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Hi Degray, 

thanks    will keep this in my notes. 

Cindy

Hi Gypsydescendant,
I did wonder about your William Elias Gray.  But it looks like he is too young to be this Elias.  Could Elias be his father though?  He would have been born before the marriage, Though Sophia would be rather too young to be his mother, assuming her age is correct. Maybe Elias married before though. 

The marriage of Sophia Smith and Elias Gray is in Wisbech (Lincolnshire) March Quarter 1842.  I haven't got the certificate yet to check it, but it fits.  On Abigail and JOhn's marriage certificate Elias Gray is down as Abigails father 'Licensed Hawker' deceased.

 I think he must have died quite early on, as  I haven't managed to find Elias generally, but I do have Sophia, as a widow, on the census.  The last one has her with Abigail and John Harris.  My transcriptions as follows:
1891, Sophia is with her daughter Abigail:
RG 12/1513/23, Sall, Norfolk, Haydon Old Lane Van and tents
John Harris, Abigail Harris, 4 children and 'Sophia GRAY, mother-in-law, Widow, 65yrs, b Cambridgehsire.

In 1871 she is a 'widow' and is in Cambridgshire RG10/1609/108/pg 26 travelling with Abigail aged22 and a son Daria? aged 26. 

The earliest I can find them so far is in 1861 RG9/960/94 pg 24, in Bythorn, Huntingdonshire where she is a widow and has in addition to Abigail : Golias, 19yrs, Mandos? son 15yrs, and Walter Gray who is a cousin. 
(thanks to Rootschatters who pointed me towards some of these entries)

At a guess, as Abigail is the youngest at 12, Elias must have died no more than 12 years previously.
Cheers
Cindy

Hi Catherine,

I've sent you a pm about the Harris's.  Will need to exchange some more info. 

 

Cindy

Hi 
I'm new to this board, though have been on Rootschat for some time now.
I would be grateful if anyone could look-up in the relevant parish records, or has in their research anything on a Louisa Jackson.  I can't find convincing Freebmd entries for her, they tend to be in different areas or the years are puzzling:

We think this is her in 1871 - though are not sure (the age and place matches):
Norton, Lincoln
Joseph JACKSON 32, Ag Lab, b Boothby Lincoln
Sarah Jackson 29, wife, b Morton, Lincoln
Lousia daughter, age 1, b Brigg, Lincoln
and Eliza 2 months, born Morton, Lincoln

She later marries John SHERRATT, on the marriage certificate there is nothing for her father.  Hence being rather uncertain.  She is with her mother, sarah, in a later census and both consistently give their birthplace which matches with the above, though Sarah's age varies.
I've looked for a marriage entry for Sarah and Joseph and the only ones are either much earlier, (1863) which seems a bit too early, or AFTER 1871, which might explain the no mentioning of a father later on.  But then why be living together and lying about being married in 1871? 

Any ideas or advice welcome.

Cindy