Genealogy Chat

Nell If you'd like me to take a look at Cambridge Records Office just yell. Daisy

There's this on GRO (Ancestry-FreeBMD): Name: Thomas Trundley Year of Registration: 1839 Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun District: Cambridge (1837-1935) County: Cambridgeshire Volume: 14 Page: 6 which goes nicely with: CAMDEX- Births Index- TRUNDLEY, Thomas (1839) Surname: TRUNDLEY Forename: Thomas Middle Initial: Year of Birth: 1839 Reference: 331/SAL 02/156 District: Cambridge Christine

I've found one of the 1841 records Victoria mentions... Name: Thomas Broain - ''Shoem.'' (?shoemaker??) Age: 30 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1811 Household: View other family members Gender: Male Where born: Cambridgeshire, England Civil parish: St Andrew the Less Hundred: Cambridge Borough HO107; Civil Parish: St Andrew the Less; County: Cambridgeshire; Enumeration District: 11; Page: 9 others in household (ignoring the extras for now) Anty Trundler abt 1821 Cambridgeshire, England Thomas Trundler abt 1839 Cambridgeshire ''Trundler'' is as reasonable a transcription as any. I'd be inclined to transcribe the first name as ''A?ty'', but, again ''Anty'' isn't unreasonable. Christine

Don't know whether any of these would be of any use - from the CambridgeshireBMD site: CAMDEX- Births Index- BROWNING, Alfred (1850) Surname: BROWNING Forename: Alfred Middle Initial: Year of Birth: 1850 Reference: 331/SAL 011/139 District: Cambridge CAMDEX- Births Index- BROWNING, Rebecca (1853) Surname: BROWNING Forename: Rebecca Middle Initial: Year of Birth: 1853 Reference: 331/SAL 013/386 District: Cambridge CAMDEX- Births Index- BROWNING, Henry (1855) Surname: BROWNING Forename: Henry Middle Initial: Year of Birth: 1855 Reference: 331/FUL/10/157 District: Cambridge CAMDEX- Births Index- BROWNING, Sarah (1858) Surname: BROWNING Forename: Sarah Middle Initial: A Year of Birth: 1858 Reference: 331/FUL/11/463 District: Cambridge I noticed that, on the census, the later two have a different PoB specified from the earlier two. Just checked on Genuki, and Fulbourn is in the Chesterton District. By the same token, I guess ''SAL'' means ''St Andrew the Less''. Christine

I'd go for one of the children's birth certs, mother may have registered the birth? wasn't Marie Antoinette was it? Mary first wife? Kat

seen this?? Name: Sarah Annette Browning Birth Date: abt 1820 Year of Registration: 1893 Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar Age at death: 73 District: Cambridge (1837-1935) County: Cambridgeshire Volume: 3b Page: 299 (click to see others on page) julie

hiya just a thought, could she have been an ANNETTE?? is only thing that springs to mind, just thinking out loud Julie

She says, on the census, that she was born in Swavesey, Cambridge. Victoria

Hi Nell, The way it's been transcribed it sounds like the French prononciation for Antoinette so that would explain no birth or christening.... could they have married (or not perhaps?) in France? and could she have gone home to die? It is all feasible - but possibly too easy? Sarah :-)

Well, I have tried everything I could think of and had no success with the census' either. I looked at the image and it certainly does say Antauantte. Sounds like two names run together. I have also gone through the 1841 Swaversey (St Andrew the Less) census and think that just maybe she was Ann Tavner (run that together!) Harvey prior to her marriage to Thomas. The only other name I thought it could be was Harriett. I am not familiar with the Cambridge accent but.....? There is a dressmaking Ann Tavner Harvey (21) living with Frances Tavner (45) a laundress and George Harvey 7 months. Only thing is - what happened to George! I also tried the IGI but there is a distinct paucity of records from St Andrew the Less!! Sorry. I really did try and am SUCH a disappointment to myself!! Victoria

Alfred Browning Jun Q 1850 Cambridge, Rebecca Browning Mar Q 1853 Cambridge or Marian Elizabeth Browning 1856 St Neots look likely candidates for the purchase of a birth cert...... Peter

There is a Thomas Browning (W) in the 1881 census born 1807 Thorney Abbey Cambs, living in a Union Workhouse in Yorkshire. I would bet on her name being Antoinette..... having said that - free BMD doesn't appear to be fully transcribed for Browning deaths, but if it is the right Thomas then she must have died - looks like you need to trawl ancestry deaths (but if you do a BMD search for Browning deaths 1861 to 81 in Cambs and Yorks you could list the quarters that HAVEbeen transcribed which would make the search shorter) Then of course she may have died elsewhere..... Peter

Got this lady in 2 censuses. Cannot find a marriage (husband Thomas is with Mary in 1841, probably a first wife) 1851 HO107/1760 359 p.21 Cambridge St Andrew the Less 9 Albert Street, Thomas Browning abt 1810 Cambridgeshire, Head cordwainer >>>Anturantte Browning abt 1823 Swaversey, Cambridgeshire, Wife laundress Thomas Browning abt 1838 Cambridgeshire, Son scholar Alfred Browning abt 1850 Cambridgeshire, Son James Dalton abt 1781 Cambridgeshire, Lodger cordwainer Mary Moore abt 1840 Cambridgeshire, Servant house servant 1861 Chesterton Cambridgeshire Thomas Browning abt 1808 Cambridgeshire, Head >>>> Antentta Browning abt 1823 Cambridgeshire, Wife Alfred Browning abt 1850 Cambridgeshire, Son Rebecca Browning abt 1852 Cambridgeshire, Daughter Marney Browning abt 1856 Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, Son Sarah Ann Browning abt 1858 Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, Daughter a) what do you think her name really was? I've looked at the census images with no clue. Perhaps Antoinetta? b) where is she from - no baptism or marriage can I find c) where does she go to - can't see her on any other censuses or find a death nell

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