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I'm trying to find a connection between Hannah Maria Pardoe, a milliner and/or dressmaker from Lye, and a Sarah Elizabeth Whiting, a milliner from Leighton Buzzard.

My great-grandad was born 28 Aug 1883 and his birth was registered as Henry Whiting Stuart in Luton, Bedfordshire to Elizabeth Stuart, formerly Whiting (though not actually married). Sometime later he became George Harry Dunn from Wollescote, son of Edwin Dunn and Betsy Brooks. I don't know how he got from Luton to Wollescote but I do know Betsy Brooks and Hannah Maria Pardoe were first cousins. I wonder if H.M. knew S.E. Whiting and when SE had to give up George HM suggested her childless cousin?

I'm having trouble finding Hannah Maria Pardoe on the 1881 Census and the 1901 Census. I did find a Hannah M. Pardoe but the age is wrong as this one was born in 1860. However, I checked the GRO Index from years 1858-1862 and there were no Hannah Pardoe births registered. I wonder if this one is her: https://www.ancestry.ca/interactive/7572/WORRG11_2876_2879-0775?pid=23343081&backurl=https://search.ancestry.ca/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv%3D1%26dbid%3D7572%26h%3D23343081%26tid%3D72626097%26pid%3D330054965998%26usePUB%3Dtrue%26_phsrc%3DpBQ17078%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource&treeid=72626097&personid=330054965998&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=pBQ17078&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.70339856.1823065215.1577301712-964746141.1558553763#?imageId=WORRG11_2876_2879-0776

That's great! Thank you so much for your help.

Sorry. I should have given dates. The Passenger List is from 1934 so pre WWII. Some Googling brought up a Polish-Ukranian war so I'm sure the boundary changed over time and probably a few times. I would love to find out where these places are.

Hi everyone,

Was there a census taken in France for 1881 and 1891? I've lost my 2nd great-grandfather on the 1871, 1881, and 1891 censuses. I think he was in Ireland for the 1871 census.

His name was Henry Benson Stuart. Born 20 Apr 1835 in Calcutta, India. At one time he was a Captain in the Bengal Army, a gentleman, an author, and his burial record from 1897 says he was a Major in the Bengal Army.

He is in the 1851 census at school in Rugby and in the 1861 census with his wife and son. He seemed to have several children with a few different women over a 20 year period or so. His second wife lived around the corner from my 2nd great-grandmother, who had two children with HB Stuart while he was married.

My 2nd great-grandmother ended up going to France with her daughter in 1887 and my great-grandad went to live with another family. I wondered if HB Stuart was in France with them and that's why I can't find him. Most likely he's hiding under a different name. I really have no idea where to look at this point.

That's how I interpreted the Will. The wording and order can be a bit tricky. I went so far as to write it all down into a little chart.