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My Great great granny Annie Exton nee Moore,
I have been searching for her birth and parents for age's, I need help........
imformation I have is, she married in Boston, Lincs in 1874.
he father was named as William Moore, a labourer, it does not state whether he was dead or a live.
on 1881 census she say's she came from Gosberton, Lincs ,and gives her age as 23 yrs,
any help in knocking down this brickwall would help me sleep at night,
big thank you .
regards Ela.

What age does she say she is on the marriage cert please.
Also are the witnesses any of the Moore family.

for ref...

1901 England Census
about Annie Exton
Name: Annie Exton
Age: 44
Estimated birth year: abt 1857
Relation: Wife
Spouse's name: Tom
Gender: Female
Where born: Gosberton, Lincolnshire, England

Civil parish: St Michael On The Mount
Ecclesiastical parish: St Michael on the Mount
County/Island: Lincolnshire
Country: England

1881

Annie EXTON Wife (Head) M Female 23 Gosberton, Lincoln, England Tailors Wife
Annie EXTON Daur Female 5 Boston, Lincoln, England Scholar
William R. EXTON Son Male 4 Boston, Lincoln, England
Tom EXTON Son Male 3 Boston, Lincoln, England
Rose EXTON Daur Female 1 Boston, Lincoln, England


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Source Information:
Dwelling 1 Corpus Christi Lane
Census Place Boston, Lincoln, England
Family History Library Film 1341767
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 3217 / 53
Page Number 8

Can you confirm marriage details please.

Marriages Jun 1874 (>99%)
>>>>Exton Edward Boston 7a 734
FIDLER Samuel Richard Boston 7a 734
Grist Mary Ann Boston 7a 734
SMITH Mary Ann Boston 7a 734 .

NO Annie Moore mentioned.

Could it be:

Marriages Jun 1875 (>99%)
>>>>>EXTON Tom Chambers Boston 7a 713
KIRK William Eno Boston 7a 713
>>>>>Moore Annie Boston 7a 713
Mountain Ellen Boston 7a 713

Katie

have tried all sorts of name/surname/date/place combinations and come up with nothing

how annoying for you

1881

Thomas EXTON Head M Male 31 Grantham, Lincoln, England Sergeant
Anne EXTON Wife M Female 38 Chipping Warden, Northampton, England
William EXTON Son Male 1 London Westminster , London, Middlesex, England


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Source Information:
Institution "Chelsea Barricks" London
Census Place London, Middlesex, England
Family History Library Film 1341018
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 0079 / 99
Page Number 3

There is something strange here
In 1871 there is a Moore family in Fosdyke lincs
Earls march Farm house
John Moore 38 Groundkeeper b Fosdyke
Rebecca 38 wife born Helpingham
William 13
John 12
Susannah 10
Anthony 8
Martha 7
Robert 5 all born GOSBERTON
Elizabeth 3
Mary 3 (twins) both born Fosdyke

1861 has what looks like the same family but under a totally different name

Gosberton lincs Donington Road
John Blancher 28 Ag Lab b Fosdyke
Rebecca 28 b Helpingham
ANN 5 b Helpingham
William 3 b Gosberton
John 2 b Gosberton
Susannah 2mths b Gosberton
I wil now see what I can find under Blancher!

Yep, Ann Blancher b 1855 Jun Q Spalding 7a 294

still Blancher

Births Mar 1868 (>99%)
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BLANCHER Elizabeth Boston 7a 383
BLANCHER Mary Boston 7a 383

this looks like Ann Blancher's marriage

Marriages Sep 1880 (>99%)
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Bassingdale Clara Ann Sleaford 7a 645
***********************BLANCHER Ann Sleaford 7a 645
Jarvis Frederick Sleaford 7a 645
LONGLAND Mary Ann Sleaford 7a 645
WILES Uriah Sleaford 7a 645

Ann Moore appears 1871 as servant 15 b Donington to Belt family in Fosdyke
( a fly in the ointment is that an Ann Blancher married in 1880 Sleaford though there are 3 brides to 2 grooms!) )but I dont believe in a coindidence so great that all the first names and ages and places of birth match and feel it is the same family

Her siblings appear to have kept the name Blancher in years up to 1901 so the change is a mystery

Ela -I think you need to get the marriage cert from 1875 for Annie's marriage to Tom Exton which will give her fathers name and occupation and witnesses might help if they are siblings still calling themselves Blancher

John appears as Blancher right up to 1901 so it is the year 1871 that is out of sync with Moore
The son William (1857 Jun Q Spalding ) married in 1879 using the name Wiliam Moore Blancher at Glanford Brigg

As a final (and addtionally confusing) piece before I go to bed,

John BLANCHARD married Rebecca Sharp 1855 Mar Q" Sleaford 2a 445
Rebecca Sharp appears 1851 as servant b Helpringham 1832 living in Wellingate

Well this looks like the Moore connection
John Blanchard bap 18/8/1822 Fosdyke son of Ann Blanchard
so he was born illegitimate

Ann Blancher (here the spelling changes) married William Moore 5/5/1823 Fosdyke so the likelihood is that William is the father of John and explains the adoption of Moore in 1871 and John's son Wiliam using Moore as a Middle name
But why Annie should give fathers name as William when John was alive and kicking into 1901 I dont know
Will leave it now until Ela returns to comment

well done gillian - what a fantastic bit of detective work

Thanks Cagsie but there is still the Ann Blancher who married Uriah Wiles 1880 Sleaford -if she turns out to be the daughter of John and Rebecca the whole house of cards collapses!

Gillian, and all,
Thank you for your time, the Blanchard story is the one I have been down before, it just does not feel right , but it might be,
I am just about to read through all the things you have found,
I found someone on this site who has the Ann Blancher to Uriah Wiles marriage in 1880, she is not my Great grannie annie Moore, but he does not have her parents, I was hoping that might sort out the Blanchard theory , or prove it,
I will be back shortly, stay with me, please,,,,,,,,
Elaine.

Hope this makes sense,
I wondered were William Moore ,
the father named on Annie Moore's marriage cert in 1875 to Thomas Chambers Exton, where is was in say 1871, 1861,and if he had a daughter named Annie Moore, aged abt 5 yrs in 1861 and 15 yrs in 1871,
does that make sense ......
what I'm trying to say is can William be found that will give a link ????
Elaine.