Grandmother stolen at 2 years of age (1897). Help?

[CarolRR]

Thank you xin.  I keep reminding myself of the era and I know that it was miserable for a lot of people.  James Hall likely knew that he would get a lighter sentence by admitting to 'child abuse' then if he admitted to 'child abuse AND kidnapping' ... 
I do have a couple of DNA matches with "Hall" showing in their ancestral names, but the segments are very small so would indicate the connection is very far back, about 8-10 generations.  I think that my search continues ...  I'm glad that I don't know anyone with the name "Hall" right now ...
I live in Canada and am not familiar with the towns and villages in England.  Although strangely enough, my Dad was in the Canadian Air Force and was sent to work at Langar, England for a 5 year period, in the mid 1950's ...  I was born in Melton Mowbray but returned to Canada as a toddler.  Isn't life strange ... 

[giblet]

Carol your grandmother's name was Mary Ann. I found another article on the case and a woman witness called the child " little Mary Ann" . It is a rather large article so if you would a copy PM me your email and i'll send you it.

edited. I will see if i can post it on here as some of the information in it might help other members find out more.

[CarolRR]

email address has been sent giblet.
Thank you!

[trish58]

Just a thought from me on this very sad story, are there any newspaper reports of a child being stolen by the parents at around the time she went missing ? Surely the parents did report her missing...

Trish

[harrywrag]

good thinking trish

[giblet]

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[heywood]

Hello,

I have been trying to make sure I have really searched here and don't want to give hope unnecessarily.
Family Search has a marriage for a James Hall and Harriet Fisher 1896 Ilkeston.
Earlier in 1896, there is a christening for Mary Ann Fisher - mother Harriet.

 Harriet's birth is abt 1874, father George.

1901 has a single Harriet Fisher born abt 1873  living in Nottingham with daughter Alice 2 yrs. she is in the workhouse.

If this was the child, you would wonder why she wasn't restored to her mother but the mother may not have been known to the courts
Heywood