I have been researching my husband's great great grandmother Harriet Terry, but have got very confused in doing so!
The only birth we managed to find was a Harriet Lawrence (mother's maiden name Terry) for the birth year of 1846. This matches a baptism for a Harriet Lawrence Terry with parents Henry Lawrence and Mary Ann Terry but it says to a single woman so they obviously weren't married.
The birth certificate says that the mother is Mary Ann Lawrence (formerly Terry) although there is no marriage record.
Harriet's marriage certificate says that her father's name was William Terry (a stamper). We then found a marriage for Mary Ann Terry to William Greenhill (a stamper) so presume she has named her step-father rather than her biological father.
Then to confuse matters even more, Harriet aged 5 is living with her grandparents (1851 census) - Samuel and Ann Terry. We can't find her anywhere on the 1861 census.
Then in 1887 we found a marriage for Mary Ann Terry to Henry Lawrence (Harriet's biological parents) , but it says they were bachelor and spinster! Brain frazzled
