Hello: After researching my father's family for a couple of years now, I've been very fortunate to find many family members (back to the late 1700's in some cases). The most frustrating part is that I can't find out much at all about my paternal grandmother, Hannah Maria Winter (b. 1873 in Vernham's Dean HAM to George and Elizabeth Winter). She is listed as Ann* with her family in the 1881 census and then she disappears! 1881 census for Tidcombe Fosbury, Wiltshire: George Winter, head, M, male, age 35, born Tangley, ag lab Elizabeth, wife, M, female, age 33, born Shalbourne, Berkshire William, son, U, male, age 12, born Hungerford, Berkshire, scholar Ann*, dau, female, age 8, born Vernham, Hampshire, scholar George, son, male, age 6, born Hatherton, Hamphsire, scholar Mary, dau, female, age 3, born Fosbury, Wiltshire Emily, dau, female, age 7 months, born Fosbury, Wiltshire Her parents were in Faccombe by 1901... George Winter, head, age 50, born Tangley HANTS, cattleman on farm Elizabeth, wife, age 53, born Shalbourne WIL Emily, dau, age 20, born Newbury BERKS, housemaid domestic Does anyone have access to the 1891 census for Faccombe. I wonder if Hannah (Ann) might still be with her parents then? Hannah married my grandfather, Thomas Baker, sometime prior to 1910 (when my father was born), but I haven't been able to find their marriage either. I suspected her marriage to Thomas may have been a second marriage, but I can't find a Hannah (or Ann) in the 1901 census with the right age and birthplace. Hannah died when my father was very young (certainly pre-1925 when he came to Canada) and we know almost nothing about her... and I'd love to learn more about her. Any suggestions of what to do next would be most appreciated. Louise (in Canada) _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

Hi Louise, Have you tried looking for Thomas and Hannah's marriage *after* your father was born? In my own family history, and my one name study, I have found it to be fairly common-place for a couple to marry about 2 years after their first child was born. Just don't ask me *why* ;-)) Do you happen to live near a Mormon Family History Centre? After doing genealogy for 2 1/2 years I finally made it to one while on leave from work last month. It was really great, and the one I went to had the entire UK 1891 Census on hand. The staff were helpful and friendly, and the equipment plentiful and in good repair. So if no-one replies with access, and you are close to a FHS, it is free to look at one there. I hope this is of some help to you, and all the best with your research, May LANCHBURY LA(I)NCHBURY WebSite... http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~lanchbury Surname List... LANCHBURY-L@rootsweb.com -----Original Message----- From: L Baker [mailto:melmerby33@hotmail.com] Sent: Thursday, 6 February 2003 4:46 AM To: HAMPSHIRE-LIFE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [HantsLife] Help needed finding my grandmother WINTER-BAKER Hello: After researching my father's family for a couple of years now, I've been very fortunate to find many family members (back to the late 1700's in some cases). The most frustrating part is that I can't find out much at all about my paternal grandmother, Hannah Maria Winter (b. 1873 in Vernham's Dean HAM to George and Elizabeth Winter). She is listed as Ann* with her family in the 1881 census and then she disappears! 1881 census for Tidcombe Fosbury, Wiltshire: George Winter, head, M, male, age 35, born Tangley, ag lab Elizabeth, wife, M, female, age 33, born Shalbourne, Berkshire William, son, U, male, age 12, born Hungerford, Berkshire, scholar Ann*, dau, female, age 8, born Vernham, Hampshire, scholar George, son, male, age 6, born Hatherton, Hamphsire, scholar Mary, dau, female, age 3, born Fosbury, Wiltshire Emily, dau, female, age 7 months, born Fosbury, Wiltshire Her parents were in Faccombe by 1901... George Winter, head, age 50, born Tangley HANTS, cattleman on farm Elizabeth, wife, age 53, born Shalbourne WIL Emily, dau, age 20, born Newbury BERKS, housemaid domestic Does anyone have access to the 1891 census for Faccombe. I wonder if Hannah (Ann) might still be with her parents then? Hannah married my grandfather, Thomas Baker, sometime prior to 1910 (when my father was born), but I haven't been able to find their marriage either. I suspected her marriage to Thomas may have been a second marriage, but I can't find a Hannah (or Ann) in the 1901 census with the right age and birthplace. Hannah died when my father was very young (certainly pre-1925 when he came to Canada) and we know almost nothing about her... and I'd love to learn more about her. Any suggestions of what to do next would be most appreciated. Louise (in Canada) _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ==== HAMPSHIRE-LIFE Mailing List ==== To contact the List Administrator: chris@chayles.freeserve.co.uk To unsubscribe from the list: Mail: HAMPSHIRE-LIFE-L-request@rootsweb.com Digest: HAMPSHIRE-LIFE-L-request@rootsweb.com In both cases put "unsubscribe" in the subject header and no text in the message box ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237