I am looking for the baptism of my Gt.Grandmother Hannah Harris. On the 1851 census she is stated as being born in Stepney about 1822. On the 1861 census, when her husband Joseph Underwood had died and she was living alone as a Widow, she gives
her birthplace as Plymouth, Devon, this is the place I feel is correct because her father Edward was a sailor.
However, searches in both London and Devon have not revealed anything. This has been a problem I have had for many years and I return to it from time to time. Therefore as I now belong to the Forum I thought I would run it by you good people.
Some years ago I visited the Record Office in Dorchester and searched for her. However, my time there was limited and I did not find anything conclusive.
In 1851, when her husband was alive, the whole family is stated as being born in Stepney. In 1861 he had passed on and Hannah was in charge of her own life which makes me feel strongly about Devon.
Any help would be appreciated.
dreeny22:
her birthplace as Plymouth, Devon, this is the place I feel is correct because her father Edward was a sailor.
However, searches in both London and Devon have not revealed anything. This has been a problem I have had for many years and I return to it from time to time. Therefore as I now belong to the Forum I thought I would run it by you good people.
Some years ago I visited the Record Office in Dorchester and searched for her. However, my time there was limited and I did not find anything conclusive.
In 1851, when her husband was alive, the whole family is stated as being born in Stepney. In 1861 he had passed on and Hannah was in charge of her own life which makes me feel strongly about Devon.
Any help would be appreciated.
dreeny22:
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