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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Wicklow => Topic started by: bandc on Sunday 16 March 14 03:45 GMT (UK)
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Hi, I had posted this under a different thread, but think now it might be better to start a fresh post.
I am looking for anyone who has connections with, or information on, a Sarah Jane Haughton of Roscath Co Wicklow, born about 1875. In 1891 her mother, Sarah Haughton of the same address was described as a Widow and a farmer. They family were prodestant.
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Hello,
There are various references to her and her family here (https://familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3A%22Sarah%20jane%22%20%2Bsurname%3AHaughton%20%2Brecord_country%3AIreland%20%2Brecord_subcountry%3A%22Ireland%2CWicklow%22)
Regards
Heywood
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Thanks very much Haywood for that link.
It is actually the reference there to the prison record in 1891 that I am researching. It appears Sarah Jane ran away to get married with a young man named John Doyle of Aghowle, who was working for her mother. She was underage, and John gave himself up to the police the next day. Sarah Jane was sent off to safety in England. I have been able to follow-up on what happened to John, but would like to know if Sarah Jane returned to Wicklow and if she married someone else.
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I thought that would be the case re 1891.
I think this is the family in 1911 although the age is out slightly http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Wicklow/Arklow_Rural/Mooreshill/894170/
She is not with her uncle in 1901 http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Wicklow/Arklow_Rural/Mooreshill/1813127/
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Thanks, that's great,yes that would seem to be Sarah Jane and her mother and sisters in 1911, re age I have found that unmarried women seemed to underestimate their ages in the census.
That at least tells me she has not married before 1911, I have seen a death record on familysearch for a Sarah Jane Haughton in the Rathdrum district in the 1950s which might be her if she remained single, so will follow up on that.
Did not see her or her mother in the 1901 census, perhaps they are in England, as the newspaper article in 1891 said she had been given into the service and care of some Reverend in England!
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I can't see her in England :-\
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Marriage in St Andrews C O I on 14 July 1873 on Irish Genealogy
John Haughton son of William a farmer of Roscath,Kilbride to
Sarah Moore 42 Excheqer St and Arklow dtr of Thomas a farmer.
Births on Family Search
Sarah Jane Haughton 15 Dec 1874,Dunganstown,Wicklow
Mary Susana Haughton 17 Jan 1876 Roscath,Wicklow.
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I see from Calendar of wills that their parents had a very short marriage with John Haughton dying in April 1878 ,Sarah Jane would have been 3 and a half.
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Sorry i have a suspicious mind.
The Englsh 1891 census has a Sarah Haughton with the ridiculous age of 999 in an institution in Prestwich,Lancashire the date from wikipedia for this census is 5th April 1891 is this date prior to or after the abduction.
I wonder did she get pregnant,seems an awful lot of trouble to go to whisking her off to England when they could possibly have sent her to relatives.
Have you got the full name of the Reverand that she was supposedly sent to maybe we could find him on the census.
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Thanks Dathai for that information on the parents marriage and father's death.
The abduction took place on 12th April, so don't know how soon they sent her to England, in the first court hearing on 25th May, they report that she has been sent to the Rev. Mr Ross in Bradford.
On that date, she has sent a letter stating she still wants to marry John Doyle.
At the next hearing in July he is found not guilty and it is stated that Sarah Jane has no blemish on her character, presume that means she is not pregnant.
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Sorry i have a suspicious mind.
The Englsh 1891 census has a Sarah Haughton with the ridiculous age of 999 in an institution in Prestwich,Lancashire the date from wikipedia for this census is 5th April 1891 is this date prior to or after the abduction.
I wonder did she get pregnant,seems an awful lot of trouble to go to whisking her off to England when they could possibly have sent her to relatives.
Have you got the full name of the Reverand that she was supposedly sent to maybe we could find him on the census.
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QBCS-ZPZ. Is the one you refer to, I think. Looking at the original, it is not her.
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Just wanted to give an update on my message posted earlier this year. Thanks to the replies I received I was able to follow up some more on Sarah Jane Haughton. I got a death cert for her showing she died in 1951 aged 76 and still single, her occupation was a farmer. The address was Balliniavalley Woodenbridge, very close to her location in the 1911 census.
Her death was registered by her daughter Martha Keogh. Further research shows this daughter was not connected with Sarah Jane's Abduction in 1891, but was born in 1905, when Sarah Jane would have been 31, and registered in Dublin. This Martha is actually recorded on the 1911 census in the household with Sarah Jane, and her sister, mother and uncle, she is recorded as Martha Thomas Ena!
I also found that the Wicklow Newsletter covered the abduction case in great detail, and even reprinted Sarah Jane's love letters to John Doyle.
I am still interested in hearing from anyone connected to Sarah Jane, or her daughter Martha Keogh nee Haughton.
Thanks again for you help.
Margaret
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Well Well Well
its amazing what a fresh look at things will uncover.
Thomas Nuzum married Jane Moore in St Andrews 7 Aug 1873 (Siister to Sarah Haughton)
1901 at 1 Coolastingan.
Thos Nuzum age 50 Jane age 49.
Joseph Hughes married Elizabeth Moore St Andrews 11 Nov 1867(sister to Sarah Haughton)
their children found on Family Search 1620/1881
1901 at 1 Forchester Upper,Coolgreaney,Wexford.
Joseph Hughes age 70 and Eliza age 65
and a big surprise.
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Well Well Well
its amazing what a fresh look at things will uncover.
Thomas Nuzum married Jane Moore in St Andrews 7 Aug 1873 (Siister to Sarah Haughton)
1901 at 1 Coolastingan.
Thos Nuzum age 50 Jane age 49.
Joseph Hughes married Elizabeth Moore St Andrews 11 Nov 1867(sister to Sarah Haughton)
their children found on Family Search 1620/1881
1901 at 1 Forchester Upper,Coolgreaney,Wexford.
Joseph Hughes age 70 and Eliza age 65
and a big surprise.
Fancy that ;)
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great detective work! that solves where Sarah Jane was in 1901, now just need to unearth where her mother was in 1901.
Thanks
Margaret
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St Gabriels Cemetery,Arklow
Thomas Nuzam ,Coolastingan ,27th Dec 1918 age 72(death reg Rathdrum Jan March 1919)
Jane his wife 4th May 1926 age 80
Kate died young
only son Daniel 15 Oct 1927 age 49.
Calendar of wills Joseph Hughes 3rd May 1909 of Fortchester Upper.
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Very interesting, am I reading the calender of wills correctl?, that Joseph Hughes left a considerable amount of money to Thomas Nuzum, who was his wife's brother in law, wonder was there some other connection between the two men?
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He may have been an executor for the will.
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Two Daniel Nuzum's on 1911 census both got married Oct Dec 1922 in Dublin South one had a son Henry Edward Nuzum born 1924 who married in 1956.
A Harry(Henry ) of Coolastingan had a compulsory purchase order against his land in 1972 by Wexford Co Council ,Coolgreaney.
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plot no 34 Anglican Church at Inch,Wexford.
Elizabeth Hughes age 64 of Fortchester 20th April 1906
Husband Joseph Hughes age 81 3rd May 1908(typo?)
Grandchild Jane Hughes 10 months 24 Dec 1919
Erected by son James Hughes
also son Joseph Hughes 22nd April 1941 age 64
daughter Elizabeth Hughes 25th March 1942 age 72.
There are several plots with Hughes family from different generations from Fortchester in this graveyard.