Sarah Phillips

[Philldw]

I have just received the death cert of Sarah Phillips 26th Mar 1923 Portsmouth one of my ancestors.
The informant on the cert was 'S.Duke daughter of deceased' . Sarah did not marry (?) so assume she had a daughter out of wedlock. I can find a birth of a Sarah Phillips Jun 1889 but not a marriage.
Can anybody help further? Would like to know more about her. Any Assistance greatly appreciated

[CaroleW]

Sarah was 56 when she died in 1923 so born approx 1866/67

Have you found her on censuses 1891 - 1911?

[rosie99]

Was there an address for the informant, S Duke

[CaroleW]

A GRO maiden name search has no Sarah Phillips birth in 1889 in the Hampshire area without a mmn.  The June 1889 birth you mention was Sarah Ann mmn Jennings

[Philldw]

So, was S.Duke born as such i.e  registered in that name? Or married in to that name?

[CaroleW]

Does the cert say Mrs or Miss?  If it just says S Duke - you don't even have a full christian name let alone a marital status

Have you read Rosie's question above re address

[CaroleW]

The 1939 register has a Sarah Duke living in Hampshire.  You may want to compare address details with the death cert although it was 16yrs after the death

[MaureeninNY]

This one is interesting:
GRO BIRTHS
POPE, SARAH      mmn   PHILLIPS   
 1889  M Quarter in PORTSEA ISLAND  Volume 02B  Page 445
....
Marriages FreeBMD
Dukes  Harry  Pope  Portsmouth  2b 978   
 
Pope  Sarah  Dukes  Portsmouth  2b 978

Maureen

[CaroleW]

1891 shows her as daughter of Alfred & Sarah.  Sarah b 1867 Portsmouth

No Pope/Phillips marriage but 2 more children in 1901