Hi David, thank you for your reply. It would have been nice to find them in their first home as a married couple. Just another caso of "it's not to be". Oh well, such is life. Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Murphy" <david.murphy1@virgin.net> To: "Anne" <annpanni@bigpond.net.au>; <Isle-of-Thanet-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2006 12:12 AM Subject: Re: [IoT] Looking for Charlotte Lansell > From the web it looks as though the area of Belgravia, where Lyall Mews > was, including Buckingham Palace were stolen before they could be > microfilmed. Therefore, I don't think you will ever find Charlotte and > William in 1861 unless the missing pages reappear. I too have some missing > pages in the Woodstock area including Hampton Gay, a lost village. > Sorry for the bad news. > David > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Anne" <annpanni@bigpond.net.au> > To: <Isle-of-Thanet-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 12:01 PM > Subject: [IoT] Looking for Charlotte Lansell > > >> Hi everyone, >> >> I'm new to this list and I have just discovered a new family >> name...Lansell. >> >> Charlotte LANSELL is the wife of William BARKER. Barker is my main name >> of interest. >> I can not find their marriage record. Too many William Barkers to trawl >> through and perhaps there is a different spelling of Lansell, Lancell, >> Landsell. In fact there are very few Lansell names on FreeBMD for any >> event. >> >> Charlotte and Williams children are... >> Rachel b 1859, (her birth cert. tells me Mother's maiden name is Lancell, >> of St Peters, Kent) >> Henry b 1861, >> Elizabeth b 1865, >> James b 1868, >> Gibbon b 1870, >> All were born St. George Hanover Square. All lived in Lyall Mews near >> Belgrave Square, London and William was a Coachman. >> >> According to the 1871 & 1881 census images Charlotte is from St. Peters, >> Kent. >> William is from Norwich, Norfolk b 1828. I have found him on the 1851 >> census working as a groom (ref HO 107/1630) in the household of Harriet L >> Cotton. I have the Barkers back to 1747 in NFK. and forward to this day. >> >> As yet I have not been able to find William or Charlotte on 1861 census. >> Charlotte was buried 12th Sept. 1890 age 61yrs.in London. >> >> According to IGI... >> Henry LANSELL married Rachel PEELE 24th Apr. 1825, St Peters, Thanet. >> Issue... >> Gibon Lansell, ch 11th March 1827, St Peters, Thanet. >> Charlotte Lansell ch 30th Nov. 1828, St Peters, Thanet. >> These seem to be my Lansells, same names and same spellings. >> >> Henry Lansell (above) ch 27th Sept. 1797 Saint Paul, Canterbury, son of >> John Lansell and Susannah ?. >> William-Henry ch 9th Aug 1789 St Paul, Canterbury, son of John Lansell >> and Susannah. >> George ch 20th Dec. 1792 St Paul, Canterbury son of John Lansell and >> Susannah. >> >> There seems to be quite a few Lansells in Kent and I can't sort out who >> belongs where. Who are Johns parents? >> Can anyone help me please? I'd like to be able to go back further with >> Charlotte. >> Is Lansell French and were they Huguenot? >> >> Any help at all would be greatly appreciated. I look forward to all >> replies. >> >> Many thanks, >> >> Ann in Brisbane. >> >> > >