Sarah Grant FRENCH born c 1863 Bristol married Frederick W CHAPPELL 27 Oct 1881

[HelenX]

I am looking for information about my great grandmother Sarah Grant FRENCH.  I have been unable to find out anything about her other than she was born in approx 1863 and died first quarter of 1925.  As Grant is a somewhat odd choice of name for a girl, I was wondering whether it was the maiden name of her mother or possibly grandmother?  It does not appear to be connected with her paternal side of the family.  This is my first posting on Rootschat.

[CaroleW]

Welcome to Rootschat

Does she name a father on her marriage cert?

[CaroleW]

A tree on Ancestry shows she was born in Lambeth Surrey.  The 1891  census confirms that

Her parents were Francis Grant French & Elizabeth Smither

Her 1881 marriage cert has been scanned into the tree and if you contact the tree owner there is a photo of her

[CaroleW]

www.freebmd.org.uk has this marriage

Francis French/Elizabeth Smither March qtr 1861 Brighton 2b 222

[CaroleW]

In 1901 Sarah shows her birthplace as London

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSDX-58H

[duport]

From the GRO website:
Sarah Ann (not Grant) FRENCH, b. March q 1861, St Olave Southwark, v. 01d, p. 44. Mother's maiden name SMITHER. Hmmm. Same quarter as her parents' marriage.
Now you can order her birth cert.

[HelenX]

Thanks very much duport and CarolW.  I had tried to find mention of her on Family Search but had been unable to find the census records on it for 1901 and 1911 (the earlier ones gave her birthplace as England, which wasn't very helpful!)

The other info on the census' for 1901 and 1911, i.e. names of children, ties in perfectly with what I already know.

So the Grant middle name has been passed on from her father who also had it as a middle name.  It will be interesting to see if the Grant name goes back further.

[avm228]

Baptised at Plumstead, 29 June 1862:

Sarah Ann French, born 8 March 1861
Francis John French, born 28 May 1862

Parents:

Francis French (gardener) and Elizabeth, of Plumstead. They had married in Brighton on 3 Jan 1861.

[trish1120]

Francis names his Father as John French on his 1861 M/C;
(F/S.Org)


1851 we have;
John French   75
Sarah French   47
Charles French   12
Thomas French   7
James French   3**

FRENCH, JAMES mmn   FINNER** 
GRO Reference: 1847  D Quarter in OF BRIDGWATER UNION  Volume 10  Page 320

John FRENCH, Widower, married Sarah FENNER 15 May 1837, St Mary Magdalen, Stockland Bristol, Somerset.

1841 Census
John French   62 Ag Lab
Sarah French   39
William French   8
FRANCIS French   6***
Charles French   3 ***
Sarah French   1

FRENCH, CHARLES mmn FENNER 
GRO Reference: 1838  J Quarter in BRIDGWATER UNION  Volume 10  Page 336

Francis French FENNER Bapt 17 Apr 1835 St Mary Magdalen, Mother SARAH Fenner
(FreeREG)

So I have no idea how Francis acquired the extra name Grant later in life

Trish