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Thanks All

So my possible connection with James Andrews marrying Mary Hopson in Thatcham 1807 is a probable red herring

I'm just wondering why Lydia was baptised in Thatcham when her siblings and parents are all in Hampshire

In 1851 James Andrews place of birth is possibly Ecchinswell / Itchingswell  .
He is 65 and his wife is Martha.

There is a baptism in 1818 at Newbury for an Andrew Andrews which would match the Andrew living with them - parents James and Martha - Andrew was born at East Woodhay according to the baptism and that ties in with the census.  At the same time there was a baptism for a James Andrews born Winterbourn, he is also with his parents in 1851.

James Andrews (Snr) a bachelor married Martha Nalder a Spinster at Winterbourne 19 Dec 1811 - James was of East Woodhay and Martha of Chieveley, Oare Chapel.  Witnesses were John Nalder and Hannah Andrews

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In 1841 Lydia Henton could have No against bn in County.  It is certainly not the same as the Yes for the others on the page. (FindMyPast have transcribed it as Yes)

Thank you so much - so possibly the marriage I found to Mary Hopson isn't the same James Andrews

Hi

I'm looking for help for an ancestor on my maternal line

Lydia ANDREWS married Thomas HINTON and they lived and had children  in Crux Easton Hampshire

Her siblings were possibly James and Hannah ( a daughter Mary Ann was living with James Andrews on the 1851 census)

Family search shows a Lydia born 1785 in Thatcham  and a possible marriage for James in Thatcham in 1807, but I can't verify the link to Berkshire

As Lydia died before the 1851 census I can't corroborate

Any help with Berkshire links greatly appreciated

Hi All

I've recently got back into my ancestry and started from scratch as my offline tree got corrupted.
I've been going back on some of my old posts and chats and have come back to the BRETT family in Earl Stonham.
I thought that the BRETT family interwove into my family twice, but it looks as though it was more than that.
When i've looked back at my data I'm confused about an ancestor of mine: Susan BRETT.
Susan married Edward YOUNG in 1837 in Ipswich where she lists Philip BRETT as her father on her marriage certificate.
On the 1851 and 1861 census her birth place is listed as Stonham.
I can find a baptism for her in Earl Stonham in 1817 daughter of Philip and Ann BRETT
This is where I get confused.
I cannot locate a marriage between a Philip BRETT and Ann.
A Phillip BRETT later marries Susan WILLIAMS in 1819 and they go on to have more children, however I can also not locate a death for Ann BRETT between 1817 and 1819
Is it possible that Ann is mis-transcribed?
Several ancestry hints list Susan BRETT as Susan Gowing BRETT, but I do not know where this information comes from - is it a possible maiden name for Ann?
Any help would be gratefully received as I have no idea how I can unravel this further

I've recently come back to my ancestry research after moving from abroad and having to start again after my offline tree was corrupted.
I've been looking back at the Sheppard and Oxborrow family just recently and what I thought was straight forward has be chasing in circles.
It's now James Oxborrow who is proving elusive.
I originally thought that he was baptised in 1783 in Helmingham, but now I'm not sure
There are two potential burial dates for him - 1840 in Helmingham age 53 and 1847 in Tannington age 70
If it is Helmingham, then this would fit with the 1783 baptism, but all children bar one were born in Fressingfield.
If it's Tannington, there is a potential 1841 census listed with James and Sarah and a daughter Martha. But this would put his baptism way earlier at ~ 1771
In addition there appears a non-parochial baptism in 1781 in Rendham with his birth place listed as Farnham.
Any ideas how to narrow it down?