Patsy Thank you for your prompt reply. The quoted Hall family are my husbands family, but I am unable to find Louisa prior to the 1891 census when she is married to Charles Carter. I did find a Louisa Hall on the 1881 with the same birth year living in Portsea, Hampshire born in Lucknow, India but I am unable to find further information as her Mother, Hannah is a widow born in Ireland and does not appear on any other census. I feel that this may be the Louisa. Winchester is an army barrack centre and her father may have been a soldier based in Winchester. He may then have been based in Lucknow. There were Irish Regiments with many Irish soldiers serving in India. The second clue is my husbands' father was named Charles Roseberry Gladstone. Gladstone advocated Home Rule for Ireland, but until I can find the marriage certificate verifying her mothers name I will not be able make progress. Joan