Further to this, I think this Christabella (b 1804) is actually the granddaughter of Robert and Elizabeth PICKAX - her parents were Francis BLACHFORD and Betty (Elizabeth) HEAD. See http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~riverhouse/wc06/wc06_011.htm. Hope this helps. Alan in Brisbane -----Original Message----- From: hampshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:hampshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jon Baker Sent: Sunday, 17 January 2010 2:16 AM To: hampshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [HAM] Robert Skinner and Christabella Blackford Guy AS Tony & Linda said, it is more likely Blachford. I have a different Christabella Blachford, b1774 in Fordingbridge, married into my Hayter line (James Hayter, 1795, Fordingbridge). I would hazard a guess that Your Christabella is the niece of mine, but this would need to be checked. My Christabella was the daughter of Robert Blachford and the wonderfully named Elizabeth Pickax!! Jon Baker Dorset OPC Co-oridnator www.opcdorset.org -----Original Message----- Subject: Re: [HAM] Robert Skinner and Christabella Blackford The marriage details are on the Hampshire OPC website, transcribed by Liz Lane - the entry shows the bride as BLACHFORD not BLACKFORD. A number of witnesses give you the names of other family members to investigate and so checking the 1841 and 1851 census may give additional clues. We would think the OPC entry more reliable than the IGI given that the marriage is a member submission - whoever submitted it can't spell Fordingbridge either! Linda & Tony -----Original Message----- Subject: [HAM] Robert Skinner and Christabella Blackford Robert SKINNER, born ca. 1791 in Fordingbridge, married Christabella BLACKFORD in Fordingbridge on 6th June 1830, and they produced seven children, William (1831), Marianne (1832), Kate (1834), Charles (1836), John Robert (1839), Tom Francis (1840), and Edward (1843), all baptised in Fordingbridge. Can anyone help with Robert and Christabella's ancestry, please? Guy Palmer subject and the body of the message For FREE online parish register transcriptions and other information visit www.knightroots.co.uk. Please trim ALL messages to a minimum & remove the footer as this is added automatically at the end of all messages. Thanks To subscribe or unsubscribe please send a message to hampshire-request@rootsweb.com with the appropriate subject header.Thanks ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HAMPSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message