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That's me saying what some will say I usually say, but in this case just marking the thread for future consideration, since I can't do it any kind of justice now and I'm the one who said Deb must put it here and promised to get to it. Now some meanie will probably solve the puzzle before I get a chance to even try ...
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Hi all,
I have a problem and need some sharp eyes to help knock down a wall.
My gg/grandmother Mary Elizabeth Wright was born in Warton, Warwickshire in 1857, the daughter of Paul Wright and Sarah Slaney who were married in Birmingham 1853 (cert is ordered).
I've found mention of Sarah Slaney born c1834 in Warton, parent's Joseph and Mary Slaney. The info comes from census records 1841 and 1851 plus IGI baptism. See below.
SARAH SLANEY
Female
Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 24 NOV 1833 Polesworth, Warwick, England
Death:
Burial:
Parents:
Father: JOSEPH SLANEY
Mother: MARY
Extracted birth or christening record for locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.
1841 England Census
about Sarah Haney (mis-transcribed)
Name: Sarah Haney
Age: 7
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1834
Gender: Female
Where born: Warwickshire, England
Civil Parish: Polesworth
Hundred: Hemlingford (Atherstone Division)
County/Island: Warwickshire
Country: England
Street address:
Occupation: View Image
Registration district: Atherstone
Sub-registration district: Atherstone
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Enoch Haney 3
Hallan Haney 11 Mo
Henry Haney 11
Joseph Haney 45
Mary Haney 40
Mathew Haney 10
Richard Haney 5
Sarah Haney 7
Thomas Haney 20
Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece 1130; Book: 7; Civil Parish: Polesworth; County: Warwickshire; Enumeration District: 16; Folio: 13; Page: 18; Line: 1; GSU roll: 464172.
1851 England Census
about Sarah Slaney
Name: Sarah Slaney
Age: 17
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1834
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: Joseph
Mother's Name: Mary
Gender: Female
Where born: Warton, Warwickshire, England
Civil Parish: Polesworth
County/Island: Warwickshire
Country: England
Street address:
Occupation:
Condition as to marriage:
Disability: View Image
Registration district: Atherstone
Sub-registration district: Atherstone
ED, institution, or vessel: 6a
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 76
Household Members: Name Age
Alice Slaney 7
Allen Slaney 11
Enoch Slaney 13
Joseph Slaney 58
Mary Slaney 53
Richard Slaney 15
Sarah Slaney 17
Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece: 2064; Folio: 99; Page: 17; GSU roll: 87323.
By 1861, Sarah is already a widow as her husband Paul died the previous year. She has Joseph living with her. Her daughter Mary Elizabeth Wright is living with Sarah's sister Elizabeth Marshall.
Now comes the tricky part.
There's another Sarah Slaney born in Warton c1834 appearing in the 1861 census. This Sarah is unmarried and remains a spinster for the rest of her life.
1861 England Census
about Sarah Slaney
Name: Sarah Slaney
Age: 26
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1835
Relation: Servant
Gender: Female
Where born: Wharton, Warwickshire, England
Civil Parish: Shustoke
County/Island: Warwickshire
Country: England
Street address:
Occupation:
Condition as to marriage: View Image
Registration district: Atherstone
Sub-registration district: Atherstone
ED, institution, or vessel: 3
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 21
Household Members: Name Age
Mary Ann Berrick 16
Rosamann J Berrick 25
William Ebdell 15
Jane Mear 14
Sarah Slaney 26
Charles Smith 18
George Smith 45
Maria T Smith 49
Sarah Smith 16
Williams Smith 21
Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 2191; Folio: 28; Page: 5; GSU roll: 542933.
There is no record for a second Sarah Slaney in earlier census records. If she's there, then she's been horribly mis-transcribed or she just materialized out of thin air in 1861.
I know that the marriage cert will determine if my Sarah Wright/Slaney is the daughter of Joseph and Mary Slaney but it is at least 3 weeks away. It will take at least this long to arrive in Australia with the xmas and new year break.
In the meantime, is there anyone up to the challenge of finding the second Sarah and cracking this mystery before the cert arrives?
I can't give you a medal..........................lol, but I'll bow to your brilliance!!!!!
Deb:)
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