A few more details might help find her. How do you know she was born at North Audley Street ? Do you have her birth certificate ? What name did she marry under ? Who did she marry and when ? Presumably BRITTEN. Have you looked on censuses after 1851 for a George ADAMS with a daughter/step-daughter/daughter in law(often used instead of step-daughter) called Fanny? Have you looked for a will for Donald Macpherson in The National Archives catalogue or thegenealogist.co.uk ? This is a possibility, if you can place him in either the 1841 or 1851 censuses in England Will of Donald McPherson, Lieutenant Colonel of the 39th Regiment of Foot of Burgie-house near Forres , Moray Date 06 November 1852 Catalogue reference PROB 11/2162 Anne South Asutralia Diane Potter wrote: > Hello > My great grandmother was named Fanny. Her real father was Donald MacPherson. > She was born on North Audley St. Middlesex, about Sept 1845 and was > illegitimate. North Audley St. snip