Sarah Phillips

[osprey]

marriage was 22 Oct 1913 at St Mark's Portsmouth between Harry Dukes 25 coal labourer, father Joseph, diver, and Sarah Pope 25, father Alfred, coal labourer both of 84 Rudmore Road. One of the witnesses is Emily Pope.

[candrjm]

Birth reg for Emily Pope (witness at the marriage?):

POPE, EMILY  CAROLINE      MMN PHILLIPS     
GRO Reference: 1897  M Quarter in PORTSEA ISLAND  Volume 02B  Page 445
 

[osprey]

she was baptised 16 Nov 1897, dob noted as 7 Dec 1896, at St Mark's, daughter of Alfred, carter, & Sarah of 2 Rudmure Passage.

[osprey]

2 more baptisms 3 July 1894 at St Mark's
William born 29 April 1892
Sarah born 5 Jan 1879 - is this year in error, it's what shows on register?   
children of Alfred William, labourer, & Sarah Pope of 6 Rudmore Passage

[osprey]

and a burial
1 Dec 1907 Alfred Pope 43 of Rudmore Passage

[Gan Yam]

There's a copy of the death entry on ancestry.  Address at death was 84 Rudmore Road.  The death certificate says she was a spinster and her father was William Phillips a general labourer (deceased).  Certificate confirms that S Duke (informant) was her daughter.

Added: address matches the marriage details of Sarah and Harry posted by osprey

[Philldw]

First, Thanks guys for all the lots of interesting information!
I looked at the 1901 census for Alfred W Pope. It shows Sarah (wife) plus Sarah daughter, Emily, and William Plus a boarder. I cannot find a Pope/Phillips marriage which I think was mentioned by CaroleW
(thanks again!) So her death was recorded under her maiden name of Phillips.
I will follow up on the Pope/Duke marriage.

[CaroleW]

I will follow up on the Pope/Duke marriage.

Can't see another marriage pre-1889 for either Alfred or Sarah so it looks as though they were free to marry but chose not to do so

[Deirdre784]

There's a copy of the death entry on ancestry.  Address at death was 84 Rudmore Road.  The death certificate says she was a spinster and her father was William Phillips a general labourer (deceased).  Certificate confirms that S Duke (informant) was her daughter.

Added: address matches the marriage details of Sarah and Harry posted by osprey

How was her death recorded as a spinster though 🤔