Alice > Farr, she didn't actually marry him until some years later. > > It all sounds so logical. Nevertheless I wondered if you were aware of > this > just in case I have got hold of the wrong end of the stick. > > > Regards > > Peter Jones > > > PS Incidentally, I do not know the parents of Alice Knight? > > > > > ==== HAMPSHIRE Mailing List ==== > Spring clean your tree and see if you can dust off some new rellies > Visit the knightroots website at www.knightroots.co.uk > also Hampshire Look up Exchange at > http://members.madasafish.com/~caroldolton/index.htm > >

If you need any more checking out just let us know. Linda and Tony

Dear Peter - the information on the CWGC site includes that sent back to them on the Final Verification Forms that were sent out well after the First World War. By that time, many widows would have married, like Alice. The CWGC was not even thought about until 1917 and it would have taken several years to collect together information on all those who died in the war. I am sure that all was 'above board' with Alice and her new husband as they were living in the same village as Harry's parents - Rowledge in Surrey. You say that Alice married in Alton but, I think, you mean in the Alton Registration District - which stretched to the Hampshire/Surrey border. In the 1891 census, Harry Trusler was living with his parents and family in Fullers Road near Rowledge School and Church, in the ecclesiastical district of Rowledge, Surrey, but in the civil parish of Binsted, Hampshire. Hence, you need to look at the Surrey History Centre for the parish records or Alton Registrar's Office, Queens Road, Alton, for a certificate. I have looked at the 1891 census index for Ann Knight but there do not seem to be any suitable ones - did she come from Surrey? Farnham, Rowledge or Frensham, perhaps? Yours Jane (Hurst) ----- Original Message ----- From: <HAMPSHIRE-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: <HAMPSHIRE-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 9:37 PM Subject: HAMPSHIRE-D Digest V05 #442

Hello Linda and Tony and fellow sks My problem ancestor is Henry HAWKINS. The story so far:- Henry was arrested in Crondall parish in 1835 for stealing 6 tame rabbits belonging to John MARTIN and a frock from Elizabeth STEVENS and received 7yrs transportation to Australia for each offence. Once he was on board the ship "England" on its 3rd voyage he became very well documented. Henry said he was 23yrs old (birth yr 1812?) and could neither read or write and was married with 1 daughter and his native place was Fawnham? Surrey. He married Elizabeth SHANNON in 1858 and had 6 children. I am descended from the 6th child. On this marriage certificate he said he was from Surrey, on the birth certificates for his 1st, 2nd and 6th children he also said he was from Surrey. However for the other children he said he was from Hampshire. His age when he married and for the birth of each child jumps all over the place and he died in 1889 aged 77 (birth yr 1812). My problem is this, I am unable to confirm a birth for Henry although there is a possibility of him being born in 1809 to mother Ann HAWKINS in Farnham, Surrey and there is also a possible marriage to a Sarah ROOD in 1833 at St Marys Portsea. Does anyone recognise Henry or can help me find his family prior to 1835? I hope so. Thank you in advance Chris Randall

Hi Lesley Thanks Edith and Frederick married in the June 1887 Quartile in Petersfield, Hants 2c/254. I have not been able to properly identify this Frederick but I strongly suspect that he was the Frederick TRUS(S)LER who was c/o 18 Feb 1868 in Treyford in Didling. If so, then his parents were William Trussler/Tussler (he was shown under both names) who was c/o 23 Sep 1883 in Sheet and his wife Charlotte Goff who was born about 1833. You asked whether the names Trus(s)ler and Tus(s)ler were interchangeable. The answer is definately yes. I first became away of the Tus(s)ler surname when it surfaced in Andover, Hants and then in the Shere area of Surrey in the 1700s. The people there seemed to move into and out of both spellings so frequently that my head began to spin simply trying to keep track of them. Indeed, at one time I shoed all the Tus(s)lers in my database as TRUSLER (as I do for all my Trusslers) but, I had to separate them back later when I found that modern day people used both spellings as distinct surnames. Once I found a family of 5 Trusslers on the 1881 who I had never heard of before until I spotted that all the children had been Christened Tussler. Some of the Shere people moved to Horsham and separated into (mainly) Trus(s)ler and Tus(s)ler. Another group went to the USA and its amazing that over there they have records of one Trus(s)ler person emigrating with his brothers and sisters when actually he was an only child and the brothers and sisters they were referring to were relations called Tus(s)ler. Now it's only a few years back that I came to realise that some of the Petersfield area Trus(s)lers were also being called Tus(s)ler at some time or other. The scribes of the day have a lot to answer for? Regards Peter -----Original Message----- From: Lesley C. Potter [mailto:lesleychristine@iprimus.com.au] Sent: 28 November 2005 20:32 To: HAMPSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [Ham] RE : Alice Knight Hi Peter I was going to write to you anyway but your message about Knights came up, so I have just tagged on to it to ask if Trussler and Tussler are interchangable, I have just found my Edith Ann Marriner married a Frederick Tussler (Blacksmith) from Elsted Ssx in 1888 if you are interested. I don't have the actually marriage, only the information that came from the 1901 census. They had 5 children with them. Cheers Lesley Please visit my website:- http://www.lesleeztreez.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Jones" <lpjones@csma-netlink.co.uk> To: <HAMPSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 6:06 AM Subject: [Ham] RE : Alice Knight > Hi Tony and Linda > > > I wonder of you can help me with your 'Knight' hat on > > Harry Trussler was born in Binsted/Alton in 1884 > > He married Alice Knight in 1910. Alice was born about 1881? > > Harry went off to fight in WW1 and was unfortunately killed in Action on > 30 > Sep 1916 > > His Epitaph/Memorial entry on the CWGC site talks in terms of him being > the > husband of Alice Farr formerly Alice Trusler? > >>From this, I initially deduced that somewhere between 1910 and 1916 Harry > and Alice had separated and that she had then married a Mr Farr. > > I have now found a reference to an Alice Trusler marrying a Harry Farr in > the March quartile in Alton in, wait for it, 1920 ie 4 years after Harry > Trussler died! > > I am now assuming from this that Alice Trusler left her husband, Harry > Trussler to live with Harry Farr but, although referred to in 1916 as > Alice > Farr, she didn't actually marry him until some years later. > > It all sounds so logical. Nevertheless I wondered if you were aware of > this > just in case I have got hold of the wrong end of the stick. > > > Regards > > Peter Jones > > > PS Incidentally, I do not know the parents of Alice Knight? > > > > > ==== HAMPSHIRE Mailing List ==== > Spring clean your tree and see if you can dust off some new rellies > Visit the knightroots website at www.knightroots.co.uk > also Hampshire Look up Exchange at > http://members.madasafish.com/~caroldolton/index.htm > > ==== HAMPSHIRE Mailing List ==== Spring clean your tree and see if you can dust off some new rellies Visit the knightroots website at www.knightroots.co.uk also Hampshire Look up Exchange at http://members.madasafish.com/~caroldolton/index.htm

Hi Tony and Linda I wonder of you can help me with your 'Knight' hat on Harry Trussler was born in Binsted/Alton in 1884 He married Alice Knight in 1910. Alice was born about 1881? Harry went off to fight in WW1 and was unfortunately killed in Action on 30 Sep 1916 His Epitaph/Memorial entry on the CWGC site talks in terms of him being the husband of Alice Farr formerly Alice Trusler? From this, I initially deduced that somewhere between 1910 and 1916 Harry and Alice had separated and that she had then married a Mr Farr. I have now found a reference to an Alice Trusler marrying a Harry Farr in the March quartile in Alton in, wait for it, 1920 ie 4 years after Harry Trussler died! I am now assuming from this that Alice Trusler left her husband, Harry Trussler to live with Harry Farr but, although referred to in 1916 as Alice Farr, she didn't actually marry him until some years later. It all sounds so logical. Nevertheless I wondered if you were aware of this just in case I have got hold of the wrong end of the stick. Regards Peter Jones PS Incidentally, I do not know the parents of Alice Knight?

Thanks for the info. I think Daniel's death was between 1820-1830 for which there doesn't seem to be a fiche? Is there any other source of death data that I could try? regards, ever-hopeful GEOFF Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 05:44:17 EST From: Knightroots@aol.com To: HAMPSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Pargent Hello Geoff Portsmouth Record Office or Hampshire Record Office would have the fiche for St Peter and Paul Fareham 1558-1743,1793-1812,1832-53,1906-49. Hope this helps,Linda and Tony >Burials - I have been researching my mothers family (PARGENT) for some while, >fortunately most lived in Hampshire, going back to c.1720. >Recently, I wondered where and if my ancestors were buried in Southampton. >It was suggested >by Sot'on Archives that I should contact the Bereavement Service in Sot'on >and 'bingo', I got four persons listed in one grave plus others scattered >around the Old Cemetery in Sot'on. >My question is - I cannot find the death of my ggg/grandfather, Daniel PARGENT, >who probably died in Fareham. So, who would have the burial records for Fareham/Hampshire? >regards Geoff of Emsworth. ___________________________________________________________ Tiscali Broadband from 14.99 with free setup! http://www.tiscali.co.uk/products/broadband/ Christmas gift ideas and festive features - visit the Tiscali Christmas microsite. http://www.tiscali.co.uk/christmas

Hi Bob I can't help with finding Thomas Hollis but in my family tree I have a Jane Hollis who was married in Northwood I.O.W. to Noah Webbe 28/3/1725. I would think that it quite likely that she is related in some way to Thomas' family. I don't have any other information about her. Gill

I have long had a brick wall concerning my grandmother AMELIA EVANS previously SIMPKINS nee WHITE. I found Amelia SIMPKINS on the 1881 census in Easthampstead, Berks She was with her daughter ETHEL AMELIA CHARLOTTE MARY SIMPKINS at the home of HENRY DALLIMORE and his wife Charlotte and said to be sister of the head of household. Her husband JOHN SIMPKINS was not at this address.I am inclined to think that she was more likely to have been the sister-in-law of Henry as she had said her maiden name was WHITE(see below) She was next on the 1891( Portsea..Kingston) census as AMELIA EVANS at the home of DAVID EVANS (my grandfather) together with Ethel Amelia Charlotte Mary EVANS Mable EVANS Albert EVANS Georgina EVANS. I have ascertained that Albert & Georgina were children of David Evans but Mable may have been the daughter of John Simpkins.....I cannot find a birth cert. for her. My mother Amelia Louisa EVANS was born on 28th Dec 1882,but her birth was registered at the same time as the death of her mother AMELIA EVANS in Jan 1883 and her birth given as Jan 1883. On the birth cert her mother's maiden name was given as WHITE and she also stated that her father was GEORGE WHITE (farmer). I cannot find a marriage cert. for Amelia to either John Simpkins nor David Evans nor can I find a birth cert. for her either. To complicate matters still further her daughter (ETHEL)stated on her marriage cert, that her father was GEORGE WHITE not JOHN SIMPKINS ,but on a birth cert of one of her sons she stated that her maiden name was SIMPKINS which was correct, even tho' she was apparently known as EVANS during the lifetime of DAVID EVANS.!!! I don't think I have a brick wall as much as a veritable massive building.! HELP PLEASE!! Sorry didn't mean to shout !

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