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Thanks Tony,

If it is okay with you I might get you to check a couple of others I have that were born in the same part.  Which particular parish in Westminster do you have access to?


Regards

Michael

Tony,

St Mary Magdalen in Bermondsey is not in Westminster, however thanks for your help.  According to one of the census records she was born in (baptised at) St Margaret's Westminster.

These records are not on ancestry yet so I guess I will just have to wait unless someone has access to these records.

Regards

Michael

Hi again Kathy,

The marriage certificate which is on ancestry.com under marriage banns indicates the witnesses were James and June Thomson. 

According to familysearch.com Robert Hall and Sarah had 5 children. Mary born on 24/4/1801; William born 6/9/02; Elizabeth born 13/11/03; Eleanor born 25/3/05 and Robert born 18/3/06) who died on 25/12/11).

All were born in Grantham. I managed to find Sarah in the 1841, 1851 and 1861 census records where she is shown living with her daughter Eleanor (Moulding in 1841) then Claar in 1856 and 1861. I found a Mary Hall who married a John Beckett on 29/4/24 in Grantham, however have not been able to find any census record for them. I can't find a William Hall from Grantham in a census record as yet.

What I know of Elizabeth Hall is that she is aged 37 in the 1841 census (a widow) employed as a Heating light maker with children John 15, Catherine 13 and William 9. In the 1851 census she is aged 45 (same occupation) with children John 24 and William 19. In the 1861 census she is aged 58 (a night light maker) with grandson John aged 6. In the 1871 census she is aged 67 (same occupation) with grandson John. So with all these census records it puts her birthdate somewhere between 1803 and 1806. She was recorded as being born in Grantham in all census records. She died in 1872.

She married John Langlois at St Annes Soho 26/12/1826. Quite a big decision for a young girl to make the move to London at a reasonably early age, as I believe John Langlois was born in the London area. According to the marriage record they were both from the parish of St Anne's Soho, so who knows when she moved there.

The only other person born in Grantham around this time was an Eliza Hall who was born in 1803. I can only presume it is actually Elizabeth and not Eliza, but there is nothing concrete which locks it in. I will keep plugging away.

Regards and thanks for your e-mail. If you find anything interesting please let me know.

Regards

Michael

Hi Folks,

I am new to this site.  If anyone out there has access to Grantham Parish records, could they please be able to do a search to see if they can find any record for an Elizabeth Hall who was born in Grantham, Lincolnshire approximately 1804-1806.  She is recorded in the 1851, 61, 71 census records as being born between 1804 and 1806 (varying ages in census).  She was married in St Annes, Soho in 1825 to a John Langlois.

Any assistance would certainly be appreciated.


Thanks

Michael Langlois