Banbury Baptism Lookup, please

[eldad]

Is there someone who can look up a baptism record in Banbury for me, please? It's for Sarah Cowper, born approx 1814.

After some struggles with the 1841 census, and doing some checking with marriage records I think there may have been two Sarah Cowpers baptised in Banbury about that time. Hopefully one will be listed as Sarah Anne (not mine) and the other as plain old Sarah.

Thanks in advance,
Mark

[lotteex]

Hi Mark

Do you have any other info. I had a look at the Banbury PR's today at the library and couldn't find Sarah. There were different registers for Banbury but no evidence of Cowpers at all. Is there any other way the name could have been spelt?

Lottee

[eldad]

Thanks for looking. Cooper is always a possible alternative.

According to the 1851, 1871 and 1881 censuses she was born 1813-1814. The 1861 census would have her at 1822, however. I've always assumed the later date is an error. The 1841 census has a Sarah Cowper born approx 1811 in Banbury, Oxfordshire, so that fits with the earlier date, and her second marriage was in 1845, so that too fits the early date hypothesis.

But I've also noticed a Sarah Cowper born approx 1826 in the parish of Aston Le Walls, Northamptonshire, but still in the registration district of Banbury. That's a very long shot given everything I've said, but I might have to try it if we don't come up with anything in Banbury proper.

FreeBMD has the marriage of a Sarah Anne Cowper in Banbury in 1847, but she can't be mine. So it does look as there might be two Sarah Cowpers born around that time. Funny we can't find either of them!

[lotteex]

Will have another look when I'm next there, see if I can find anything. I notice on the 1841 she is living in Cropredy, persumably with her sisters so I can check if there is anything there.

Lottee

[eldad]

Thanks very much.

[lotteex]

Mark
Had another go today but no luck I'm afraid so far.

There were no baptisms in Cropredy, it was a wild guess but thought I would try based on the 1841 census.

There were no christening PR's for period around 1814 that I could find though I did check registers for Presbytarian and Wenslyan churches at this time but no luck.

Will give it another go next time I have a bit of time and also look for Coopers

Regards

Lottee

[DebbieG]

Hi Mark

I don't know if you still want this,  but I found Sarahs two sisters Emma & Fanny in 1851 giving their place of birth as Horley,  so from the registers of Horley (OFHS)

1810 Jan 1 Sarah d/o Richard & Sarah COWPER

they also had

1805 Mary Ann
1807 William
1808 Ann
1811 Charlotte
1813 Charles
1815 Fanny
1817 Emma

on the last 3 records Richard is gven as a farmer of the village

 

[DebbieG]

and 3 burials from the same source

1822 Dec 3 Sarah Cowper aged 47
1838 Nov 27 Richard Cowper aged 62
1839 Charles Cowper aged 25

 

DebbieG

[DebbieG]

Oh - It looks like Richard left a will which is at the PRO

Online Document PROB 11/1922

Will of Richard Cowper Yeoman Horley , Oxfordshire . Will of Richard Cowper Yeoman Horley , Oxfordshire
Date: 1840 Source: DocumentsOnline

 

DebbieG