Genealogy Chat

I have been trying to find my grandmother Sarah Myers.The only info i have is her marriage cert for 1913 which states her age as 20 so born 1893 her fathers name as Henry deceased.I presumed as she was married in liverpool that was where she was born .I found what I thought was her birth and sent for cert it was the wrong one Ihave searched ancestry bmd and 1901 online census and the only 8 year old sarah i can find is the daughter of robert henry and she was born in westmorland. do you think she is mine? thanks for taking the time to read this i would appreciate any any thoughts on it ann

I have had a quick look online at 1901. Don't trust ages given on marriage certs---they often lied. There is a Sarah Myers aged 6 b. Liverpool, but I could not find any adult male or female Myers with the same household ref. She was in the Everton area. It may be worthwhile to download a copy of the 1901 entry to find out who she was living with. Do you know her grandparents names? If she had been orphaned, could she be with them?

hi wendy i did see the liverpool one,she was down as niece.i have no idea of her grandparents namei checked on the pay for veiw 1901 census all the 7 8 and 9 year olds 9 ( cost me a fortune) there were none with a father called henry thats why im leaning towards robert henry as her father ann

Ann, I am no expert, but I would go for the age being wrong rather than the father. Happy hunting!! Pat

you've 7,8,9 but on census she is 6 best try again

Ann My opinion is that the age could easily be wrong (6 could be miswritten/read as 8) and Robert henry could easily be Henry - people sometimes used their middle name as a first name, etc. It is possible that Robert Henry was baptised Robert Henry but always called Henry (perhaps because his father was Robert) and that's what Sarah thought his name was, especially as he was dead at the time of the marriage and unable to correct her. But my opinion is not fact, and I am not sure how you can prove this unless you can get a birth cert for Sarah with Robert Henry as her father on it. Have you tried looking for Robert Henry Myers on the 1891 census? That might give a clue about where Sarah was born. nell

Here are Sarah Myers births on Ancestry civil reg 1891-1895 Dewsbury West Riding of Yorkshire 9b 608 Myers, Sarah 1892 June Auckland Co. Durham 10a 195 Myers, Sarah 1892 September Sunderland Co. Durham Tyne and Wear 10a 569 Myers, Sarah 1893 March Ecclesall Bierlow Derbyshire West Riding of Yorkshire 9c 429 Myers, Sarah 1893 September Whitechapel London Middlesex 1c 317 Myers, Sarah 1893 September Leeds (1837-1929) West Riding of Yorkshire 9b 458 Myers, Sarah 1894 December Liverpool (1837-1924) Lancashire 8b 25 Myers, Sarah 1894 December Bolton Lancashire 8c 440 Myers, Sarah 1894 December North Bierley West Riding of Yorkshire 9b 242 Myers, Sarah 1894 June Barnsley West Riding of Yorkshire 9c 231 Myers, Sarah 1895 March Prescot Lancashire 8b 745 Of course there are many other Sarah Myers with a second name born in this period too! nell

None of the above are in Westmoreland - the volume for which is 10b. nell

wendy pat barry thank you for your response. nell I have found Robert Henry in 1891he was born yorkshire and living in Teabay West Morland. on the pay for view 1901 there is a sarah a myers born teabay westmorland.they are living at 8 gilpin terrace wortlry west leeds.ive also found his marriage in 1882in e ward where ever that is ,the ref is 10b. ann

Ann From FreeBMD East Ward Created 1st July 1837. Sub-districts : Appleby; Kirkby Stephen; Orton. GRO volumes : XXV (1837-51); 10b (1852-1930). Appleby, Ashby, Bongate, Brough, Brough Sowerby, Colby, Crackenthorpe, Crosby Garrett, Dufton, Great Musgrave, Hartley, Hillbeck, Hoff, Kaber, Kirkby Stephen, Kirkby Thore, Little Musgrave, Long Marton, Mallerstang, Milburn, Murton, Nateby, Newbiggin, Ormside, Orton, Ravenstonedale, Smardale, Soulby, Stainmore, Tebay, Temple Sowerby, Waitby, Warcop, Wharton, Winton. Registers now in Penrith district.

Just a quick comment about age. Am I right in thinking the only proof of her age is on her marriage cert? She could well have lied here, and been several years younger, or indeed older!