Sarah Miriam Prior

[markspark53]

Hello Herts listers,
I have just been reviewing my tree on Ancestry and I am very confused over the Prior branch. The last one I have any definite data on is Sarah Miriam Prior. She is in the censuses as being born in Hadham.  According to my information she was baptised 11th April 1830 at Water Lane Independent, Bishop's Stortford. I was daft enough not to make a note of the source for that info, I suspect it was the IGI, which I can't find any more, but it could also have been passed to me way back. The baptism date fits exactly with all the censuses. I also have her parents as William Prior and Susan Carpenter.

Someone else's tree has different parents for her, which is why I am now confused. Can anyone help me with the baptism and her parents? Should I be looking for baptisms at Hadham itself?

thanks,
Mark

[kmart66]

FamilySearch.org has Sarah Prior, baptised 11 April 1830 Bishops Stortford, parents William and Susan.

Kevin

[trish1120]

Hi Mark,
Did she Marry?
Her Marriage Cert will provide her Fathers name and Occp.

Trish

[trish1120]

1861 has a Sarah M NIGHTINGALE born c 1831 Haddam living in Middlesex.
+ a 30 Year old c 1830 Sarah PRIOR, Unm, born Bishops Stortford living in Middlesex.
This is where the confusion may have occurred

[trish1120]

I hate to throw another possible in the Pot,

The Nightingales have a John PRIOR, age 15, born c 1835, Haddam, Herts Brother with them in Middlesex.
In 1841 he is with in Little Haddam, Herts;
William PRIOR, 35, Ag Lab
Elizabeth, 35
MIRIAM, 10
JOHN, 5
Mary, 18mths
HO107/443/8/Little Hadam

Trish

[markspark53]

Well things have moved on since I last looked at this family. Trish, you are right to advise looking at the marriage, on Ancestry I have found her (spelt Sarah Mirian) marrying John Nightingale in Enfield. She is said to be a minor, which still fits with all the censuses, but her father is given as William Prior, a labourer.

The William I have on my tree is down in all the censuses (with wife Susan) as a carpenter, so it looks like I was wrong with her mother's name as well.

Shame the marriage doesn't give the mother's name, which would be helpful.

Now all I have to do is find her real baptism.

Trish, your last post has come in while I was typing. I did spot that census this morning, it looks right, but I will have to double check all this.

[trish1120]

John was Christened 20 Sept 1835, Little Hadam to WILLIAM/ELIZABETH and Sister MIRIAM, 25 Oct 1829.
(Source IGI Extracted)

Was your Sarah M the one that Married John Nightingale? (under Knightengate in 1851 Census)

John was age 16 in 1851, sorry my mistake.

[markspark53]

Yes that is her, I'm just looking at that 1841 census again.

[trish1120]

Excellent