Elizabeth Scandle, origins of housemaid

[EBrand]

Hi there,

In November 1866, in the Parish of Little Ouseburn, a house servant by the name of Elizabeth Scandle passes away from premature labour and loss of blood after she is taken from her master's house to the local workhouse to receive medical attention. This made the news as it put my ancestor, her master, James Dalton Gowland in the spotlight. He had apparently done wrong by sending her to a doctor instead of calling a doctor to the house, but the coroner's inquest concluded that he had no part in her death.

All that aside, I'm trying to find out a little more about Elizabeth, her life before her premature death. There is one newspaper article, the Yorkshire Gazette 17 Nov 1866 that tells of the circumstances to her death, but not to her previous life. I have ordered her death certificate but it has given me no extra information. I can't find her on Census records at all either.

Unsure where to go from here, or maybe I'm missing something with the Census search.
I would be grateful for your help!

Thanks,
EB.

[jimnix]

One of the newspapers reports that she was due to be married within a week. Have you searched for banns?

[EBrand]

I haven't yet, where would I look to find those please?

Thanks for your help!

[jimnix]

I would possibly try the parish registers for Great Ouseburn. Also, not sure if you’ve noticed, but her burial record (she was buried at Great Ouseburn) has her name as Elizabeth Scanland.

[EBrand]

Okay thank you for that, I will see if I can find those records!

[Spelk]

Death q4 1866 of Elizabeth SCANDLE age 23 Great Ouseburn 9a 72.

The burial record which I see has - Little Ouseburn, Holy Trinity, Elizabeth SCANLAND, abode Thorpe Woods, buried Nov 7th 1866, age 23
The church at Great Ouseburn is St Mary’s.

GENUKI have Little Ouseburn in WRY as you can see here https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/WRY/LittleOuseburn