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Hi we are looking to find sarahs parents if anyone can help please sarah married robert in 1927 and had george on 15 july 1928 she also had 4 other children amelia, nobby ?irene and one we think before she was married the family all seem to come from east end of london poplar and west ham come up a lot sarah dosnt come up on any searches and we are not sure of her age but know she died in 1970 ish as my cousin can remerber meeting her for the first time then they were not a close family split up at an early age george spent from age 4 in care homes while the others stayed at home thankyou in advance for any help given lyn x

Initials may help, she was Sarah A, he was Robert H. Possible:


Sarah Alice Cossington
Record Type:Baptism
Baptism Date:3 Jun 1900
Father's Name:Thomas Cossington
Mother's name:Ada Cossington
Parish or Poor Law Union:Bromley St Leonard St Mary
Borough:Tower Hamlets
Register Type:Parish Registers

Born 12 May 1900.

Sarah Alice Cordell
Birth Date:12 May 1900
Date of Registration:Jan 1986
Age at Death:85
Registration district:Tower Hamlets
Inferred County:London
Volume:14
Page:1215

Do you use freebmd searches - there are 4 children born to the couple by the look of it.

http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

1901

Name: Sarah M Cossington
Age: 10 Months
Estimated birth year: abt 1900
Relation to Head: Granddaughter <<<<<<
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Stratford, Essex, England
Civil Parish: West Ham
Ecclesiastical parish: Christchurch
County/Island: Essex
Country: England
Registration district: West Ham
Sub-registration district: Stratford
ED, institution, or vessel: 1
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 1562
Folio: 16
Page Number: 24
Household schedule number: 130
Household Members:
Name Age
Henry Cossington 64
Emily Cossington 61
Henry Cossington 38
Thomas Cossington 23
Ada Cossington 20
Sarah M Cossington 10 Months

All living with Thomas's parents
(Although the middle name initial is wrong, it looks like the right family to me)

This looks like them in 1901:

Emily Cossington
Age:61
Estimated birth year: abt 1840
Relation to Head:Wife
Gender:Female
Spouse:Henry Cossington
Birth Place:Bow, London, England
Civil Parish:West Ham
Ecclesiastical parish:Christchurch
County/Island:Essex
Country:England
Street address:
Occupation:
Condition as to marriage:
Education:
Employment status:
View image
Registration district:West Ham
Sub-registration district:Stratford
ED, institution, or vessel:
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece:1562
Folio:16
Page Number:24
Household schedule number:130
Household Members:NameAge

Henry Cossington 64
Emily Cossington 61
Henry Cossington 38
Thomas Cossington 23
Ada Cossington 20
Sarah M Cossington 10 Months

SNAP :-D :-D

Mother Emily is a widow in the workhouse in 1911, but i can't see Thomas/Ada/Sarah.

A sister:


Elizabeth Emily Cossington
Record Type:Baptism
Baptism Date:5 Nov 1902
Father's Name:Thomas Cossington
Mother's name:Ada Cossington
Parish or Poor Law Union:Bromley St Leonard St Mary

Born 15/10/1902

COSSINGTON EMILY
Burial date 01 November 1913
Authority London Borough of Newham
Location West Ham Cemetery (Newham)


COSSINGTON HENRY
Burial date 18 June 1904

https://www.deceasedonline.com/servlet/GSDOSearch

(if them, from above)


Deaths Dec 1913 (>99%)
-------------------------------------------------
Cossington Emily 72 W Ham 4a 45


Deaths Jun 1905 (>99%)
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COSSINGTON Henry 67 W. Ham 4a 5

Chris :)

There are 2 Cossington births (with same mmn) in West Ham - Robert A, 1921 and Ada A 1925. They could be Sarah's, as sister Elizabeth married in Jan.1921 to George Robert Drew - so they can't be her children.

Her parents marriage:


Thomas Cossington
Estimated birth year:abt 1878
Age:22
Spouse Name:Ada Carpenter
Spouse Age:19
Record Type:Marriage
Event Date:6 May 1900
Parish:Bow Common St Paul
Borough:Tower Hamlets
Father Name:Henry Cossington
Spouse Father:James Carpenter
Register Type:Parish Register

Both of Walker street, all the males were labourers.
Sarah born 6 days later!

British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920 (Ancestry)
Name: Thomas Cossington
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1879
Age at Enlistment: 37
Marriage Date: 6 May 1900
Marriage Place: St Paul Bow??
Residence Place: 103 Livingstone Rd, Stratford
Document Year: 1916
Regimental Number: 419797
Regiment Name: Army Service Corps
Number of Images: 7

(looks to be him)

Chris :)

(not time to look through at moment, time I was out!)

I really think this is them on 1911:

If you look at the image igt is very messy and the details of another family had been put in and crossed through.

The other family's head was a James. BUT if you look closely the first name of Mr Cossington looks to be TOMAS (obviously spelt incorrectly.

There is a son aged 3 at the bottom and that also says TOMAS and there is a birth at that time for a Thomas Henry which would fit.

1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
7a Lea S Stratford, West Ham, Essex, England
Print household transcription
Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship to household head Marital condition Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
James Cossington Head Married Male 30 1881 General Carman -
Ada Cossington Wife Married Female 29 1882 - -
Sara Cossington Daughter - Female 10 1901 Scholar -
Lissy Cossington Daughter - Female 9 1902 - -
Tomas Cossington Son - Male 3 1908 - -
Print individual transcription View image
Individual transcription
First name(s) Ada
Last name Cossington
Relationship to household head Wife
Marital condition Married
Gender Female
Age 29
Birth year 1882
Occupation -
Birth place -
Address 7a Lea S Stratford
Parish West Ham
Registration district West Ham
County Essex
Country England
Subdistrict Stratford
Enumeration district 1
Census reference RG14
Census reference RG14PN9342 RG78PN505 RD188 SD1 ED1 SN68
Piece number 9342
Record set 1911 Census for England & Wales

Dea x

I believe this is 'Lissy's baptism from above - parents THOMAS and Ada of 8 Lee St., Stratford.:


London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906 about Elizabeth Emily Cossington
Name: Elizabeth Emily Cossington
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 5 Nov 1902
Father's Name: Thomas Cossington
Mother's name: Ada Cossington
Parish or Poor Law Union: Bromley St Leonard St Mary
Borough: Tower Hamlets
Register Type: Parish Registers
Born Oct. 15th 1902.

Dea x

British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920
about Thomas Henry Cossington Name:Thomas Henry Cossington
Birth Date:7 Feb 1908
Document Year:1916
Relationship to Soldier:Child
Form Title:Information Supplied By Recruit

Family Members:
Name
Relation to Soldier

Thomas Cossington Self (Head)
Ada Carpenter Spouse
Sarah Alice Cossington Child
Elizabeth Emily Cossington Child
Thomas Henry Cossington Child
Nellike Alice Cossington Child

Think you're right Dea I hadn't looked closely at that 1911 image.

Don't know what I'm doing wrong - but I can't find that military record posted by Chris on ancestry :-S

Neither could I Flip - stupid Ancestry search system !!!!!

I found it eventually by clicking on the WW1 search - top right where it says '100'

Dea x

Thanks Dea - that worked for me too. Wonder why not showing on the normal search-retorical question, it's the stupid system :-P

Added: Don't you just love the occupation? Tallow & Bone Boiler :-D

1881 England Census
about Henry Cossington Name:Henry Cossington
Age:44
Estimated birth year:abt 1837
Relationship to Head:Head
Spouse:Emma Cossington
Gender:Male
Where born:Bromley, Middlesex, England
Civil Parish:Bow
County/Island:London
Country:England
Street address:3 Bakers Alley
Marital Status:Married
Occupation:Gen Lab
Registration district:Poplar
Sub-registration district:Bow



Household Members:

Henry Cossington 44
Emma Cossington 40
Emily Cossington 20
Henry Cossington 18
John Cossington 16
Martha Cossington 14
Sarah Cossington 12
David Cossington 10
Thomas Cossington 5
George Cossington 3
Elizth. Cossington

London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
about Henry Cosington (Bachelor) Lime Burner....8 Marker Street
Estimated birth year:abt 1837
Age:23 Spouse Name:
Emily Biscoe (Spinster) 8 Marker Street
Spouse Age:21
Record Type:Marriage
Event Date:19 Aug 1860
Parish:Stepney St Dunstan and All Saints
Borough:Tower Hamlets
Father Name:Henry Cosington (Lime Burner)
Spouse Father:John Biscoe (Labourer)
Register Type:Parish Register
Witnesses: George Parkes and Lucy Biscoe

London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906
about Henry Cossington Name:Henry Cossington
Record Type:Baptism
Baptism Date:9 Nov 1845
Father's Name:Henry Cossington
Mother's name:Martha Cossington
Parish or Poor Law Union:Bromley St Leonard St Mary
Borough:Tower Hamlets
Register Type:Parish Registers

On the same record are siblings......Jane, Matthew and Harriet.





Mistranscribed as Cottington in 1851......

1851 England Census
about Henry Cottington Name:Henry Cottington
Age:13
Estimated birth year:abt 1838
Relation:Son
Father's Name:Henry Cottington
Mother's name:Martha Cottington
Gender:Male
Where born:Bromley, Middlesex, England
Civil Parish:Bromley St Leonard
County/Island:Middlesex
Country:England


Household Members:

Henry Cottington 50
Martha Cottington 41
John Cottington 20
Jane Cottington 17
Henry Cottington 13
Matthew Cottington 10
Rebecca Cottington 8
Harriett Cottington 6
Elizabeth Cottington 3
George Fletcher 26 >>>>Brother In Law



1861 England Census
about Henry Cosington Name:Henry Cosington
Age:52
Estimated birth year:1809
Relation:Head
Spouse's Name:Martha Cosington
Gender:Male
Where born:Bromley, Middlesex, England
Civil Parish:Bromley
County/Island:Middlesex
Country:England

Household Members:

Henry Cosington 52
Martha Cosington 51
John Cosington 30
Matthew Cosington 21
Rebecca Cosington 19
Harriett Cosington 16
Elizabeth Cosington 13
Margaret Cosington 30