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Hi - I'm descended from ROBERT CANN and his second wife SARAH BLACKSELL ne้ EDMONDS. I have some notes on the family going back to the 17th century. Let me know if you're still researching and I'll send you what I have,

Regards,
Lee

Good morning, I wonder if anyone can help me out? One of my ancestors is Anne Mary Dew (ne้ unknown) Anne was having children around the Hillingdon area of Middlesex 1826 - 1837. Her husband was Solomon Dew who died in 1837. I have Anne Mary's name from the baptism records of her children.

In 1841 her family are living in Hillingdon - unfortunately it is the vaguest census I've ever seen with the children's ages marked as 'under 20' there are two older people living in the household ('above 20') but their names are entered as 'N.K.'

In 1851 I tracked Anne down to Islington - all of the family migrate to this area - she is 'Ann Jones' living with husband John Jones (b. abt 1804, Hammersmith) and step-sons of John - Solomon and Thomas Dew ( mistranscribed as 'Lew'. Ann(e) is listed as born Kennington, abt 1809. i can find no other records relating to her.

I am looking for two things really - firstly, some clue as to her maiden name - despite searching for years i haven't found any marriage details - 1st husband is Solomon Dew b. 1801, Iver, Bucks. Iver is just north of Hillingdon, Uxbridge and Yiewsley where the couple's children were born. According to the 1851 census Ann(e) was from Kennington, Surrey but I don't have anything else to support this.
Secondly i can also find no record of her second marriage - of course 'John Jones' is ridiculously common ( unlike Solomon Dew - there are only two of them in the country at this time) but on the offchance ... also i can find no other sightings of Ann(e) after 1851 - no other census or death records, if anyone has keener tracking senses than me I should love to fill in some details about her life story.

Thank you!
Lee

Yes, it's unfortunate ... this information is part of a mystery in my mother's family tree I haven't really been able to crack:
My mother's mother was EDITH CLARA BURRELL b. 27th Oct 1908, Islington. Her parents were CLARA ANN MARY DEW b. 8th November 1875, Islington ( I have plenty of information about her family) and mystery man ERNEST JAMES BURRELL, they were married at Emmanuel Church Islington in Sept 1897. ERNEST's details from this marriage state that he was born in 1869, his father was a JAMES BURRELL, deceased and he was employed as an engine driver at the time of his marriage. Despite many years of looking I haven't been able to find the couple on the 1901 census. I have recently uncovered them in 1911 living in Wood Green with 5 of their children: ERNEST BURRELL, HEAD, MARRIED 14 YRS M 38 LABOURER BRICKLAYER b. ESSEX BENFLEET, from this I have been able to identify ERNEST on the 1891 census as 24 yr old Warehouseman b. Sth Benfleet. The only possibility on the 1881 census are living "4 Bracklyn St, London" under the name of "MILLER" ERNEST is transcribed as ERNEST T MILLER b. 1868, Benfleet, Essex. Parents are JAMES and ELIZABETH. I haven't been able to check the original to see if it's a case of indecipherable handwriting (RG11 0388/44 pg 11) but there is a child born that matches with the 1881 census STANLEY GEORGE MILLER reg. Rochford 1877. from my notes i have a possible sighting of mother ELIZABETH BURRELL in 1891 visiting in South Fambridge, Essex - if someone could look her up for me I would be very grateful ( b. abt 1847, Canvey Island) Apologies for the long post and many requests for help, but this is confusing me and I don't have any access to census info at the moment.
Thanks for your help,
Lee

Thank you for your prompt reply - could you please let me know ERNEST and EDITH's place of birth and occupation etc? Thanks so much,
Lee