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Hi I am trying the find a maiden name of my grt grt grt grandmother .I know her death and where she is buried that's all and that she married a William shaw.only going by Daughters marriage .Any help would be appreciated.

Carol,

Would you like to post her details re. name,approx. age and where the marriage was.?

Have you found her and or the family in any census.

Give a few facts and members will do their best to help.

Could you give her few more details please? Like a name, likely place & year/decade?

Have you found the daughter & William on any census?

As she's a grt grt grt grandmother, it's possible that she was born before civil registration began. If a child's birth was registered, then her maiden name would be shown on the certificate.

Civil Registration commenced in 1837 for England & Wales, although not compulsory to reg births until 1873. In Scotland, civil registration began in 1850 or there abouts.

If she had a child after 1837 you can see the MMN on GRO now.

we need more info like dates and areas to try and heip

Hi
I have Ann s daughter who is my grt grt grand mother Her name is Phoebe Shaw birth 1 St Nov 1841 Market Harborough Leicestershire uk Died 1907 Dartford kent on her marriage certificate it say her father was William Shaw.Her mother Ann was born around 1799in Doncaster Yorkshire she lived with Phoebe in 1861 and 1871 after this Ann was in Dartford workhouse she died in Dartford 5th May 1881 and is buried in cemetery at the brent easthill Dartford kent That's all I know.

In 1851 census, Ancestry has mistranscribed Ann and Phoebe as surname SHANE

They are in Dartford.

What is shown as William's occupation on Phoebe's marriage certificate?

He is a chair turner, it seems to have Phoebe as being born in Dartford not market Harborough yet ever other census it is different. Mistra
nscribed again I suppose.

Can I ask how you know Phoebe was born on 1 Nov 1841 in Market Harborough? Thanks

This has been looked at before

https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1369206?page=2

Dartford Parish register entry no 416 she was baptised 11 April 1952 and born 1 Nov 1841

Thank you everyone for your help. obviously I cannot find Ann s maiden name or where William came from.I will have to dig deeper somewhere.Thanks once again I just wanted advise where to look best.