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I am in Australia trying to track down births and parents of James and Ann.
Being in Australia I am limited to what I can get through the internet.
I have run into a dead end with these two. Can't find anything conclusive on either - can anyone help?
Have found a James Sharpe in 1851 Census indicating birth around 1788 in Butterwick this record includes a probable second wife also called Ann.
Can find no James Sharp / Sharpe born in Butterwick around that time.
Can find no Ann Gee born around the same time in Butterwick or Freiston.
Marriage record indicates both from the parish. Also gives witnesses as John Sharp and William Sharp could be brothers?
A couple in Butterwick, Thomas and Mary Sharp have recorded births of several children around the time including a John and a William but no record of a James.
James had a second marriage in Friskney in 1821 to another Ann, he was shown as a widower.
Found and Ann Sharp burial in Freiston in 1816 stating she was 39 years old. Found no others and date fits in with James' children.
If James was born in 1788 and Ann was 39 in 1816 it would have meant she was around 30 at the time of marriage while James would have been about 19.
There must be someting missing in my search or one or both have travelled and I don't know how to track that down from here.
Any suggestions?