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Ah, the 1891 shows she was a single mother:

EDMUNDS, Shadrac Head Married M 59 1832 Agricultural Labourer Horley, Oxfordshire
EDMUNDS, Kezia Wife Married F 63 1828 Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire
*EDMUNDS, Deborah Daughter Single F 24 1867 Chair Woman Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire
EDMUNDS, John Son Single M 22 1869 Agricultural Labourer Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire
EDMUNDS, Charles W Son Single M 17 1874 Agricultural Labourer Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire
EDMUNDS, Rose Granddaughter F 7 1884 Scholar Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire
EDMUNDS, Laura M Granddaughter F 5 1886 Scholar Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire
*EDMUNDS, George C Grandson M 0 (11M) 1891 Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire

Piece: 1170 Folio: 80 Page: 2
Registration District: Bicester
Civil Parish: Upper Heyford

Address: The Village, Upper Heyford County: Oxfordshire

Did William and Deborah have any children? A birth cert for one of them would confirm Deborah's maiden name.

For info - George is down as son, it could have been a second marriage for Deborah:

1901 England Census
about William H French
Name: William H French
Age: 37
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1864
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Deborah L French
Gender: Male
Where born: Steeple Aston, Oxfordshire, England

Civil parish: Upper Heyford
Ecclesiastical parish: Upper Heyford
Town: Upper Heyford
County/Island: Oxfordshire
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View image

Registration district: Bicester
Sub-registration district: Bletchingdon
ED, institution, or vessel: 7
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 3
Piece: 1387
Folio: 82
Page Number: 1
Household Members: Name Age
William H French 37
Deborah L French 35
George C Edmunds 10
Sidney Trench 5
Charles W Trench 3
Melicent N Trench

thank you very much anyone care to hold my hand through how to search stuff? please? lol

Perhaps Edmunds wasn't her maiden name, going by the stepson on the 1911:

FRENCH, William Henry Head Married19 years M 47 1864 Farm Labourer Upper Heyford Oxon
FRENCH, Deborah Wife Married F 44 1867 Upper Heyford Oxon
EDMUNDS, George Stepson Single M 20 1891 Plate Layer Upper Heyford Oxon <<
FRENCH, Sydney Son Single M 15 1896 Farm Labourer Upper Heyford Oxon
FRENCH, Charles Son Single M 13 1898 Farm Labourer Upper Heyford Oxon
FRENCH, Millicent Daughter F 11 1900 School Upper Heyford Oxon
FRENCH, Cyril Son M 9 1902 Upper Heyford Oxon
FRENCH, Cecil Son M 6 1905 Upper Heyford Oxon
FRENCH, Mabel Daughter F 3 1908 Upper Heyford Oxon
FRENCH, Lenrd Son M 1 1910 Upper Heyford Oxon

RG number: RG14 Piece: 8160
Reference: RG14PN8160 RG78PN414 RD154 SD1 ED6 SN111

Registration District: Bicester
Sub District: Bletchingdon
Enumeration District: 6
Parish: Upper Heyford

Address: Upper Heyford Banbury County: Oxfordshire

I expect you've seen this but just in case

Plymouth Colony Vital records

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Zi0GKnFzXwwC&pg=PA93&lpg=PA93&dq=Thomas+French+Mayflower&source=
bl&ots=vB9bxg44Z4&sig=GkZkRnsUQ
yR5PIFY7R3n6sMRPHE&hl=en#v=onepage&q=Thomas%20French%20Mayflower&f=false

Marriages Sep 1892 (>99%)
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Edmunds Deborah Lois Bicester 3a 1431
French William Henry Bicester 3a 1431


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wow ok lol well am absolute amatuer to this so im trying to trace back to i beliebe thomas french who went on the mayflower with penn?? but i just need advice on how to get there the furthest i have gone is william h french b c1865 and married i believe to deborah edmunds or it could be deborah wells?? help!!!! lol

Depends how far you are going back.......Parish records are a great help if yu going back before 1837..........give us a name date and place and somebody will find the answer!

Derek.

Buy birth certificates of their children if available.

If the children were born in England or Wales after the 3rd quarter of 1911 the mothers maiden name is shown in the birth index.

Alternatively find your male ancestors marriage (Post 2nd quarter 1837) in the marriage index and use that to identify his wife's maiden/previously married name.

hi all does anyone know a simple way to find your ancestors maiden names??