Thanks Rose. Yes, I knew that Ann had married Thomas Barnes (in 1857) after Christopher's death (1840), but am interested in her parentage. Also, there is something odd going on with her children - her children Jem (= James), Edward and Mary Ann, who were born AFTER Christopher died in 1844, are listed as being stepsons/daughter in Thomas and Ann's household in the 1861 census. I can only assume she had these 3 children out of wedlock, or there is a marriage that is unrecorded (although he was a THOMAS when she married Thomas). Alan