Anna Maria was baptised at St Peter and St Paul, Hanborough on 30th August 1829.[1] The register shows that she was the illegitimate daughter of Amy Hanks.
Elizabeth Witley, head, widow, 31, glover, born in Handborough, Oxon
Isaac Witley, son, unm, 13, ag lab, born in Handborough, Oxon
William Witley, son, 9, scholar, born in Handborough, Oxon
Charlotte Witley, dau, 7, scholar, born in Handborough, Oxon
Hannah Paine, lodger, unm, 20, glover, born in Handborough, Oxon
Notes
As mother Amy married Thomas Payne just two months after Anna Maria was baptised it is highly likely that Thomas was indeed Anna Maria's father.
Sources
↑ Ancestry.com. Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1915 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
Original data: Original data: Anglican Parish Registers, Oxfordshire Family History Society and Oxfordshire History Centre. Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR120/1/R2/1 Image
↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), ED 1b Class: HO107; Piece: 1731; Folio: 23; Page: 12; GSU roll: 193640-193641 Sharing Link to census image on Ancestry
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