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Hi everyone, I would be grateful for some help in tracing the birth record of Sarah Mecklenburgh born c.1841 in Purleigh / Witham, Essex. Father Matthias / Mathias / Mattias, Mother Elizabeth (maiden name unknown). I have found Sarah in censuses but am unable to find any birth / Baptism record for her. I know she married Thomas Rowland in 1864 and died in 1908. Thank you so much, Glynis.

For reference.


1851 census transcription details for: Bridge Street, Witham
National Archive Reference:
RG number: HO107 Piece: 1783 Folio: 156 Page: 19

Reg. District: Witham Sub District: Witham
Parish: Witham Enum. District: 1A
Ecclesiastical District: City/Municipal Borough:
Address: Bridge Street, Witham
County: Essex
Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth
Year Occupation ,
Disability Where Born
MECKLINGBURGH, Elizabeth Wife Married F 48 1803 Wife Of A Miller
Bentley
Suffolk
MECKLINGBURGH, Samuel Son Unmarried M 20 1831 Miller
Bocking
Essex
MECKLINGBURGH, Mary Ann Daughter Unmarried F 12 1839 Scholar
Pinleigh
Essex
MECKLINGBURGH, Sarah Daughter Unmarried F 9 1842 Scholar
Pinleigh
Essex

1881

Mathais MECKLENBURGH Head M Male 54 Steeple, Essex, England Fellmonger Labourer
Amelia MECKLENBURGH Wife M Female 47 Witham, Essex, England
Sarah MECKLENBURGH Daur Female 8 Witham, Essex, England Scholar


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Source Information:
Dwelling Mill Lane Cottage
Census Place Witham, Essex, England
Family History Library Film 1341436
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 1809 / 50
Page Number 27

1881

Matthias MECKLENBURGH Head M Male 28 Witham, Essex, England Agr Labourer
Elizabeth MECKLENBURGH Wife M Female 27 Tiptree, Essex, England
Herbert MECKLENBURGH Son Male 5 Essex, Essex, England
Charles ELEY Bro In Law Male 14 Tiptree, Essex, England


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Source Information:
Dwelling Chipping Hill
Census Place Witham, Essex, England
Family History Library Film 1341436
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 1809 / 78
Page Number 17

Just for background:
1851 England Census
Elizabeth Mecklingburgh Age: 48 Estimated birth year: abt 1803 Relation: Head Gender: Female Where born: Bentley, Suffolk, England Civil parish: Witham Town: Witham County/Island: Essex Country: England Registration district: Witham Sub-registration district: Kelvedon ED, institution, or vessel: 1a , schedule number: 76
Elizabeth Mecklingburgh 48
Samuel Mecklingburgh 20
Mary Ann Mecklingburgh 12
Sarah Mecklingburgh 9
Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece: 1783; Folio: 156; Page: 19; GSU roll: 207432.


Mary Ann Mecklenburgh
Year of Registration: 1838
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
District: Maldon (1837-1972)
County: Essex
Volume: 12
Page: 131

Matthias Mecklenburgh Pedigree
Male

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Event(s):
Birth: About 1853 Witham, Essex, England
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Parents:
Father: Matthias John Mecklenburgh Family
Mother: Helen

MATTHIAS MECKLENBURGH Pedigree
Male
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Event(s):
Birth: 10 MAR 1853

Christening: 16 SEP 1855 Witham, Essex, England
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Parents:
Father: MATTHIAS MECKLENBURGH Family
Mother: AMELIA

MATTHIAS MECKLENBURGH Pedigree
Male Family
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Marriages:
Spouse: AMELIA BAXTER Family
Marriage: 05 NOV 1851 Witham, Essex, England

Husband Age at Marriage: 25
Wife Age at Marriage: 20

SARAH MECKLENBURGH Pedigree
Female
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Event(s):
Birth: 20 NOV 1823

Christening: 27 APR 1828 Chelmsford, Essex, England

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Parents:
Father: ALFRED MECKLENBURGH Family
Mother: JANE SPENCER

1881

Samuel MECKLENBURGH Head M Male 50 Bocking, Essex, England Corn Merchants Porter
Emma MECKLENBURGH Wife M Female 48 Gt Oakley, Essex, England Corn Merchants Porter Wife


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Source Information:
Dwelling Wants Road
Census Place Maldon St Peter, Essex, England
Family History Library Film 1341429
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 1776 / 35
Page Number 27

1881

John WOODWARD Patient M Male 42 St Osyth, Essex, England Mariner
John PETTITT Patient U Male 14 Colchester, Essex, England Labourer
Joshua Chas. DUNT Patient U Male 15 Colchester, Essex, England Scholar
Richd. Henry WHALE Patient U Male 11 Norwich, Norfolk, England Scholar
Perry JOHNNS Patient U Male 9 Plumstead, Essex, England Scholar
Joseph COLLER Patient U Male 16 Gt Braxted, Essex, England Agricultural Labourer
James BEARDWELL Patient M Male 30 Langham, Essex, England Agricultural Labourer
Isaac LEECH Patient U Male 21 Langham, Essex, England Agricultural Labourer
John DURRANT Patient U Male 30 Mistley, Essex, England Baker
William GOODWIN Patient U Male 46 Fingringhoe, Essex, England Agricultural Labourer
Frederick BUSH Patient U Male 14 Dovercourt, Essex, England Agricultural Labourer
William UNWIN Patient W Male 42 Rivenhall, Essex, England Agricultural Labourer
Alfred LEGGETT Patient M Male 39 West Bergholt, Essex, England Domestic Servt Coachman
Robert SWANN Patient M Male 30 Colchester, Essex, England Cooper
Samuel MECKLENBURGH Patient W Male 39 East Bergholt, Essex, England Miller
Herbert GREEN Patient U Male 7 Kirby Le Soken, Essex, England Scholar
Elijah ISBORN Patient U Male 13 Mistley, Essex, England Scholar
Robert WADLEY Patient U Male 7 East Donyland, Essex, England Scholar
Dennis DEAVES Patient M Male 30 Borley, Essex, England Wheelwright
John HARRINGTON Patient W Male 67 Stoke By Nayland, Suffolk, England Labourer
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Source Information:
Institution "Essex & Colchester Hospital" Lexden Rd
Census Place Colchester St Mary At Walls, Essex, England
Family History Library Film 1341432
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 1789 / 37
Page Number 8

1841 England Census
about Matthias Micklenburgh
Name: Matthias Micklenburgh
[Matthias Mecklenburgh]
Age: 14
Estimated birth year: abt 1827
Gender: Male
Where born: Essex, England

Civil parish: Purleigh
Hundred: Dengie
County/Island: Essex
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

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Registration district: Maldon
Sub-registration district: Maldon
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Elizath Micklenburgh 35
Matthias Micklenburgh 14
Samuel Micklenburgh 11
Maria Micklenburgh 8
William Micklenburgh 6
Mary Ann Micklenburgh 3

SAMUEL MECKLENBURGH Pedigree
Male
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Event(s):
Birth: 26 FEB 1814

Christening: 10 APR 1814 East Bergholt, Suffolk, England
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Parents:
Father: JOHN MECKLENBURGH Family
Mother: ELISABETH
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Messages:
Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.

It's a humdinger of a name for being misspelt, I know.
Early census records are useful but that birth record c. 1841 is still elusive.

well is anything that has been found of any use to you?

Who knows, eh, Ann o' GG? Glynis did say she'd found her in censuses, though. And you did go off on your usual hunt for things that look interesting but don't answer the question! ;)


You can't trace a birth record that doesn't exist. If it exists, it's in the GRO index. Searching for surname M*burgh and M*burg 1841 +/- 2 years turns up loads of Mecklenburghs and variants in Essex and elsewhere (Norfolk/Suffolk mainly), but no Sarah.

So her birth wasn't registered, or something else. Elizabeth and Matthias were old enough to have a child whose child she could have been, registered under another surname. Anything's possible. But there is no birth record. So no one will find it.

There might be a baptism record. For that, you'd have to access the appropriate parish records.

Of course, Ann.
Many little snippets appear through others doing the various searches through different sources.
Your searches sent me scurrying to check the references and I am very appreciative of everyone's efforts.
My main search though, as I said, is still the birth of Sarah 1841
I am puzzled why I cannot find a birth record for Sarah and it is always finding that elusive record that gives ultimate satisfaction.
Thank you everyone so far.

Thank you JaneyCanuck,
You probably speak the truth, but I thought it worth seeing if anyone else could find what I had failed to find myself.
Also, different people have subscriptions with different websites so you never know whether a different search will turn up a clue.

... Unless FreeBMD somehow skipped it in the transcribing.

You can go there or to Ancestry and browse the pages of the GRO index. I've done it, some years ago, when the period I wanted wasn't transcribed.

If you search at Ancestry for any surname Meck* in 1842, you'll find some for each quarter of the year. Go to the image and see whether there's a Sarah who didn't get transcribed. Do the same for 1841 and 1842. Do the same for Mick*.

If there's no Sarah Meck* in any quarter of 1841, 1842, 1843, then either her birth wasn't registered or it was registered in another surname. Or the name got badly mistranscribed into the GRO index and came out as something other than Mick* or Meck*.

Again: birth registrations are found in only one place, the GRO index. If it isn't there, it isn't elusive, it isn't there.

Thanks JaneyCanuck,
Will give your idea a go....maybe tomorrow when I am not falling asleep at my computer after a long day.
I am grateful for the advice about searches.
Glynis.