Can anyone read the mothers name?

[Jamjar]

I may be off here but;
So did May die between 1842-1847 and Henry remarry or take up with Elizabeth?

COTTEN, HENRY, Mothers mn HORE****
GRO Reference: 1846  S Quarter in NEWTON ABBOT  Volume 10

COTTEN, CAROLINE  ELIZABETH, Mothers mn HORE****
GRO Reference: 1849  D Quarter in GREENWICH  Volume 05  Page 221

There is a Elizabeth HORE christened 26 December 1806 West Teignmouth, Devon, Mother ELIZABETH Hore

Looks like this family on the 1851 census: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGN1-H63

Jamjar

[sallyvcarter]

Yes they are the right family. I guess I need to search for the marriage to find out more about maria.

[shanreagh]

Just looking in some Gibraltar records on Family Search and there is a family with a surname Daugh which might be worth tucking away as an alternate spellling of Daw.

The mother in this family is named Maria Daugh daughter Catalina born 1839 so a bit out time-wise.

Have you got the birth  Mary/Maria birth and are now looking for her marriage to Henry Cotton?

[sallyvcarter]

Thanks for the tip, no I don't have a Birth for Mary. I just have her name from her daughter Pamela's Birth certificate, and a census saying Foreign born, The girls later say Spain born (One was In army Chaplin's register Born in Gibraltar). Our family has talked of Spanish roots but living members don't know what except that my great grandfather was writing to Spanish govt in relation to land from New Zealand.

[sallyvcarter]

UPDATE: I've found a Gibraltar Census in 1834-  Mary Dawe 22, Catholic, widow. Child mary 1.5 Native.This would be about the right age, and has the older Daughter in the 1841 census. Still cant find Dawe or Cotton/ cotten weddings but closer.

[trish1120]

Theres is a slight problem here. Pamelas Birth Cert should say Mary, formerly Daw, nee

That is of the 1834 Census you have is correct. Or maybe there was no Mr Daw?

[sallyvcarter]

On the other kids birth she gives her maiden name as Dyer and I have a Inhabitants survey( census) where she is a young widow under name Dawe living with a family of Dyers in Gibraltar.  I think they just filled the paperwork in wrong?