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Thanks everyone for your kind replies.

I have Henry and Sarah's descendants, i.e. children, in-laws, grandchildren etc.  What I'm desperate to know - and this has been my brickwall for 20 plus years! - is where they came from; who were Henry and Sarah's parents, grandparents etc. 

If they were the couple who married in Portsea, why did they end up in Mere? Could his wife have been Sarah Sheppard from Gillingham (baptised there in Mar 1740). If that's the case, why did they go to Portsea to get married. Perhaps they eloped? Maybe Henry was originally a sailor, if so, where was he from?

Lots of ifs, buts and maybes but no definitive answers. Grrr!

So, I'm hoping there may be clues 'outside the box,' for example in apprenticeship records and so on.

Ultimately, I'm wanting to trace my maternal ancestry as far back as I can but I've reached a dead end with Sarah.

Yours hopefully,

Joy

Thanks shanreagh and gadget for your feedback. It's interesting that you both think it may have been taken in the 1890s.

Shanreagh, having taken another look, I think you could be right about the age.

At the moment it's looking like Fred could be our man

I've attached a scan of the back of the pic but sadly there's not much to see.

Joy

This is in response to silasmarner's message posted back in 2006.

I have a Jeremiah (aka Jerome) Gatehouse baptised in Mere 13 Jan 1799.

He was the son of Jeremiah and Betty (nee Turner).

He married Elizabeth Down in 1821 and they had nine children.

He died in Mere in 1877

Is this your Jerome do you think?


Joy

Thanks again for your help Shaun 

Thank you so much Shaun, very much appreciated.

Did you happen to see my 3rd post with the badges?

Joy