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Frances

Frances Report 24 Feb 2010 10:16

Sarah Lizzie B Yates gets married in 1907 :-

Marriages Jun 1907
UNWIN George William Hemsworth
9c 253

YATES Sarah Lizzie B Hemsworth
9c 253


In the advanced search of the 1911 census I have put in Durham as the place of birth for Sarah Lizzie Unwin (I can't remember where I got this nugget from!) and this is accepted as correct. However I can find no entry in FreeBMD for any birth c.1886 in the area of Durham. Has anybody any ideas of a solution please?

Many thanks,
Frances

Frances

Frances Report 24 Feb 2010 10:36

I have remembered where the durham came from - the 1901 census. I tried the 1911 with each of the places from the 1901 entries until I got a match but Boldon does not work.
Please could someone give me the 1901 for Sarah E from West Boldon to see if this sheds any light on the girl.
My recollection is that both places had strong coal mining links so the father's job could have moved him to Hemsworth.....

BatMansDaughter

BatMansDaughter Report 24 Feb 2010 10:46

Hi,

1901 England Census
about Sarah E Yates
Name: Sarah E Yates
Age: 16
Estimated birth year: abt 1885
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: Robert
Mother's Name: Ann E
Gender: Female
Where born: West Boldon, Durham, England

Civil parish: Boldon
Ecclesiastical parish: Boldon St Nicholas
Town: West Boldon
County/Island: Durham
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View image

Registration district: South Shields
Sub-registration district: South Shields
ED, institution, or vessel: 82
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 152
Household Members: Name Age
Robert Yates 51
Ann E Yates 45
Ernest A P Yates 22
John R T Yates 18
Sarah E Yates 16
Thomasina P Yates 8


Dee x

BatMansDaughter

BatMansDaughter Report 24 Feb 2010 10:48

Just incase;

1891 England Census
about Sarah E Yates
Name: Sarah E Yates
Age: 6
Estimated birth year: abt 1885
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: Robert
Mother's Name: Annie E
Gender: Female
Where born: West Boldon, Durham, England

Civil parish: Boldon
Ecclesiastical parish: Boldon
Town: West Boldon
County/Island: Durham
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View image

Registration district: South Shields
Sub-registration district: Westoe
ED, institution, or vessel: 44
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Robert Wates 42
Annie E Yates 36
Florence E Yates 16
Ernest A P Yates 12
John T R Yates 8
Sarah E Yates 6


BatMansDaughter

BatMansDaughter Report 24 Feb 2010 10:49

Looks like that birth for Sarah E;

Births Mar 1885 (>99%)
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Yates Sarah Eleanor S. Shields 10a 70_

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S Shields covers Boldon.


Dee x

BatMansDaughter

BatMansDaughter Report 24 Feb 2010 10:50

With possibly this marriage;

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page

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Marriages Sep 1905 (>99%)
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ACTON John S. Shields 10a 1235
Linge William Gerald S. Shields 10a 1235
McOlvin Mary Elizabeth S.Shields 10a 1235
YATES Sarah Eleanor S. Shields 10a 1235



Dee x

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 24 Feb 2010 10:51

1901 census
Name: Sarah E Yates
Age: 16
Estimated birth year: abt 1885
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: Robert
Mother's Name: Ann E
Gender: Female
Where born: West Boldon, Durham, England

Civil parish: Boldon
Ecclesiastical parish: Boldon St Nicholas
Town: West Boldon
County/Island: Durham
Country: England

Street Address:Boldon bank

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View image

Registration district: South Shields
Sub-registration district: South Shields
ED, institution, or vessel: 82
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 152
Household Members: Name Age
Robert Yates 51 occ Gardener -domestic
Ann E Yates 45
Ernest A P Yates 22
John R T Yates 18
Sarah E Yates 16
Thomasina P Yates 8

Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 4738; Folio: 37; Page: 21.

BatMansDaughter

BatMansDaughter Report 24 Feb 2010 10:55

this looks like her death?

England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005
about Sarah L Unwin
Name: Sarah L Unwin
Death Registration Month/Year: 1957
Age at death (estimated): 71
Registration district: Hemsworth
Inferred County: Yorkshire West Riding
Volume: 2b
Page: 572



Dee x

Frances

Frances Report 24 Feb 2010 11:01

Thank you Dee and Shirley, Sarah Eleanor getting married in the area rather puts the kaibosh on her as my potential Sarah Lizzie so what on earth does the birth place of Durham, in the 1911, mean???

BatMansDaughter

BatMansDaughter Report 24 Feb 2010 11:02

I wonder if the B is for her true fathers name and she married under her stepfathers name??

Births Sep 1885 (>99%)
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Benson Sarah Lizzie Easington 10a 432


1891 England Census
about Sarah Benson
Name: Sarah Benson
Age: 4
Estimated birth year: abt 1887
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: John
Mother's Name: Margaret
Gender: Female
Where born: Nk, Durham, England

Civil parish: Hemsworth
Ecclesiastical parish: Hemsworth
Town: Hemsworth
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View image

Registration district: Hemsworth
Sub-registration district: Hemsworth
ED, institution, or vessel: 12
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
John Benson 33
Margaret Benson 28
Joseph Benson 11
John Benson 8
Emily Benson 6
Sarah Benson 4
Richard Benson 2


Dee x


EDIT>>>>>>>> Scrap that idea... found the family in 1901... however my theory could be still correct about the father??

Frances

Frances Report 24 Feb 2010 11:07

Thank you Dee and Shirley, Sarah Eleanor getting married in the area rather puts the kaibosh on her as my potential Sarah Lizzie so what on earth does the birth place of Durham, in the 1911, mean???

(second try to get this into thread!)

Frances

Frances Report 24 Feb 2010 11:20

Hi Dee, the Benson idea looks fantastic, why does the 1901 mean it has to be scrapped?

BatMansDaughter

BatMansDaughter Report 24 Feb 2010 11:23

Hi,

I liked the Benson idea... until I saw the 1901 census, I would have thought that sarh would be old enough by 1901 to know that a possible Mr Yates was not her father and she would marry under Benson.

If John Benson had of died when she was a small child then maybe it could have worked, but with him still being alive in 1901 I don't think it would. I can't also see a marriage for Benson and Yates.

And i found this;

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page

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Marriages Sep 1907 (>99%)
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>>>>>>>>BENSON Sarah Hemsworth 9c 291
DRIVER Ellen Hirst Hemsworth 9c 291
MYERS Thomas Hemsworth 9c 291
OGDEN Herbert Hemsworth 9c 291



Dee x

Frances

Frances Report 24 Feb 2010 11:32

Yes Dee that is rather a downer. In 1907 I suppose Sarah Lizzie is old enough to be on a second marriage so again her birth surname could be .....?

BatMansDaughter

BatMansDaughter Report 24 Feb 2010 11:35

I think the only way to know is to order the marriage cert and see what she has stated on there.


Dee x

Frances

Frances Report 24 Feb 2010 11:45

Yes Dee I know the marriage certificate gives the best chance but it isn't my family and prizing £7 out of the true relative is going to be an uphill struggle!
Anyway it spoils the thrill of getting the right answer purely by sleuthing...

Frances

BatMansDaughter

BatMansDaughter Report 24 Feb 2010 11:57

I understand where your coming from, but I can't see any other way of finding out..... sleuthing is great and I have turned up many suprising things in my time on the boards.... but there are just no clues with Sarah Lizzie, unless the 1911 census tells more...... family living with her of Yates or something??

Have you seen the transcription for 1911?


Dee x

RutlandBelle

RutlandBelle Report 24 Feb 2010 12:02

curiosity got the better of me

1911 census transcription details for: 65 Close St Hemsworth Near Wakefield

National Archive Reference:

RG14PN27537 RG78PN1576 RD506 SD2 ED9 SN118


Reg. District: Hemsworth Sub District: Hemsworth Western
Parish: Hemsworth Enum. District: 9

Address: 65 Close St Hemsworth Near Wakefield
County: Yorkshire (West riding)


Name Relation Condition/
Yrs married Sex Age Birth
Year Occupation Where Born

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UNWIN, George William Head Married M 26 1885 Miner Coal Hewer Yorks Micklesfield

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UNWIN, Sarah Lizzie Wife Married 4 years F 25 1886 H E Siam Harbair

-(I suspect this is really Seaham Harbour)

UNWIN, James William Son M 2 1909 Hemsworth Yorks

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UNWIN, Elizabeth Daughter F 1 (16 MONTH) 1910 Hemsworth Yorks


Frances

Frances Report 24 Feb 2010 12:12

Rutland Bell you are a star - does this give a birth for Sarah?

I will go and look again in FreeBMD

The children for Sarah I found previously are :-
Births Sep 1908
Unwin James William Hemsworth
9c 209

Births Mar 1910
UNWIN Elizabeth Hemsworth
9c 193

Births Dec 1913
Unwin Annie Yates Hemsworth
9c 390

Births Jun 1916
Unwin George Yates Hemsworth
9c 367

Births Dec 1921
Unwin Arthur Yates Hemsworth
9c 395


BatMansDaughter

BatMansDaughter Report 24 Feb 2010 12:21

OH blinking 'eck;

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page

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Births Sep 1885 (>99%)
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Benson Sarah Lizzie Easington 10a 432




This reg covers Seaham!!!



Dee x