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Alva,
The book, Home by Julie Myerson is available from ABE
                     http://abebooks.com/
They have 11 copies listed. You can buy online, but they are all offered by UK dealers. Since you live in B.C.
I looked for a closer source and found that Powell's in Seattle have it.  http://powells.com/
Could not find any in B.C.
 
HTH,
Carmela

Yes, I wondered about that too. It seemed like a very strange way to spell Lydia. Also thought that perhaps
Belinda was a middle name and when the census enumerator came, they decided to give her real first name. I have come across that in census records before.
All I know for certain is that there was a sister who died when Belinda was 9 years old. I have a sampler
sewn by Belinda on which there is a little poem about
the death of her sister. Unfortunately, the sister is not named and there is no date, but it is "signed",
 "Belinda Stevenson, age nine".
 
Carmela

EmPers,
Thank you, thank you. I am almost certain that the Belinda in the 1861 Cen. is the right one. I could have been wrong in my guess of her age(based on family info., not written records).
I noticed that there is a similar family in the 1841, John and Martha with daughter Martha. Ages same as 1861, but no Belinda. Curious. They are not there in 1851, then re-appear in 1861. Also the first John is a baker and the second, a grocer. Could well be the same family. Perhaps Belinda was away from home in 1841  or the enumerator got her age wrong and she had not yet been born.
Oh, well,I am sure it will all make sense, one day,if I can get a look at the West Hanney PRs.
I am simply delighted  to have found that my deductions from very flimsy evidence have proved to be true.(I think)
The extra Stevenson families may turn out to be useful
at some time. In such a small village, there is a good chance that they may be related, somehow. Thanks for including them.
Thanks again,
Carmela

Hi Kazza,
Yes, I did think of looking for a christening record, but this has proved difficult as East Hanney did not have a church and for the most likely place, West Hanney, no records after 1812 seem to be available, anywhere.
The 1851 Census seemed like my best bet for making sure of her birth place and providing me with names of her parents.
I am not sure how things work on RootsChat. Is the Census Lookup section entirely seperate from the county sections under England General? In the Berkshire section, I noticed that someone was offering
1851 Census lookups. Would I be breaking a rule if I re-posted my query on the Berks Lookup Request board?
 
Carmela

Tymon,

 "Rosw" and "Henty"are almost definitely typos in the transcriptions. If you look at your keyboard, you will see that "w" is next to "e" and "t" is next to "r".  Having made the same mistakes, many times, the cause was obvious to me.
 
Carmela