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I am searching for the parents of a woman who [according to family legend] had been disinherited by her parents. There are many possible reasons for this. Her parents are aristocrocy and she could have rebelled at their choice of husband for her. Another is that she married a Music Hall entertainer and became part of a Music Hall act. They are they main two reasons.

No-one can even begin to try to help without names, dates and location...........................

Have you made any searches yourself?

Why do you think the parents were 'aristocracy'......if you don't know who they were?

I think this one calls for Mystic Meg.

Maryb

Well, we do know the surname. ;) Look up, look way up ...

Now we just need a century, a place ... a full name ...


I suspect Alan thought that only other Gunters would be reading this post.

Alan ... click on Help Clinic in the upper left. Have a read. Then click on Trying to Find and you will see the full board where all users reading the messages see your thread.

Thanks for your remarks. The child, Annie Gunter, is believed to have been disinherited by Colonel Sir Robert Gunter 1st Baronet, when she married an Irish entertainer named John Henri. She is in Leeds on the 1881 Census.

born where and when?

cant see her in Leeds in 1881 even
where/when did she marry?
ditto born

Is this her ?:

Annie HENRI Wife (Head) M Female 38 Leeds, York, England
John Jas. HENRI Son Male 11 Wetherby, York, England Scholar
Samuel HENRI Son Male 8 Bradford, York, England Scholar
Frederick HENRI Son Male 6 Leeds, York, England Scholar
Dennis HENRI Son Male 2 Leeds, York, England
Eva HENRI Daur Female 3 m Leeds, York, England


Dwelling 17 Dundas St
Census Place Leeds, York, England

bit of background maybe?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Gunter

wikipedia has her father born 1831- started young! if he is the right one

Annie Gunter [b.1843] is on the 1881 Census. I had to put her husband's name in, John Henri. He is not there but they had a child by that name. They were living at 17 Dundas Street, Leeds, Yorkshire.

Annie Gunter [b.1843] is on the 1881 Census. I had to put her husband's name in, John Henri. He is not there but they had a child by that name. They were living at 17 Dundas Street, Leeds, Yorkshire.

Probate

Name: Sir Robert Gunter
Probate Date: 9 Dec 1905
Death Date: 18 Sep 1905
Death Place: Yorkshire, England
Registry: London

Effects....£648622..10s..7d
That was alot of money!

Gwyn

So , is that the right chap highlighted on wikipedia?
is that her supposed father?

Unless Annie had been married before, looks like he married Annie Birch

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Marriages Jun 1868 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Birch Annie Leeds 9b 481
Henderson Edward Leeds 9b 481
>>>>>>>>>>Henri John - Leeds 9b 481
Smith Ada Louisa Leeds 9b 481

Marriages Jun 1868
? Birch Annie Leeds 9b 481
Henderson Edward Leeds 9b 481
? Henri John Leeds 9b 481
Smith Ada Louisa Leeds 9b 481

Not seeing a previous Annie Gunter marriage to Birch.


Could you offer any more info at all, Alan?

There's no such Annie Gunter in the 1851 or 1861 census that I can see.

Robert Gunter in 1851

Name: Robert Gunter
Age: 19
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1832
Relation: Pupil
Where born: Kensington, Middlesex, England

Civil parish: Putney
County/Island: Surrey


and in 1841:

Robert Gunter 52
Jane Gunter 30
Robert Gunter 9
James Gunter 7
Margaret Mande 28
Civil parish: Kensington


It's conceivable that Robert Sr was the father of an Annie 1843 ... but not Robert Jr. And these people don't seem to be anywhere near Leeds.

Her birth date could be wrong, but they look related as John Jas. Henri was born at Wetherby in 1870 when Robert Gunter lived at Wetherby Grange. Perplexed why she should be there if disinherited. Had she been forgiven?