Can you help me trace this woman?

[Nell]

1871
Burgh St Peter, Norfolk
Robert Gray 79 abt 1792 widower Head ag lab Topcroft, Norfolk
Maria Pigney 45 servt unmarried housekeeper Burgh St Peter
Laura Pigney 1 granddaughter Burgh St Peter
Robert is a gt x lots uncle of mine. I looked at this and suddenly noticed it said Laura was a granddaughter!!! As far as I know, Robert and his wife Ann didn't have any children. Ann was much older than Robert.

Of course Burgh St Peter isn't on the Norfolk parish register images online on familysearch.

So I looked forward to 1881 (Robert had died 1873) and found Laura here:

Ingales Road Aylsham, Norfolk
John DYBALL Head 40 Swanton Abbott, Norfolk, Ag.Lab.
Harriet DYBALL Wife 30 Burgh St Peters, Norfolk
Laura PIGNEY Stepdaur 11 Burgh St Peters, Norfolk Scholar
William DYBALL Son 7 Aylsham, Norfolk, Scholar
Robert DYBALL Son 4 Aylsham, Norfolk, Scholar
John DYBALL Son 2 Aylsham, Norfolk

I looked for a marriage to get Harriet's maiden name and found a marriage for John Dyball, Aylsham Jul-Sep 1872, but the bride's name is not transcribed.

Any ideas?

[Elderflower]

Looks like you have the right couple. I found Harriet Pigney married in Sep Q 1872 Aylsham 4b 141 on the Ancestry images.

Pat

[JayG]

I guess this is the name you were hoping for

Marriages Sep 1872
Pigney Harriet Aylsham 4b 141

[Elderflower]

There is a Birth reg for a Julia Harriet Pigney Sep Q 1855 Mutford 4a 619

Hope this is of some use.

Pat

[Nell]

~Thanks guys! Now I have to see if I can link Harriet Pigney to Robert Gray.

What a speedy response.

[Joan of Archives]

There's a Harriet Pigney married Aylsham Sept Q 1872, 4b 141. Looks most likely, & there was a mistake on the page number as his is 4b 142 :rolleyes:

Whoops sorry a bit late lol!

[JayG]

I wonder if the 'granddaughter' refers to the relationship between Maria & Laura, not Mr Gray?

[Elderflower]

This is the Baptism for Julia Harriet Pigney from the IGI

England
parents: Joseph Pigney, Sarah

record title: England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
name: Julia Harriet Pigney
gender: Female
baptism/christening date: 15 Jul 1855
baptism/christening place: Burgh Castle, Suffolk, England
father's name: Joseph Pigney
mother's name: Sarah
indexing project (batch) number: I05283-5
system origin: England-EASy
source film number: 1565793

[Nell]

Jay

I wondered that - though Maria must have been very busy to be a gran by the age of 45!

Thanks for that Elderflower, though I see its in Suffolk?

[Elderflower]

Here she is in the 1861 census
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=uki1861%2c&rank=0&gsfn=julia&gsln=pigney&sx=&gsco=&s0RealGL=UKICen&f1=&f2=&f5=&f18=&rg_81004011__date=&rs_81004011__date=0&f14=&f15=&_8000C002=&_80008002=&_80018002=&f7=&f8=&f9=&gskw=&prox=1&ti=5538&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&pcat=UKICEN&fh=0&h=17206031&recoff=

With parents Joseph & Sarah Pigney. Says she was born in Burgh Castle.

[JayG]

Pat that Julia Harriet is on the 61,71 & 81 census with her parents & married in 1884 so can't be the same Harriet that Nell is looking for.

[JayG]

There's a 10 year old Harriot Pignay at Burgh St Peter in 1861, daughter of Edward & Lydia, they also have a daughter Maryann aged 20.

[Elderflower]

Again, from the IGI a census reference for 1861
born: 1851 —Burgh St Peter, Norfolk
residence: 1861 —Burgh St Peter, Norfolk, England
census: 1861 —Burgh St Peter, Norfolk, England

record title: England and Wales Census, 1861
name: Harriett Pigney
event: Census
event date: 1861
gender: Female
age: 10
relationship to head of household: Daughter
birthplace: Burgh St Peter, Norfolk
record type: Household
registration district: Loddon
sub-district: 1 Aldeby
civil parish: Burgh St Peter
county: Norfolk

Not coming up immediately on Ancestry

Pat

[JayG]

Maria Pignay is Robert Gray's servant in 1861 as well.

[JayG]

The Pigney's (Edward, Lydia, John, Charles & Maryann) are 2 households below Robert & Ann Gray on the 51 census at Burgh St Peter.

[JayG]

19 year old Maria Pigney is a lodger of Charles & Mary Brown at Burgh St Peter in 1851, no sign of Harriet anywhere.

[JayG]

Looks like she just missed the census!

Births Jun 1851
Pigany Harriet Loddon 13 224

[JayG]

Burgh St Peter is covered in Freereg, but only to 1811/12.

[JayG]

20 year old Harriet Pigney is a servant in Aylsham on the 71 census.

[Nell]

Wow!

You have been busy while I've been sidetracked. A lot to digest but it seems Robert isn't connected with the Pigneys except as an employer.

Thanks so much everyone.