|
Pages: [1]
|
 |
|
Author
|
Topic: Sarah Wright born Rainham Essex - brickwall (Read 357 times)
|
katherine
RootsChat Extra
Posts: 12
|
I have hit a brickwall - looking for birth and family information for Sarah Wright.
Here's what I know:
Sarah Wright married Frederick Davidson in February 1880 in Bethnal Green Register Office - finally!
Sarah is listed as spinster 52
Her father is listed as James Wright - deceased, occupation Plate Layer (what is/was a plate layer?)
Frederick is listed as batchelor 52, a bookbinder - father Charles occupation gardener
I have found no other marriage evidence.
Frederick and Sarah Davidson are listed in 1851-1891 census consistently as married, born 1828.
In 1851 Frederick is 22, Sarah 23 living Queen St, Lambeth. Frederick born Stamford Hill, Hackney. Sarah born Rainham Essex.
Other addresses are 1861 - Glasshouse Yard, Cripplegate; 1871-91 - Libra Rd, Bow
Frederick died in 1892 in Hackney, Sarah died in 1905 in Hackney
They had many children and every birth certificate shows the mother as Sarah Davidson formerly Wright.
I am wondering if someone has information on Rainham records that could help me define Sarah's birth and her associated family.
I'm also stuck on Frederick's side at the same point...birth information and associated family.
Any assistance would be so appreciated.
Thank you. K
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
|
katherine
RootsChat Extra
Posts: 12
|
Thank you for your comment on the "plate layer". I suspected that it was connected with the railway. My railway history isn't that uptodate however I wonder whether that would have been James Wright's occupation when Sarah was born in 1828. I have looked for James Wright in the various census and just come to the conclusion that my entire family, on both sides , is singularly unoriginal when it comes to names! Too many warrens!
Appreciate your input. K
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
geniecolgan
RootsChat Veteran
Posts: 854
Many a slip!
|
Hi Katherine,
It is odd that Sarah's children' birth certs have "formally" used in the mother's name while on her marriage cert she said she was a spinster.
It suggests she had been married before to a Mr Wright, doesn't it.
Have you looked such a marriage, say between 1844 - 1849 in Essex maybe?
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
Colgan, Scott, Templeton in Northern Antrim
Colgan in Saskatchewan, Canada
Durrant in Herts & Middlesex
Ford,Smith in Hammersmith, Fulham, Brentford
Whiting in Berkshire
Weller in Sussex and London
Walker in the 24th of Foot, (Canada, Ireland, India and South Africa) and London
|
|
|
katherine
RootsChat Extra
Posts: 12
|
You have a good point. However, I have many other birth certificates from the Bethnal Green, Stepney, Shoreditch, and Poplar registration districts which seem to have the protocol..."formally.....x" .
I haven't found any references pre 1850
Their first born appears to be Charles b September 1851 when they lived at 30 Great Chart Street Shoreditch/Hoxton NT according to B cert.
Open to multiple suggestions - (my links are online since non UK based)
K.
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
|
geniecolgan
RootsChat Veteran
Posts: 854
Many a slip!
|
I have to agree with you Hazel, she was probably protecting their reputation.
Unfortunately, I don't have access to Parish Registers and that does seem the way to go but as Sarah consistently said she was born in 1828 I found one possible candidate family in 1841.
James Wright, 38, Labourer.
Mary Wright, 67 (James' mother?).
John Wright, 20, Labourer (James' brother?).
Sarah Wright, 13.
John Wright, 11.
Charles Wright, 9.
Mary Wright, 4.
Ref: HO107, Piece 323, Folio 68, Page 11.
They are in the nearest to Rainham, living in West Ham.
Sarah has a brother Charles (same name as her first born).
However, we do need the someone to look at the Parish Registers.
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
Colgan, Scott, Templeton in Northern Antrim
Colgan in Saskatchewan, Canada
Durrant in Herts & Middlesex
Ford,Smith in Hammersmith, Fulham, Brentford
Whiting in Berkshire
Weller in Sussex and London
Walker in the 24th of Foot, (Canada, Ireland, India and South Africa) and London
|
|
|
katherine
RootsChat Extra
Posts: 12
|
thank you for the reference. unfortunately a few hours after my lasting posting i was in my 1916 model t ford when it flipped over. im bruised and broken but now back home. but im going to be working slowly for a while downstairs while my geneology notes gather dust or computer equivalent upstairs.
if anyone has been able to fiind reference in the rainham pr would appreciate their insight
thankyouu
k.
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
Pages: [1]
|
|
|
|
|
