sent off for the death certificate of Rachel Darby - it's just added more bricks to an already stubborn brick wall.
Three years ago I was searching for the baptism of Jane Darby
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=656801.msg5027370#msg5027370and had worked on the basis that Jane must have been closely related to Sarah Goodeve nee Darby, whose mother was Rachel Darby. Now the death certificate states that Sarah Goodeve, the informant, declared herself to be the sister of widow Rachel, not the daughter!
Is it really likely the registrar made a mistake in thinking the daughter then aged about 44 was the sister of the deceased then aged 67, particularly when I haven't found any siblings for Sarah? I'm so confused.