I wonder if there is anyone can help in my research into my great, great aunt Emily Diana Press, b. 1876 in Charlton Hawthorn, Somerset. The last known mention of her is in the 1891 census, where she is shown as a domestic parlour maid, residing at the Orphanage, Lanhydrock, Bodmin, Cornwall. There is an E.Press mentioned in immigration records for 1913, but this relates to an Elsa Press, born in Germany. However, an article in the Sheffield Evening Telegraph, dated 20th April 1901 was headlined 'Mystery of a little girl' - 'Mother Charged With Abandonment'. The substance of the article was that an Emily Diana Press (aged 26) using the name Glencoe, attended Brighton Police Station, stating that whilst in King's Road, two ladies had taken a fancy to her 3 year old child. So she had 'given her' to one of the ladies. She finally admitted her real identity and was subsequently charged. At the time of reporting, the child had not been recovered. Assuming the child was born around 1898, a check on likely births reveals one possibility. Her name is Violet May and the mother's Amy. No father is named. The home address is Battersea. This tale does make me wonder: a) Why was it reported in the Sheffield Evening Telegraph? b) Whatever happened to this Emily Diana (and could she be the one I'm looking for)? And c) Was the child mentioned in the article ever recovered? I do hope someone can help. Many thanks if you can. John