Dear Dorothy, BANNISTER occupation surname: 'basket-maker'. First recorded as Banastre in 1149 Lincolnshire, as Banester in 1459 Staffordshire. In the 1881 census most heavily concentrated in S. Lancs., next in Hereford & Worcestershire, a few in SE Hants. and I. o. W. BARTLETT surname from forename: a 'double diminutive' from Bartholomew. First recorded as Bertelot 1157 in Norfolk, Bartelot 1296 Sussex. In the 1881 Census it was concentrated in Dorset but with many in the surrounding countries, and Hampshire. I have a few: Bartlett, Emily Kathleen Lucy, of Exbury; married Ernest Prescot HILL of Grasmere 21.04.1887 Exbury Bartlett, John, of Hythe; married Elizabeth STEPHENS 08.10.1839 Fawley; coal and timber merchant, Hythe 1859 Bartlett, John Pemberton, (Rev.) MA, officiating curate 1850, rector 1875, at Exbury Church, residing at The Parsonage House 1850 Bartlett, Julia Maria, of Exbury; married Alexander Kirkpatrick, retired professor of Hebrew, Cambridge, and Canon of Ely 25.06.1884 Exbury Bartlett, Phoebe, married Thomas DOWNER 14.07.1793 Fawley. BURNISTON locative surname from town in N. Yorks. In the 1881 census most heavily concentrated in N. of W. Riding of Yorks., next in rest of Yorks, hardly any in Hants. CULL surname from Old English forename Culla. First recorded as Cule in 1189 records of Glastonbury Abbey. In the 1881 census most heavily concentrated in Hants. and Dorset. I have a few: Cull, Ann, born 1806; dwelt Rowdown; bur Fawley 28.04.1876 Cull, Ann, born 1846; dwelt Hardley; bur Fawley 03.03.1860 Cull, Ann Eliza, born 1847, dwelt Hardley; married Joseph BATH gardner of St Lukes 14.04.1879 Fawley (probably the above) Cull, Anna, of Fawley; married Thomas FOSS of Fawley 03.12.1859 Fawley Cull, Anne, born 1821; dwelt Ipers Bridge; bur Fawley 03.07.1822 Cull, Anne, born near 1838; dwelt Stone; bur Fawley 28.04.1838 (as 'infant ') Cull, Betty, dtr of John & Sarah; bap 14.10.1798; married George OSMAN 31.01.1820 Fawley Cull, Charlotte, born 1803; dwelt Rowdown; bur Fawley 25.05.1845 Cull, Clara, born 1861, dwelt Exbury; married Herbert Horatio CURTIS painter of Exbury 08.12.1896 Exbury Cull, Elizabeth, born 1839, dwelt Fawley; married William PRANGNELL gardener of Sandown 02.11.1868 Fawley Cull, Elizabeth, born 1847, dtr of George & Maria; dwelt next door to Mopley Farm 1851 Cull, Elizabeth, of Exbury; married George Thomas KING penter of Exbury 28.10.1884 Exbury Cull, Ellen, born 1850, dwelt Hardley; married John OSMAN mariner of Hardley 26.12.1882 Fawley Cull, Ellen, born 02.1871, dtr of George & Maria; dwelt next door to Mopley Farm 1871 Cull, Fanny, born 1864, dwelt Fawley; married Edward READ carpenter of St Michaels S'ton 08.04.1888 Fawley Cull, Frederick, born 04.1849; dwelt Mopley; bur Fawley 18.01.1850 Cull, George, born 1816; farm lab. married Maria BUNDAY 07.08.1838 Fawley; dwelt 'next door' to Mopley Farm 1851; children: Elizabeth, William, Ellen Cull, George, born 1841, dwelt Fawley; married Mary BAKER of Fawley 19.11.1863 Fawley Cull, Hannah, born 1769; dwelt Rowdown; bur Fawley 13.06.1839 Cull, Henry, of Exbury; married Clara Ann SMITH of Exbury 02.06.1860 Exbury Cull, James, illegitimate son of Sarah; bap 06.12.1800 Fawley Cull, James, of Fawley; married Eliza WARN of Fawley 17.05.1846 Fawley Cull, John, born 1753; dwelt Langley Fawley; bur Fawley 08.01.1829 Cull, John, born about 1769; married Mary SAWYER 27.02.1794 Fawley; child: Betty Cull, John, married Anna COOPER 02.01.1837 Fawley Cull, John, born 1843; dwelt Mopley; bur Fawley 11.01.1850 Cull, Joseph, born 1871, gardener of Fawley; married Elizabeth COTTON of Fawley 17.11.1897 Fawley Cull, Josiah, born 1804; married Charlotte ENGLAND 20.05.1830 Fawley; dwelt Hardley; bur Fawley 14.02.1872 Cull, Josiah, of Rowdown, married Eliza CAVELL of Cadland Quay 08.02.1855 Fawley Cull, Louisa, (nee ?); married Richard about 1832 Lyndhurst Cull, Louise, dtr of Richard & Louisa, bap 29.01.1832 Lyndhurst Cull, Maria, (nee ?), born 1816; married George about 1846; dwelt next door to Mopley Farm 1851 Cull, Maria, of Fawley; married George NEWMAN bailiff of South Stoneham 26.12.1883 Fawley (same day as her sis Mary & his bro Wm.) Cull, Mary, born 1776; dwelt Langley Fawley; bur Fawley 03.02.1836 Cull, Mary, married William BUNDAY 17.01.1822 Fawley Cull, Mary, married Joseph SAWYER 22.11.1807 Fawley Cull, Mary, born 1831,.dwelt Rowdown;.bur Fawley 11.11.1866 Cull, Mary, born 1844; dwelt Badminston; bur Fawley 04.11.1915 Cull, Mary, of Fawley; married William NEWMAN engineer of Southampton 26.12.1883 (same day as his bro Geo. & her sis Maria) Cull, Richard, labourer of Lyndhurst; married Louisa (?) about 1832; child Louis Cull, Robert, born 1751; dwelt Rowdown; bur Fawley 07.02.1830 Cull, Robert, born 1796; dwelt Rowdown; bur Fawley 26.01.1879 Cull, Robert, 'of extra parochial parish district of Rowdown' married Hannah KERNIL 29.07.1819 Fawley Cull, Robert, married Anne WARD 28.10.1826 Fawley Cull, Robert Bertram, overseer of Exbury, born 1869; married Fanny Maria HEATH of Exbury 05.09.1893 Exbury Cull, Sarah, (nee ?); born about 1776; married John 27.02.1794 Fawley; children: Betty by John, James illegitimate Cull, Sarah, married William OSEY 12.11.1810 Fawley Cull, William, born 1814; dwelt Mopley; bur Fawley 23.02.1843 Cull, William, born 06.1834; dwelt Stone; bur Fawley 26.10.1834 Cull, William, born 1846, son of george & Maria; dwelt next door to Mopley Farm 1851 Cull, William, of Eling; married Sarah COTTON of Hardley 25.10.1845 Fawley FLUX possibly locative from Flusche 'dweller by the swamp'. In the 1881 census most heavily concentrated in W. Sussex and I.o.W., next in Hants. GILLEY/GILLY surname from forename: thought to be 1) feminine form of Giles or 2) pet form of Gillian. First recorded as Gilia in Warwickshire under the Danelaw, as Gyly in Somerset 1327, as Gyly/Gyli in Cumberland 1332. In the 1881 Census the GILLEYs were most heavily concentrated in south Devon, next in Hampshire. The GILLYs were most heavily concentrated in east Cornwall and west Devon - hardly any in Hampshire. LANHAM is probably from Langham, a locative surname from various counties inc. Dorset (1201). In the 1881 census most heavily concentrated in Hants. & Wilts. with another group in S. Essex. SEALY from Old English feminine Sealig 'happy; blessed', first recorded as Seli in Lincs. 1200 and Herefordshire 1205. In the 1881 census most heavily concentrated in W. Somerset, hardly any in Hants. SHORT descriptive, meant what it said, first recorded in Dorset 1176, Sussex 1327. In the 1881 census most heavily concentrated in Northumberland and Durham, with another locus in E. Devon. Some in Hants, a few in I.o.W. I only have one: Short, Ellen, of Exbury; married John PEACH widower baker of Fawley 19.09.1900 Exbury (2nd wife) WHISTLER occupational from Old English hwistlere 'piper, flautist'. First recorded in Somerset 1243. In the 1881 census most heavily concentrated on S. coast of Essex, many in Soffolf, some in Berkshire, hardly any in Hants. I'm only interested in 'The Waterside' (area sandwiched between the New Forest and Southampton Water) so this list is necessarily skewed. Regards, David