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Title: Elopement resulting in death
Post by: karenbrown669 on Tuesday 07 August 18 20:48 BST (UK)

Hope anyone can shed light to this story that has been mentioned in the family of an elopement that went wrong.
All i know is a family member back in the 1800's was attempting to elope with a girl from a well to do family. The horse bolted, carriage overturned and they were killed.
Our family is either Harris or Sunnucks from the Golden Green, Hadlow area. It could even been Richardson as that name married into the family in that area. The girl could be from a brewing family.
We have had a few people give ideas but nothing definate.
If anyone has access to a newspaper report then that would clarify . Henry Sunnucks was living in Hadlow with Mary Ann nee Richardson. in the 1871 census but gone by 1881.
She had a brother Albert Richardson who died when he was 18. Was it him ?

Hope to hear from someone with the newspaper report. Thanks

Title: Re: Elopement resulting in death
Post by: CaroleW on Tuesday 07 August 18 20:59 BST (UK)

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Henry Sunnucks was living in Hadlow with Mary Ann nee Richardson. in the 1871 census

Did he marry Mary Ann Giles in 1867 as the 1871 entry has a 16yr old Albert Richardson brother in household and a Giles stepson aged 9

Title: Re: Elopement resulting in death
Post by: giggsycat on Tuesday 07 August 18 21:02 BST (UK)

Suggest helpers read this thread first!

https://www.GenesReunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1373214

Giggsy

Title: Re: Elopement resulting in death
Post by: Greensleeves on Tuesday 07 August 18 21:24 BST (UK)

Many thanks for that, Giggsy!

Karen:  Am I right in thinking the Albert Richardson, the subject of this enquiry, is the same person as the Albert Richardson whose death is recorded as being in 1871, at Tonbridge, Kent, aged 18?

Title: Re: Elopement resulting in death
Post by: karenbrown669 on Tuesday 07 August 18 21:26 BST (UK)

Hi giggsycat

yep thats my cousin. we reseach together. She put it on genes while i have put it on here.

Title: Re: Elopement resulting in death
Post by: karenbrown669 on Tuesday 07 August 18 21:29 BST (UK)

Hi greensleves

Yep thats the same guy but not sure if its him in the elopement story

Title: Re: Elopement resulting in death
Post by: CaroleW on Tuesday 07 August 18 22:17 BST (UK)

Thanks Giggsy

Lots of time can be wasted duplicating information when the same request is posted on more than one board

Title: Re: Elopement resulting in death
Post by: heywood on Tuesday 07 August 18 22:23 BST (UK)

If you haven’t already got it, it might be worthwhile getting Albert Richardson’s death certificate to see the cause of death.

Title: Re: Elopement resulting in death
Post by: whiteout7 on Wednesday 08 August 18 01:50 BST (UK)

You could check the British Newspaper Archive, join you get three free pages, narrow down the area, they aprroximate date

https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/

Title: Re: Elopement resulting in death
Post by: karenbrown669 on Wednesday 08 August 18 02:24 BST (UK)

Thanks for the suggestions Heywood and whiteout