I too have a CHRISTMAS in my tree (lol, sorry 'bout that) that I've had trouble tracing back. I have Jennie (sp) CHRISTMAS marrying George William DUKE in about 1890 & residing in Storrington, W. Sussex. In my research I've always thought that she was the daughter of William and Annie CHRISTMAS of March, Cambridgeshire as I'd not found any other CHRISTMASes in the Southern counties. In the 1891 census I've located the couple living in Horsham & in 1901 they are listed in Ashington. Jennie is listed as being a servant and as such I've always been somewhat suspect that she would have had the means to travel from Cambridgeshire to West Sussex at a young age. Now knowing that there were CHRISTMASes in Hampshire I'm starting to think that she might be from there instead. Does anyone have any CHRISTMASes living the Hampshire/Sussex in the 1800's ???? Many thanks. Tony Fisher E. Ontario, CANADA Researching: Hampshire - FISHER (Colemore, Priors Dean), BRIDGER (Liss), PRIOR (Priors Dean, Oakhanger) West Sussex - DUKE (Storrington), CHRISTMAS (Storrington), BRIDGER (Elsted, Harting, Iping)

Hi Tony, Your BRIDGER (Elsted) is Elstead, Surrey, where there are BRIDGER families also in Dunsfold and local villages. The same area there are DUKE familes in the same area. Regards Barbara Lewis Mallyon Basingstoke, Hants, UK BarbaraMallyon@lewmal.co.uk ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony & Barb Fisher" <tbfisher@ripnet.com> To: <HAMPSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 1:15 PM Subject: [Ham] Re: CHRISTMAS | I too have a CHRISTMAS in my tree (lol, sorry 'bout that) that I've had | trouble tracing back. | | I have Jennie (sp) CHRISTMAS marrying George William DUKE in about 1890 & | residing in Storrington, W. Sussex. In my research I've always thought that | she was the daughter of William and Annie CHRISTMAS of March, Cambridgeshire | as I'd not found any other CHRISTMASes in the Southern counties. | | In the 1891 census I've located the couple living in Horsham & in 1901 they | are listed in Ashington. Jennie is listed as being a servant and as such | I've always been somewhat suspect that she would have had the means to | travel from Cambridgeshire to West Sussex at a young age. | | Now knowing that there were CHRISTMASes in Hampshire I'm starting to think | that she might be from there instead. | | Does anyone have any CHRISTMASes living the Hampshire/Sussex in the 1800's | ???? | | Many thanks. | | Tony Fisher | E. Ontario, CANADA | | Researching: Hampshire - FISHER (Colemore, Priors Dean), BRIDGER (Liss), | PRIOR (Priors Dean, Oakhanger) | West Sussex - DUKE (Storrington), CHRISTMAS (Storrington), BRIDGER (Elsted, | Harting, Iping) | | | | | | ==== HAMPSHIRE Mailing List ==== | Visit the knightroots website at www.knightroots.co.uk | |