(1) James Baumer Selous = Mary Ann Duval = (2) William Salmon James Baulmer Selous married Mary Ann Duval on 2 Aug 1829. He was 26 and she 19. A daughter, Sophia, was born on 4 October1830 and baptised 27 Oct. A son, Angiolo Annapolis Marcus was born on 24 February 1832. He died in August 1836. A daughter, Mary Ann who was 17 in the 1851 census must have been born around 1834. Then a son, William James was born 23 February 1835 and baptised in St Lukes, 18 March Chelsea on 18 Mar 1835. His deceased father was recorded as a Civil Engineer on Bishop’s Transcripts but there is no entry for him in ’A Biographical dictionary of civil engineers in Great Britain and Ireland’ Mary Ann’s husband, James died the following year and was buried on 5th Sept 1836, the death being recorded at St. Lukes Chelsea. Mary Ann gave birth to James’s son Frederick on 14 January 1837 and he was bapt. 8 Feb The following year, Mary Ann married William Salmon on 8th Sept 1838 in St. Mary’s Lambeth. Groom was a bachelor, gardener whose father was William (dec.), also a gardener the bride a widow, father John Duval (dec.), glass cutter. Witnesses A.R. Slous and Mary Duval. Bride was 27 and groom 50. Salmon children followed: Charles 1838, Ann 1840, Edwyn 1842, Julia 1845, George 1847 and Martha 1850. At the 1841 census they were in Chelsea parish, Hundred Ossulstone (Kensington Division), Middlesex Dist Kensington, Chelsea North West Place 688, Book 1, Folio 32, Page 17. William Salmon 53 Gardnir born in England Mary Ann Salmon 30 Born in England Sophia Salmon 9 born in England William Salmon 6 born in England Frederick Salmon 4 born in England Charles Salmon 3 born in England Ann Salmon 1 born in England So William is now being called Salmon. Where is Mary Ann who should have been 7? Then in 1851 they are at 7 Park Walk, St Luke, Chelsea, London. William Salmon, head, married, 63 Market gardener 50 acres born Middlesex, Chelsea Mary Ann Salmon wife, married, 40 Middlesex, St Martins Mary Ann Salmon daughter, unm, 17 Middlesex, Chelsea William Salmon son, unm, 15 Middlesex, Chelsea Frederick Salmon son, unm14 Middlesex, Chelsea Charles Salmon son, unm,12 Middlesex, Chelsea Ann Salmon daughter, unm, 11 Middlesex, Chelsea Edwyn Salmon son, unm, 9 Middlesex, Chelsea Julia Salmon daughter, unm, 6 Middlesex, Chelsea George Salmon daughter, unm, 4 Middlesex, Chelsea Martha Salmon daughter, unm, 1 Middlesex, Chelsea In 1861 William is to be found under the name Sloas in Farnham where he is an assistant upholsterer. Henry W Haynes, head, mar, 53, Upholsterer employing 2 men, Surrey, Lambeth Mary Haynes, wife, mar, 65 Surrey, Lambeth James P Fowler, stepson, un, 30, Assistant, Middlesex, Greys Inn Phoebe Krocddel serv, un, 50, cook, Middlesex, Thames Street Ellen Mieham, serv, un, 16, serv, Surrey, Denham William Sloas, assistant, un, 27, assistant, Chelsea Middlesex .