Am I jumping to conclusions?

[vita]

Still relatively inexperienced, could I please have some advice on this one?

I know nothing at all about g/g/grandmother Ann Headland, nee Williams,

except that she died aged 28 in 1838 after the birth of her third child.

Her maiden name made me think it would be impossible to establish anything

at all about her, but I see an Ann Williams b 27th Aug 1810, baptised 21st Sep

1810,St George Hanover Square, London, father John & mother Susanna.

The area & date is right, & my Ann named her daughter Susanna - do you

think I might have found her or have I fallen into the "wishful thinking" trap?

[ElizabethHerts]

With London ancestors you have to bear in mind that they might have only recently come to the city and might have been born elsewhere, in a county far from London. I have several like this.

Perhaps post details about the family and we can take a look?

However, you might be correct!

[Merry]

I'm on my phone and can't look up anything at the moment, but there are lots of things you could look at to try and either eliminate the bap you have found or have a eureka moment. Will put up some ideas later if someone doesn't beat me to it!!!

[vita]

Thanks, both. Regarding the family, Elizabeth - if you mean Ann's husband Henry William,

I know for sure he was b Uxbridge ,Middx, 1808 before family moved to Islington area

some time before 1820.

And no hurry Merry - all suggestions gratefully received & in your own good time.

[ElizabethHerts]

So, this is the marriage:

Name: Henry William Headland
Spouse Name: Ann Williams
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 6 Feb 1833
Parish: Islington St Mary
Borough: Islington
Register Type: Parish Register

http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin...iv=1&ml_rpos=5


One of the witnesses appears to be a Williams. Initial R or M??

[vita]

Yes that's them - I couldn't make out the initial either.

[kiterunner]

There is an Ann Williams, child, buried 2 Nov 1811 at St George Hanover Square, but no further information in the burial register to say whether it is the same Ann as the baptism or not.

It's such a common name that you would need to look for something to prove or disprove that the baptism is your Ann. Such as looking to see if either parent left a will with information about their daughter Ann, or looking for the baptisms of other children of the same parents, then look for marriages of those children and see whether Ann was a witness at any of them (especially after her own marriage as she will then be using her married name!) or if any of the witnesses' signatures matches that one with the uncertain initial.

[vita]

Thanks for that, Kiterunner.

[Merry]

Originally Posted by kiterunner

It's such a common name that you would need to look for something to prove or disprove that the baptism is your Ann. Such as looking to see if either parent left a will with information about their daughter Ann, or looking for the baptisms of other children of the same parents, then look for marriages of those children and see whether Ann was a witness at any of them (especially after her own marriage as she will then be using her married name!) or if any of the witnesses' signatures matches that one with the uncertain initial.

This was the sort of thing I was going to say!

[vita]

Thanks Merry - "great minds" & all that.