Hi Ron, Burgess popped up in my family on my great grandmother's side - Mary Ann Burgess was my great grandmother's grandmother. Mary Ann married James Holland. I have Mary Ann as being born sometime around 1824 in Farnham, Surrey. Her father was John Burgess, and I believe her mother was a Sarah, but I'm not sure. I also believe she had a brother of James Burgess, who also married a Mary Ann (not sure of her maiden name, but she was born in Ireland). I have his bible, who lists when his Mary Ann died (Nov 1878) and also 3 kids, who have the last name of Sutton. I rec'd info from the 1871 Census in Farnham Surrey, and I figure these kids are actually kids of his lodger/laundress, Harriet Sutton. One of the children has the middle name of Burgess, so whether or not James Burgess was the father of these kids, I'm not certain. There are no other kids listed in the census with the last name Burgess, and the fact that I have his bible, makes me thing that James Burgess and his wife, Mary Ann, did not have kids of their own. Hence, the bible came to James Burgess's sister, Mary Ann, who married James Holland and then so forth down the line to reach my great grandmother and me! Confused? sharon ~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~. When the bold branches Bid farewell to rainbow leaves - Welcome wool sweaters. ~B. Cybrill -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ron Alexander Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 3:10 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [HAM] HAMPSHIRE Digest, Vol 3, Issue 32 Hi! Sharon. What area are you researching the BURGESS name? Regards Ron Alexander Message: 3 Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 08:38:16 -0800 From: "Moss, Sharon ENV:EX" <[email protected]> Subject: [HAM] What does this mean? To: <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" HI everyone, A relatively newbie on family history, but I've managed to find out a lot of info with what knowledge I do have! Quick question.... On a variety of census entries, in the Occupation column it may say "Em'ee" after an occupation. What does that mean? So for my great great grandfather, he's listed as a "Coal Miner (Em'ee)." Thanks! sharon Researching COX, HOLLAND, BURGESS, HILL No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.17/1253 - Release Date: 31/01/2008 09:09 For FREE online parish register transcriptions visit the Hampshire OPC at www.knightroots.co.uk ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message