Hi Joan - I may not have this right but if your Charles CARTER is a cooper, b 1849c, is he the one in Winchester in 1891 with a 25 yr old wife Louisa M and daughter Ethel? And then is Louisa M (b Winchester c1867) in Abingdon, Berkshire with 2 children in 1901, Ethel and Charles? If so, it hasn't helped the search a great deal as I cannot find a definite match for this Louisa in earlier censuses either. The nearest possibility is a Louisa HALL b 1864c Northington. In 1881 this Louisa is a servant in Swarraton. These places appear to be quite near Winchester. This Louisa's birth appears to be registered in 1864 in Alresford. Sorry not to be more positive on this. Regards, Patsy - New Zealand. >I am trying to find record of the marriage of Louisa May HALL born 1849 >(her > place of birth, on her son Charles birth certificate is Winchester-but > there > is no trace of her on the Hampshire census prior to 1891) to > Charles CARTER born in Chawton, Hampshire 1849 > > Joan Carter > >