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hi all looking for death of my grandmother sarah rebecca renwick nee raymond born 02 06 1863 lambeth london married george renwick 04 09 1887 the last i can see of her 1911 census the only one i i can see is sarah r renwick burton on trent but age is not right renn

If it's the 1943 death then this is the probate:

England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
Name: Sarah Rebecca Renwick
Probate Date: 2 Feb 1944
Death Date: 23 Dec 1943
Death Place: Burton Upon Trent
Registry: Nottinghamshire, England

A widow of 13 Shobnall Street, Burton-on-Trent. Probate to Ellen Amelia Hardgrave (wife of Sidney Hardgrave). Effects £434 0s 9d

Which goes with this death:

England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2006
Name: Sarah R Renwick
Birth Date: abt 1859
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1943
Age at Death: 84
Registration district: Burton upon Trent
Inferred County: Staffordshire
Volume: 6b
Page: 423

Age isn't that much out and the info on the death record is only as good as the informant's knowledge.

hi mariei have looked at that one but her age dose not fit her b c renn

Renn, I've just added some further detail. Bear in mind that details on death records may not be totally accurate.

Would she have had any connections to the Staffordshire area?

Might she have remarried after 1911? Who was your grandfather and when did he die?

There's also this one:

England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
Name: Serah Rebecca Renwick
Probate Date: 12 Mar 1927
Death Date: 27 Jan 1927
Death Place: Middlesex, England
Registry: London, England

Widow, of 25 Leinster Square, Bayswater, Middlesex. Probate to Neil Frederick Sinclair FRCS. Effects £944 15s 1d

That goes with this death:

Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page
Deaths Mar 1927
Renwick Sarah 82 Paddington 1a 144

That would be a birth year of c1845, unless there was a mistake and the age should have been 72.

hi marie grandfather died 1984 lambeth idont yhink she married again no connection with stafordshire i have been looking for a while

Renn, should that be 1894 for granddad?

hi marie l dont think she was invovled in any wills she was pretty poor some ofher children born in workhouse

marie no i have is b c 19 02 1944 sorry time lapes type with one finger renn

marie that should have been death cert

hi marie i see the sarah that died in stafordshire 23 dec 1943 she sayes widow my grandad died 19 02 1944 i was going to send for d c so thanks for that renn

Her marriage says 1866??

London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
about Sarah Rebecca Raymond
Name: Sarah Rebecca Raymond
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1866
Age: 21
Spouse Name: George Renwick
Spouse Age: 25
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 4 Sep 1887
Parish: Southwark Christ Church
Borough: Southwark
Father Name: Richard Raymond
Spouse Father Name: James Renwick
Register Type: Parish Register

1911 England Census ??
about Sarah Renwick
Name: Sarah Renwick
Age in 1911: 44
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1867
Relation to Head: Wife
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Lambeth
Civil parish: Southwark St George the Martyr
County/Island: London
Country: England
Street Address: 79 Redcross Street, Southwark
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 29
Estimated Marriage Year: 1882
Registration district: Southwark
Registration District Number: 23
Sub-registration district: St George the Martyr West
George Renwick 51
Sarah Renwick 44
Jane Renwick 22
Lizzie Renwick 20
Kate Renwick 17
James Renwick 16
Louie Renwick 13

But the baptism contradicts?

London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906
Name: Sarah Rebecca Raymond
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 9 Dec 1863
Father's Name: Richard Raymond
Mother's Name: Maria Raymond
Parish or Poor Law Union: Lambeth Holy Trinity
Borough: Lambeth
Register Type: Parish Registers

born June 24.

(Looks like her parents had the whole family done together!) Renn probably has all this.

I saw that MC but her birth is down as 1866/67 in all the census's after she married....so if her death can be found it is probably not going to be correct year of birth anyway.

hi jax the three cens that i have seen 1891 1901 1911 her age varies and dont quite add up i have her b c 2 7 1863 renn

She lied about her age obviously. My grandfather lied about his age but if that lie is continued the age at death is going to be wrong, as no one knows any different

jax what shoud have told you she could not write on my fathers b c where it says mothers name she put a x renn a bit like me

That was quite normal not being able to write...but she could speak so when she was asked her age when she married, why say 21 when she was 24? I know its no big deal but either she did'nt know or she wanted to be younger than she was

Back then I don't think accurate ages were as important as they are now.