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The Sarah Fielden I am looking for married James Fielden of Square, Walsden (1768-1828) in 1797, when she was 22, and their other children are born after this date.  But my ancestor John Fielden 1791-1848 was born before their marriage, so I am not sure about things.  Sarah would have been 16 when he was born, and not yet married.

I got the GRO death digital image for John Fielden, at least I think I have the right one, it says he died 24th July 1848 at Knowl Wood, Walsden, age 58, Labourer, and the Informant is Coroner Dearden who gives his cause of death as "Visitation of God".

That extract from the burials register you posted is dated 1842

There is this Sarah

   FIELDEN, SARAH       75 
GRO Reference: 1842  M Quarter in TODMORDEN  Volume 21  Page 594

That is the one that I got, shown above, and I think it is probably not the Sarah Fielden I am looking for.

It seems as though the names Sarah and Sally were interchangeable, and in this case maybe used to differentiate related individuals named Sarah.

One of my ancestors, Sarah Fielden nee Crossley, I have down as died 7th May 1849 age 74.  I can't remember where I got those dates from, probably an Ancestry tree or Geneanet.

My ancestor was the widow of James Fielden of Square (Walsden), 1768-1828.

I looked up Sarah's death record on the GRO, but couldn't find anything for 1849.  I searched from 1837 to 1860, and the only death of a Sarah Fielden anywhere near those dates, other than some who died age 0 or otherwise much too young, was 1842, M quarter in Todmorden, age 75, which would make her born 1767, so similar to her husband.

When I ordered the Digital Image from the GRO, which now cost £2.50, it says she was the widow of a John Fielden.

James Fielden did have a brother called John, also born in the 1760's, and I am wondering if there is a marriage between Sarah and John Fielden, after James Fielden's death in 1828?  In Todmorden/Walsden.

Elizabeth Blood baptised 21 Mar 1813 at Shifnal parents William and Rebecca

ADDED There is no date of birth on that baptism.  On the same date a Thomas Blood was baptised with the same parents

Thanks.

Marriages at St. Peter’s, Wolverhampton.
BLUD Elizabeth, spinster, 5th Mar 1835, to ELLIS William, bachelor, Banns.
BLUD Ann, spinster, 26th Dec 1832, to SCOTT Walter, widower, Banns. Harriet was a witness.

Thanks.  It does seem as though Elizabeth is another of Ann's siblings.  That is definitely my ancestor Ann Blud who married Walter Scott.  If Elizabeth isn't Ann's sister, she could be another close relation, especially as I have two DNA matches with Elizabeth Blud who married William Ellis on their trees.