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London & Middlesex Completed Lookup Requests / Parish Records Request
« on: Monday 03 September 07 22:24 BST (UK) »
I found a record of a marriage at St Giles Cripplegate in 11 April 1827 for John Everett married to Sarah James (widow.) Would the parish records list a widow with her birth name or her married name? I've seen it done both ways here.
My known ancestor was Mary Ann Elsom Everett, born 16 January 1831. Her baptismal record at St Leonard's Shoreditch in 1836 lists parents as John and Sarah Everitt, both deceased. I think I have found John's parents, but I don't know how to start looking for Sarah's unless the records used her birth name.
If James would be her married name, would someone be willing to look for a death of a Mr James in the Shoreditch/Cripplegate area in the early to mid 1820's? (There are probably several.) And then maybe check to see if there was a marriage not too long before to a Sarah? John was born in 1804, so Sarah would probably have been born in that same time frame. If I could just get some clues I would check on them to try to find the right Sarah.
I know this is a backward way to go about finding Sarah's family, but I can't think of another way to do it. And I don't have access to the records. I am in Missouri, USA.
Thank you for any help.
Claire
My known ancestor was Mary Ann Elsom Everett, born 16 January 1831. Her baptismal record at St Leonard's Shoreditch in 1836 lists parents as John and Sarah Everitt, both deceased. I think I have found John's parents, but I don't know how to start looking for Sarah's unless the records used her birth name.
If James would be her married name, would someone be willing to look for a death of a Mr James in the Shoreditch/Cripplegate area in the early to mid 1820's? (There are probably several.) And then maybe check to see if there was a marriage not too long before to a Sarah? John was born in 1804, so Sarah would probably have been born in that same time frame. If I could just get some clues I would check on them to try to find the right Sarah.
I know this is a backward way to go about finding Sarah's family, but I can't think of another way to do it. And I don't have access to the records. I am in Missouri, USA.
Thank you for any help.
Claire