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Hi:

I need some help with this one please.

I have Sarah with siblings: James, Daniel, Mary Ann and Polly.

Sarah was born in Buckinghamshire ... probably Ballinger Bottom, near Gt. Missenden, near London.

She married William Brown (c1870) and they had seven children, including the only one I know of who had the name Frank who came to Canada and married Maria Anna (Mayme) Koch.

I have checked all the Sarahs and Williams and there are lots of them in the Missenden area but cannot find a Sarah with the same siblings.

Any help would be wonderful.

Margaret.

Do you have her marriage cert as it would be useful to know the name of father and his occupation.

Have you found her on any census?

Hi:

No other useful information ... I have a contact with a Sarah and William Brown, and everything fits except the siblings .... Margaret.

Where have the names of James, Daniel, Mary Ann and Polly come from?


When and where are William and Sarah supposed to have married?

Where did you get her siblings names from?

Mary Ann and Polly might be one and the same

Hi:

I am doing this for my son-in-law's family ... and his Ma gave me the information on her hubby's family as he remembers it. I can imagine they would get a name or two wrong but not all of them.

The direct line relative came to Canada so some info was lost in transition I guess.

Thanks for trying to help. Margaret.

Marriage

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page

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Marriages Sep 1884 (>99%)
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BROWN William Amersham 3a 767
PEARCE Sarah Amersham 3a 767


Andy

Hi:

Sarah and William married in England and lived at Ballinger Bottom nr. Gt. Missenden, Buckinghamshire, near London. Frank their son was born at Ballinger. So I am sure they came from that area.

I guess Mary Ann and Polly could be the same one ... cannot find a Polly at all .... not a regular name is it....usually short for Margaret.

Margaret.

Hi Andrew:

They were born about 1870 so would be too young to be married in 1884 - could be their birth dates are wrong tho.

They had a son in 1906 ...if that helps.

Margaret.

Try

http://freebmd.rootsweb.com it is free... for births marriages and deaths.

I have a Mary Ann who was Aunt Polly in my tree.

This is the only other William Brown/Pearce marriage for Buckinghamshire from 1870

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page

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Marriages Dec 1897 (>99%)
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BRIDGES William Amersham 3a 1193
Brown Kate Amersham 3a 1193
Brown William Amersham 3a 1193
Pearce Esther Amersham 3a 1193

You mention Frank....this could be his birth registration


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Births Jun 1906 (>99%)
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Brown Frank Amersham 3a 897


If you haven't got the birth certificate you can purchase on line from

www.gro.gov.uk

with above reference it will cost £7 make sure you say you have reference on the form.

This appears to be William and Esther on the 1901 census....not sure they are in the right place for your family

1901 England Census
about Esther Brown
Name: Esther Brown
Age: 23
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1878
Relation: Wife
Spouse's Name: William
Gender: Female
Where born: Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England

Civil Parish: Buckland
Ecclesiastical parish: Buckland All Saints
Town: Buckland Common
County/Island: Buckinghamshire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:
Registration district: Aylesbury
Sub registration district: Aylesbury
ED, institution, or vessel: 13
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 61
Household Members: Name Age
Esther Brown 23
Lily Brown 5 months
William Brown 25


Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 1356; Folio: 65; Page: 9.

Hi:

We were zapped during a thunderstorm on Monday evening and have just got a temporary computer repair now, so I will be off line for a few days.

I do thank everyone for helping and will be back as soon as I can to study the details and reply to you all.

Best regards....hoping for fair weather. Margaret.

Hi~!

I am back with a new satellite computer which hopefully will not be affected by thunder storms.

I have this new information regarding Sarah Pearce's
husband which may or may not help in finding the right Sarah.

It seems that William Brown's mother was Nellie Brown. William was her first child and then her husband died when William was a baby. His mother, Nellie, remarried to a James. So William Brown had step brothers - Abraham James, Alfred James, Arthur James.

Hope this helps somewhat.

Best regards. Margaret.

The Amersham Registration District covers:

Township or Civil Parish

Amersham

Ashley Green

Beaconsfield

Chalfont St. Giles

Chalfont St. Peter

Chartridge

Chenies

Chesham

Chesham Bois

Cholesbury-cum-St. Leonards

Coleshill

Great Missenden

Latimer

Lee

Little Missenden
1902
1974
transferred from Wycombe district on 1.1.1902

Penn

Seer Green

The Lee


Registers now in Chiltern Hills

If you have access to Ancestry there are two Private Family Trees which feature your Frank Brown. A Bicknell tree and a Brown Tree.

A possibility for Sarah Pearce

1881 England Census
about Sarah Pearce
Name: Sarah Pearce
Age: 2
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1879
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: George
Mother's Name: Sarah A.
Gender: Female
Where born: Gt Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England

Civil Parish: Little Missenden
County/Island: Buckinghamshire
Country: England

Street address: The Common
Education:

Employment status:

Registration district: Wycombe
Sub registration district: West Wycombe
ED, institution, or vessel: 6
Neighbors:
Household Members: Name Age
Arthur H. Pearce 15
Emily Pearce
George Pearce 37
Mary Ann Pearce 6
Sarah Pearce 2
Sarah A. Pearce 37
William C. Pearce 8


Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 1467; Folio: 37; Page: 6; Line: ; GSU roll: 1341355.


Edit: Not the right one....too young.

Hi Pam:

The time delay is because I live in Canada.

Thanks for your research .... as most of the Pearce/Brown family notes are from memory, I think I am going to have to get more documentary evidence to see if we can establish which Sarah Pearce belongs to our Brown family here.

I have checked the Bicknell tree and feel it is not the same branch.

Many thanks for your help .... Margaret.