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Hi

I seem to have come up against a 'brick wall' in my family tree research regarding my 3x great grandmother Sarah Anne Harris and her ancestors.  Here is what I do know about her.  (I have found plenty about her husband John Pope's ancestors but struggled with Sarah's):

 - Sarah Anne Harris married John Pope on 31st Jan 1842, Parish Church, Long Ashton, Somerset.

 - They were both of full age, living in Long Ashton at the time of marriage, Sarah's father was called John Harris and a ship's carpenter.

 - Neither could sign their name so the marriage record is marked with an X.

 - One of the witnesses was a Sarah Harris who I thought may be her mother (she also signed with an X).

 - I've tried to find Sarah Anne, her father John and the witness Sarah Harris in the 1841 census in Somerset but not found any probable matches.

 - I've also not been able to find Sarah Anne's baptism record or a marriage record for her father John.

 - Later censuses show Sarah Anne's birth place as; either Pill, Somerset or Ashton, Somerset and her year of birth varied from 1812 - 1815.

 - She died 1878 and was buried 19th May in Bedminster, Bristol (where she lived after her marriage).

So, although I have quite a bit of information for her after her marriage I would love to be able to go back further to her parents, grandparents etc, and to find out what happened to her father John and who her mother was.

Any help would be appreciated!

Many thanks
Sue

Hi

I'm trying to find out any information about when and where my mum served with the Land Army to add to my family history.  She sadly passed away a few years ago but I remember a few details she told me.  (She was given a long overdue Land Army Service badge in 2008.)

It would have been in around the Bristol and Gloucestershire area and I seem to remember her mentioning a Lady Bathurst.  I've tried researching that name online but can't find any reference to the Bathurst name and the Land Army.

I've contacted the National Archives who suggested I contact the Imperial War Museum.  I've emailed them but it will take some time as they are busy.

Meanwhile I wondered if anyone else has done any research about the Land Army Girls who maybe able to help.

Thank you in advance.
Sue

P.S. Hope I've posted this in the correct area.

Hello

Can anyone help with advising the occupation on two documents please.

They are both from parish marriage records, the first one in 1905 and the second one in 1934.

(The first one is strange as I understood he was in the army from 1903 to 1907, when he was discharged medically unfit, so I would have thought his occupation would have been a soldier in 1905.  And on his enlistment in 1903 his occupation was a lath render.)

Many thanks.

Hello

Can anyone decipher the handwriting on the attached burial record please?

I can read the person's name, abode, date and age but it's the notes added underneath I'm struggling with.  (I can make out 'She belonged to..' but not much else.)

Many thanks
Sue