Sarah Anderson born 1824, where are you in 1841?

[ThrelfallYorky]

I'm trying to sort out the parentage of a Sarah Anderson born 1824 in Cumberland, probably in Sandwith, or Whitehaven itself, and also, if possible, where she may have been in the 1841 census.

Her father may well have been a "James", and she calls her son, born a couple of years after the 1841 census, "James", too.
 She almost certainly is the same Sarah who later figures in 1851 and 1861 censuses with Mr Fletcher, a miner, in Dearham, but whether her family originates in Scotland or Ireland I've no clue, and wonder if, should I manage to trace her parentage, if that might lead me either into the sea or over the border?

I'd ideally like to find her with siblings James and Ann, but that's wishful thinking ....
Any guidance would be very welcome.

[JeanGris]

These appear to be the children of James Anderson and Elizabeth Brown:

Note that the baptism of Sarah it has Elizabeth Thrown as mother - this most probably a transcription error.

England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
about Sarah Anderson
Name:   Sarah Anderson
Gender:   Female
Birth Date:   5 Sep 1824
Baptism Date:   12 Sep 1824
Baptism Place:   Scotch Presbyterian,Maryport,Cumberland,England
Father:   James Anderson
Mother:   Elizabeth Thown
FHL Film Number:   0590676 (RG4 210, 687), 590676

Name:   Elizabeth Anderson
Gender:   Female
Christening Date:   06 May 1827
Christening Place:   SCOTCH PRESBYTERIAN,MARYPORT,CUMBERLAND,ENGLAND
Birth Date:   23 Mar 1827
Father's Name:   James Anderson
Mother's Name:   Elizabeth Brown


Name:   John Anderson
Gender:   Male
Christening Date:   18 Feb 1821
Christening Place:   SCOTCH PRESBYTERIAN,MARYPORT,CUMBERLAND,ENGLAND
Birth Date:   12 Jan 1821
Father's Name:   James Anderson
Mother's Name:   Elisabeth Brown

Name:   Barbara Anderson
Gender:   Female
Christening Date:   24 Jun 1818
Christening Place:   SCOTCH PRESBYTERIAN,MARYPORT,CUMBERLAND,ENGLAND
Father's Name:   James Anderson
Mother's Name:   Elisabeth Brown


Name:   James Anderson
Gender:   Male
Christening Date:   03 Aug 1816
Christening Place:   SCOTCH PRESBYTERIAN,MARYPORT,CUMBERLAND,ENGLAND
Father's Name:   James Anderson
Mother's Name:   Elisabeth Brown
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C06438-1 , System Origin

The Scottish Presbyterian Church may indicate that James came from over the border, or his family did.

[JeanGris]

Elizabeth Brown and James Anderson married as follows:

Name: James Anderson   
 Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Brown   
 Event Date:  19 Apr 1813 
 Event Place:  Cross-Canonby, Cumberland, England 
                Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I03796-4   ,  System Origin:   England-EASy ,  GS Film number:  1472080

There is a Sarah Anderson living at St Bees as a servant in the 1841 census which could be her.

[JeanGris]

In the 1841 census for mother Elizabeth
Living at Catherine Street, Maryport,
Elizabeth 45 born in county
Elizabeth 14 years, born in county.

[ThrelfallYorky]

JeanGris, thank you.
I'd been hoping that I'd find her mother was an Elizabeth, and apart from no sister Ann, I think she may be the one I'm hunting for.
At least there are things there to chase up and check out.
I'd found rather a lot of Sarahs Anderson in the area, about the right age.
Part of the reason I'd hoped to find a sister or sister-in-law Ann is that after Sarah vanished off the scene, some time between 1861 and 1871, I don't yet know if she just cleared off, leaving her youngest surviving child with John Fletcher, or if she died, an Ann Anderson is with the John Fletcher that Sarah had been with for a couple of censuses, and I wondered if they were related. Thank you again.