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Last updated
6 November 2007
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Brickwalls
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Edward
Greathead Chart
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Edward
is my
8xg grandfather had one known son called William
born circa 1650. Who were his parents,
his wife and did they have any other children?
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My 2x great grandmother Sarah
Brown on her marriage certificate to William
Greathead in 1852 was described as a spinster
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On the birth certificate of her first son Thomas
in 1853 she describes herself as Sarah
Greathead formerly Brown On the birth certificate of her following
sons Peter
in 1855, William
in 1858 and George
in 1861 she describes herself as Sarah
Greathead formerly Brown late Taylor
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On the 1851 census Sarah
can be found with her parents Peter
and Isabella
(nee Baker) Brown and is listed as single.
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Had she married before
this date and the family were covering up, or maybe they did not know?
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Maybe it was a short marriage
and her husband died or was he paid off?
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I searched long and hard for a possible
marriage of Sarah
to a Mr Taylor. I found what may be the marriage on 18 December 1847. Sarah
Brown aged 21 married James Taylor in Stanhope. Sarah's
father was Peter
Brown a labourer. The witnesses are not family
members. Did Sarah fib about her age as she did not have
parental approval?
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I
then searched for a possible death of James Taylor prior to 1851. I
identified four candidates 1848/Q1 Darlington 24-36, 1849/Q3 Auckland
24-12, 1850/Q1 Auckland 24-7 or 1850/Q3 Houghton le Spring 24-115 and
bought their death certificates.
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None of these were the correct James Taylor.
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Anyone any
ideas please?
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