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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Dorset => Topic started by: vbond on Saturday 07 November 09 00:34 GMT (UK)
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Sarah Keates married Edward Stoodley on 17 May 1743 at Winterborne Whitechurch
Edward was of Milton (Abbas)
Sarah was of Corfe Castle.
They subsequently lived in Milton Abbas.
I have reason to believe that Edward was in his mid 50s - therefore Sarah may not have been a young person.
Can anybody shed some light on Sarah's life either before or after this event?
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Hello Vbond,
To have got so far back, you've probably already seen this - the Dorset OPC have
Corfe Castle baptisms right back to 1653. If you search baptisms 1700-1739, there is a Sarah Keete baptised by a John Keete in 1715.
It may also be that Sarah Keates had been married previously - in the marriages section in 1739, there is a marriage of a Thomas Keates to Sarah Darby.
http://www.opcdorset.com/CorfeCastleFiles/CorfeCastle.htm
Good luck,
Yorkslass
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Yorkslass,
Thanks for the reply. I had not actually seen either of those. :)
A little over six months after their marriage Edward made a will (in which he states he's ill) and leaves Sarah with some specific obligations, which lead me to believe that the marriage may have been more convenient/financial than personal.
So an older spinster or a widowed soldier's wife would easily fit into that into that scenario. Or maybe he was just suave.
vbond
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I was rather hoping somebody might have something on the lady after she was married. ???