This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Horsley Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/yAk.2ACIB/393 Message Board Post: I have discovered that my great-great grandmother was called Tamar Sophia HORSLEY. She had two sons that I know of, Fred HORSLEY born in about 1867and John Joseph HORSLEY, born in October 1868 (my great grandfather). Their father seems to have been Joseph BOWKER (they were recorded as his sons in the 1871 census) and later changed their surname to Bowker. In the 1871 census, Fred and John Joseph lived in Lindley, Huddersfield. Tamar wasn't in the 1871 census at that address, although she could have been living nearby. She doesn't seem to be in the 1861 census, although it is possible that HORSLEY is her married surname (not that I can find a Tamar Sophia marrying anyone called HORSLEY). I have tried all the obvious (and some not so obvious) places to try to find their mother, Tamar. I can find Sophia's (lots of them) and one Tamar but none anywhere near Huddersfield (the only Tamar seems to have been born and married in Cumberland). She may have had a preferred name (one of my great-grandmothers was called Martha Hannah, but preferred Clara - if my mother hadn't known this, I would have struggled to find her). If you have any information on her, I would be grateful to hear from you. Graham Cambridge, England

I have discovered that my great-great grandmother was called Tamar Sophia HORSLEY. She had two sons that I know of, Fred HORSLEY born in about 1867and John Joseph HORSLEY, born in October 1868 (my great grandfather). Their father seems to have been Joseph BOWKER (they were recorded as his sons in the 1871 census) and later changed their surname to Bowker. In the 1871 census, Fred and John Joseph lived in Lindley, Huddersfield. Tamar wasn't in the 1871 census at that address, although she could have been living nearby. She doesn't seem to be in the 1861 census, although it is possible that HORSLEY is her married surname (not that I can find a Tamar Sophia marrying anyone called HORSLEY). I have tried all the obvious (and some not so obvious) places to try to find their mother, Tamar. I can find Sophia's (lots of them) and one Tamar but none anywhere near Huddersfield (the only Tamar seems to have been born and married in Cumberland). She may have had a preferred name (one of my great-grandmothers was called Martha Hannah, but preferred Clara - if my mother hadn't known this, I would have struggled to find her). If you have any information on her, I would be grateful to hear from you. Graham Cambridge, England

One of my great-great grandmothers was called Tamar Sophia HORSLEY. She had two sons that I know of, Fred HORSLEY born in about 1867 and John Joseph HORSLEY, born in October 1868 (my great grandfather). Their father seems to have been Joseph BOWKER (they were recorded as his sons in the 1871 census) and later changed their surname to Bowker. In the 1871 census, Fred and John Joseph lived in Lindley, Huddersfield. Both changed their last name to Bowker. Tamar Sophia HORSLEY was born in about 1833, although I don't know where. She doesn't seem to be in the 1861 census, although it is possible that HORSLEY is her married surname (not that I can find a Tamar Sophia marrying anyone called HORSLEY). She died in 1870 of smallpox, aged about 37 in Lindley, Huddersfield, where she is buried. I can find Sophia HORSLEY's (lots of them) and one Tamar but none anywhere near Huddersfield (the only Tamar seems to have been born and married in Cumberland). She may have had a preferred name (one of my great-grandmothers was called Martha Hannah, but preferred Clara - if my mother hadn't known this, I would have struggled to find her). If you have any information on her, I would be grateful to hear from you. Graham Cambridge, England