1871 for James Starnes Senior (still going strong 
) still living in Sipson.
James Starnes 90
Mary Starnes 63
Ellen Starnes 27 dau b Harmondsworth
William Starnes 24 son Carpenter B Harmondsworth
James Pym 14 Grocers assistant.
RG10 Piece 1305 Folio 103 Page 24
death for James..
Dec 1873
James Starnes age 92 Staines 3a 10
Woody32, Hello and thank you SOOOO much. This is amazing information. It has to be Ada, my grandmother, living as a visitor at 'The Ruins' since there is a family tradition that she was in the Andover area for some unspecified reason around 1900. You cannot imagine how often, in recent years, I've mentally flogged myself for not asking her questions about her early life and her family. I did discover that Ada was illegitimate, a somewhat startling find, and something I don't believe even my mother was aware of. My stepfather certainly wasn't and was as surprised as I was when I told him of it. As you discovered, Annie did marry but whether he was my grandmother's father there is now no way to discover I imagine.
Ada took a rather dim view of alcohol, and there was something -- or someone -- in the family background that led to that aversion. I never knew the truth of the matter, but if Ada lived for any length of time with her mother's brother Albert, who was a publican it appears after being a grocer, he or his customers might be the culprit.
Thank you again.
