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Please could someone help me confirm the parents of Decadia Shaw born 1896 in Yorkshire. Not sure if they are Francis William Shaw or William Francis Shaw born c 1864 with Sarah Ann Simmons or Sarah Alice born c 1871 Yorkshire. I would like to trace Sarahs parentage but am getting confused -

Birth:


SHAW, DECADIA mother's maiden name JOHNSON
GRO Reference: 1896 M Quarter in PONTEFRACT Volume 09C Page 107

Marriage:

Marriages Dec 1894
Johnson Sarah Alice Pontefract 9c 237
Shaw William Francis Pontefract 9c 237

1901 census:


England and Wales Census, 1901
Name Decadia Shaw
Event Type Census
Event Date 31 Mar 1901
Event Place Ferry Frystone, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
County Yorkshire (West Riding)
Civil Parish Ferry Frystone
Ecclesiastical Parish St Andrew Ferry Fryston
Sub-District Knottingley
Registration District Pontefract
Residence Note Doncaster Road
Gender Female
Age 5
Relationship to Head of Household Daughter
Birth Year (Estimated) 1896
Birthplace Ferry Bridge, Yorkshire
Schedule Type 92
Page Number 16
Household

Birthplace
Frank Shaw Head M 36 Knottingley, Yorkshire
Sarah A Shaw Wife F 30 Ferry Bridge, Yorkshire
Decadia Shaw Daughter F 5 Ferry Bridge, Yorkshire

This looks like Sarah's birth (Pontefract Registration District covers Ferrybridge):-

First name(s) Sarah Alice
Last name Johnson
Birth year 1871
Birth quarter 1
Registration month -
Mother's maiden name Rhodes
District Pontefract
County Yorkshire
Country England
Volume 9C
Page 83
Record set England & Wales Births 1837-2006
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

Kath. x

You would need Sarah Alice's birth certificate to confirm but this looks like the marriage of her parents:-

First name(s) Sampson
Last name Johnson
Marriage quarter 3
Marriage year 1870
Registration month -

MarriageFinder ™

Sampson Johnson married one of these people

Frances Rhodes

District Pontefract
District number -
County Yorkshire
Country England
Volume 9C
Volume as transcribed 9C
Page number 91
Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

Kath. x

Birth for Sarah :

JOHNSON, SARAH ALICE mother's maiden name RHODES
GRO Reference: 1871 M Quarter in PONTEFRACT Volume 09C Page 83

Marriage for parents:

Marriages Sep 1870
Johnson Sampson Pontefract 9c 91
Rhodes Frances Pontefract 9c 91

1871 census:

Sampson Johnson
England and Wales Census, 1871
Name Sampson Johnson
Event Type Census
Event Date 1871
Event Place Knottingley, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Enumeration District 2
Gender Male
Age 50
Marital Status Married
Occupation Potter
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Birth Year (Estimated) 1821
Birthplace Burslem, Staffordshire
Entry Number 13
Affiliate Image Identifier GBC/1871/4631/0048
Household

Birthplace
Sampson Johnson Head M 50 Burslem, Staffordshire
Frances Johnson Wife F 40 Darrington, Yorkshire
Emily Johnson Rhodes Daughter F 1 Ferrybridge, Yorkshire******
Sarah Alice Johnson Daughter F 0 Knottingley, Yorkshire


***********Possible birth for Emily born before the marriage:

RHODES, EMILY no mother's maiden name recorded
GRO Reference: 1869 S Quarter in PONTEFRACT Volume 09C Page 91



1891 census:

Sarah Alice Johnson
England and Wales Census, 1891
Name Sarah Alice Johnson
Event Type Census
Event Date 1891
County Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding)
Parish Ferry Fryston
Ecclesiastical Parish ST GILES PONTEFRACT
Registration District Pontefract
Residence Note Fisher Gate
Gender Female
Age 20
Marital Status Single
Occupation Potters Transferer
Relationship to Head of Household Daughter
Birth Year (Estimated) 1871
Birthplace Yorkshire, England
Page Number 2
Registration Number RG12
Piece/Folio 3757/ 40
Household

Birthplace
Frances Johnson Head F 57 Yorkshire, England
Emily Johnson Daughter F 21 Yorkshire, England
Sarah Alice Johnson Daughter F 20 Yorkshire, England
Harriet Johnson Daughter F 19 Yorkshire, England
Clara Ann Johnson Daughter F 16 Yorkshire, England

Thank you so much, Kath, I thought it was Sarah Alice but when I was looking Sarah Ann kept popping up and the name with simmons was on someones tree which added to my confusion. Thanks for your help

This looks like Sarah Alice in the 1881 census with her widowed mother Fanny (Frances) and an older sister who must have been born before the parents marriage but who has Johnson as her middle name:-

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Beckhouses, Knottingley, Pontefract, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (West Riding), England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Birth place Occupation

Fanny Johnson Head Widow Female 50 1831 Darrington, Yorkshire, England Potter
Emily Johnson Rhodes Daughter Single Female 11 1870 Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England Scholar
Sarah Alice Johnson Daughter Single Female 10 1871 Knottingley, Yorkshire, England Scholar<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Harriet Johnson Daughter Single Female 9 1872 Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England Scholar
Clara Johnson Daughter Single Female 6 1875 Knottingley, Yorkshire, England Scholar

Kath. x

Thank you too Tiggit, and you have also found Clara for me. Many thanks to you both. ( lovely photo by the way.)

Possibly her father's death:-

First name(s) Sampson
Last name Johnson
Gender Male
Birth day -
Birth month -
Birth year 1819
Age 61
Death quarter 2
Death year 1880
District Pontefract
County Yorkshire
Volume 9C
Page 53
Country England
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

Kath. x

Sampson's burial record:-

First name(s) Sampson
Last name Johnson
Sex Male
Age 61
Birth year 1819
Residence Beck House
Death year 1880
Burial year 1880
Burial date 16 May 1880
Burial place Ferry Fryston
Dedication St. Andrew
County Yorkshire (West Riding)
Country England
Collection name Pontefract District Burials
Record set Yorkshire Burials
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Burials

Kath. x

Birth:

SHAW, WILLIAM FRANCIS mother's maiden name ESKRIETT
GRO Reference: 1863 M Quarter in PONTEFRACT Volume 09C Page 66

Marriage:


Marriages Dec 1861
Eskritt Ann Pontefract 9c 137
SHAW Peter Pontefract 9c 137

1871 census:

England and Wales Census, 1871
Name Francis Shaw
Event Type Census
Event Date 1871
Event Place Knottingley, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Enumeration District 2
Gender Male
Age 8
Marital Status Single
Occupation Scholar
Relationship to Head of Household Son
Birth Year (Estimated) 1863
Birthplace Knottingley, Yorkshire
Entry Number 10
Affiliate Image Identifier GBC/1871/4631/0066
Household

Peter Shaw Head M 38 Knottingley, Yorkshire occ; Navigator Labourer
Ann Shaw Wife F 33 Hillam, Yorkshire
Thomas Shaw Son M 10 Ferry Fryston, Yorkshire
Francis Shaw Son M 8 Knottingley, Yorkshire
Cains Shaw Son M 6 Knottingley, Yorkshire
Elizabeth Shaw Daughter F 3 Knottingley, Yorkshire


Possible death for Peter:

Deaths Sep 1877
SHAW Peter aged 47 Pontefract 9c 44

1881 census:
England and Wales Census, 1881
Name: Ann Shaw
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1881
Event Place: Ferry Frystone Aka Ferrybridge, Yorkshire,Yorkshire West Riding, England
Registration District: Pontefract
Residence Note: Doncaster Rd
Gender: Female
Age: 41
Marital Status (Original): Widow
Occupation: Charwoman
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1840
Birthplace: Hillam, Yorkshire, England
Page Number: 12
Registration Number: RG11
Piece/Folio: 4586/78
Affiliate Record Type: Household
Household


Head: Ann Shaw aged 41 born Hillam Yorkshire
Son: Thomas Shaw aged 19 Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England
Son: Francis W Shaw aged 17 born Knottingley, Yorkshire, England
Son: Cyrus Shaw aged 16 born Knottingley, Yorkshire, England
Dau: Elizabeth Shaw aged 12 born Knottingley, Yorkshire, England
Son: Peter Shaw aged 10 born Knottingley, Yorkshire, England
Son: George W Shaw aged 5 born Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England

It seems as though Sampson Johnson had been married before he married Frances Rhodes. Here he is in the 1851 census with first wife Charlotte and children:-

Sampson Johnson's Household Members
Members that resided in the household at the time of the census.

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place

Hannah Walton Head Widow Female 61 1790 Receiving Parish Relief Congleton, Cheshire, England
Sampson Johnson Son-In-Law Married Male 32 1819 Potter Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Charlotte Johnson Wife Married Female 30 1821 Earthenware Painters Burslem, Staffordshire, England<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
William Johnson Son - Male 10 1841 Scholar Burslem, Staffordshire, England
Marey J Johnson Daughter - Female 7 1844 Scholar Burslem, Staffordshire, England
Levi Johnson Son - Male 3 1848 - Burslem, Staffordshire, England

Kath. x

This is Sampson's first marriage:-

First name(s) Sampson
Last name Johnson
Marriage quarter 4
Marriage year 1839
Registration month -

MarriageFinder ™

Sampson Johnson married one of these people

Hannah Johnson, Emma Turner, Sarah Matthews, >>>>>>Charlotte Walton<<<<<<

District Wolstanton
District number -
County Staffordshire
Country England
Volume 17
Volume as transcribed 17
Page number 311
Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

Kath. x

1871 census records Frances Johnson (nee Rhodes) born Darrington Yorkshire

Baptism:

Frances Rhodes
England Births and Christenings
Name Frances Rhodes
Gender Female
Christening Date 04 Dec 1834
Christening Date (Original) 04 DEC 1834
Christening Place DARRINGTON,YORK,ENGLAND
Father's Name Thomas Rhodes
Mother's Name Charlotte

1851 census:

Frances Rhodes
England and Wales Census, 1851
Name Frances Rhodes
Event Type Census
Event Date 1851
Event Place Ferryfryston, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Registration District Pontefract
Residence Note Little Lane
Gender Female
Age 16
Marital Status Unmarried
Occupation Servant
Relationship to Head of Household Daughter
Birth Year (Estimated) 1835
Birthplace Darrington, Yorkshire
Page Number 8
Registration Number HO107
Piece/Folio 2329 / 407
Affiliate Record Type Household
Household

Thomas Rhodes Head M 43 Ferrybridge, Yorkshire occ:Carpenter
Charlotte Rhodes Wife F 44 Darrington, Yorkshire
Frances Rhodes Daughter F 16 Darrington, Yorkshire
Ann Rhodes Daughter F 14 Ferrybridge, Yorkshire
Emma Rhodes Daughter F 11 Ferrybridge, Yorkshire
Sarah Rhodes Daughter F 8 Ferrybridge, Yorkshire



Possible 1861 census (Place of birth mistakenly recorded as Carrington)


Fanny Rhodes
England and Wales Census, 1861
Name Fanny Rhodes
County Yorkshire (West Riding)
Event Type Census
Event Date 1861
Event Place Huddersfield, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Ecclesiastical Parish Trinity Church
Registration District Huddersfield
Residence Note New North Road
Gender Female
Age 25
Marital Status Unmarried
Occupation Cook
Relationship to Head of Household Servant
Birth Year (Estimated) 1836
Birthplace Carrington, Yorkshire
Page Number 34
Registration Number RG09
Piece/Folio 3265 / 121
Affiliate Record Type Household
Household

Emily Ada Ford Daughter F 8 Huddersfield, Yorkshire
Fanny Rhodes Servant F 25 Carrington, Yorkshire<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Sarah Spink Servant F 21 Littletown, Yorkshire


Frances Rhodes parents in 1861:

Thomas Rhodes
England and Wales Census, 1861
Name Thomas Rhodes
County Yorkshire (West Riding)
Event Type Census
Event Date 1861
Event Place Ferry Fryston, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Registration District Pontefract
Residence Note Flagg Lane
Gender Male
Age 55
Marital Status Married
Occupation House Carpenter
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Birth Year (Estimated) 1806
Birthplace Ferry Bridge, Yorkshire
Page Number 1
Registration Number RG09
Piece/Folio 3435 / 4
Affiliate Record Type Household
Household

Thomas Rhodes Head M 55 Ferry Bridge, Yorkshire
Charlotte Rhodes Wife F 55 Ferry Bridge, Yorkshire
Sarah Rhodes Daughter F 17 Ferry Bridge, Yorkshire




Possibly widowed Charlotte with daughter Emma and family in 1871 census:


Name Charlotte Rhodes
Event Type Census
Event Date 1871
Event Place Ferrybridge, Ferryfryston, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Enumeration District 12
Gender Female
Age 67
Marital Status Widowed
Occupation Laundress
Relationship to Head of Household Mother-in-law
Birth Year (Estimated) 1804
Birthplace Stapleton, Yorkshire
Entry Number 11
Affiliate Image Identifier GBC/1871/4632/0094
Household
Phillip Johnson Head M 35 Burslem, Staffordshire
Emma Johnson Wife F 32 Ferrybridge, Yorkshire
Elizabeth Ann Johnson Daughter F 10 Ferrybridge, Yorkshire
Charlotte Johnson Daughter F 5 Ferrybridge, Yorkshire
Thomas Johnson Son M 3 Ferrybridge, Yorkshire
Charlotte Rhodes Mother-in-law F 67 Stapleton, Yorkshire

Births:

RHODES, EMMA mother's maiden name DENTON
GRO Reference: 1840 J Quarter in PONTEFRACT Volume 22 Page 457

RHODES, SARAH BARLOW mother's maiden name DENTON
GRO Reference: 1844 S Quarter in PONTEFRACT Volume 22 Page 445


Baptisms:


Emma Rhodes
England Births and Christenings
Name Emma Rhodes
Gender Female
Christening Date 01 Jun 1840
Christening Date (Original) 01 JUN 1840
Christening Place FERRY FRYSTON,YORK,ENGLAND
Father's Name Thomas Rhodes
Mother's Name Charlotte



Sarah Barlow Rhodes
England Births and Christenings
Name Sarah Barlow Rhodes
Gender Female
Christening Date 03 Nov 1844
Christening Date (Original) 03 NOV 1844
Christening Place FERRY FRYSTON,YORK,ENGLAND
Father's Name Thomas Rhodes
Mother's Name Charlotte


Possible baptism for Charlotte Rhodes (nee Denton)

Charlotte Denton
England Births and Christenings
Name Charlotte Denton
Gender Female
Christening Date 28 Oct 1805
Christening Date (Original) 28 OCT 1805
Christening Place DARRINGTON,YORK,ENGLAND
Birth Date 24 Oct 1805
Father's Name John Denton
Mother's Name Ann


Marriage:

Name Thomas Rhodes
Spouse's Name Charlotte Denton
Event Date 20 Oct 1833
Event Place Darrington,York,England

Possible marriage:

County Yorkshire, West Riding
Place Darrington
Church name St Luke and All Saints
Register type Unspecified
Marriage date 02 Sep 1804
Groom forename John
Groom surname DENTON
Groom parish Darrington
Bride forename Ann
Bride surname BRADLEY
Bride parish Darrington
Witness1 forename Christopher
Witness1 surname BUCKEL
Witness2 forename Thomas
Witness2 surname EASTERLEY
Transcribed by Pip Din
File line number 853


Possible baptism for Ann Bradley:

County Yorkshire, West Riding
Place Darrington
Church name St Luke and All Saints
Register type Unspecified
Baptism date 23 Apr 1775
Person forename Ann
Person sex F
Father forename William
Mother forename Ann
Father surname BRADLEY
Transcribed by Pip Din
File line number 2518



Possible marriage for William and Ann Bradley:

County Yorkshire, West Riding
Place Darrington
Church name St Luke and All Saints
Register type Unspecified
Marriage date 26 Sep 1764
Groom forename William
Groom surname BRADLEY
Groom parish Darrington
Bride forename Ann
Bride surname JONSON
Bride parish Darrington
Witness1 forename Jos'
Witness1 surname WRIGHT
Witness2 forename Jos'
Witness2 surname GEORGE
Notes Banns by Tho' Dade
Transcribed by Pip Din
File line number 684

Hi Guys, thank you SO much for all this information - this has covered such a lot for me thank you . Lynne x

Try this useful site, Lynnedee - put it in your favourites.

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https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/Login.asp

Thanks ErikaH, I will get on to it. Thank you.