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Hi
Sorry for the delay.

Well the names Mary Anne, Fanny and William are familiar to my Eatwell tree, but I haven't found any of mine in the Calne area yet. 
 
My current research has led me back to a William and Martha Eatwell in Wroughton in the mid to late 1700s.  One of their sons, Adam, married in Ramsbury Wilts and my direct line continues on down from him in that area.    However, any of his siblings could well have stayed in Wroughton, or travelled in the opposite direction towards Calne, I suppose it is possible.  You never know with ancestors!! 

Regards
Simone.

Hi Neve,
I  have an Elsie but she wasn't born in Bracknell I'm afraid.  My Berkshire Eatwells are mostly Hungerford / Kintbury / Reading.
Regards
Simone.

Hi Paul,

This wouldn't be a Sarah Goddard by any chance would it?  Could you give me a bit more detail?

Thanks

Hi,
Yes I had come across that entry for Henry Hunt as a soldier, but I thought I might be clutching at straws there and just hoping that was him.

His first wife was Sarah Cook (born in Aldbourne) who he married in 1860.  They lived in the Aldbourne / Lambourn area for the 10 years they were married.  (I don't have the 1861 Wilts census to check for definite though).  Sarah died in March 1870 after the birth of her last child John Hunt.   Henry registered the birth of John as I mentioned earlier and stated his residence as Aldbourne.

Then he disappears to reappear in Court in August 1871.    In 1879 he married Hannah Rogers in Marlborough and from there on I have all his whereabouts.

I hoped the Court transcript might state where he was found/living when he was brought in to Court, but apparently it doesn't, although I've not seen the original transcript. Below is all it says;

Marlborough Poor Law Union Board of Guardians V Henry HUNT 19.08.1871
Deserting four children. Pleads Guilty.

Henry HUNT deserted his four children, Sarah HUNT 8 years, Hannah HUNT 7 years, Mary HUNT 4 years, Elizth HUNT 2 years at Eastbury nr Lambourne. They were removed from Hungerford Union to this Union and have been chargeable since the 19 November 1870 till now and are still chargeable to the Common Fund of Marlborough Union. The children used to live at the further Ogbourne (Note. the further Ogbourne probably being Ogbourne St George Wilts).

Henry's punishment seems to have been only 5 days imprisonment.

So you can see my conundrum.  Like you I thought the entry for the Soldier Henry Hunt might be him - but I didn't want to just assume.

Thank you for your help anyway, and if anyone reading this has access to any records that might help - I'd be very grateful.

Regards
Simone.

Hi all,   
Haven't been in for a little while (real life taking over!), so thought I would repost my surname interests for all those new members.
Regards,
Simone.