sarah boucher

[davcan]

And in 1861:-

Sarah King 40 Unmarried occ Housekeeper b Marcham Bucks
Maria B 19 Unmarried ( A Ward)? b Earls Court Kensington
They are employed by John Watkins 70 occ Gentleman b Old Brompton London?
Residing at Church Street, Slough
Census Ref RG09/853/22/37
Keyboard86

thanks   i have that census and i pretty sure that birth is for marcham berks    dave

[keyboard86]

Hi Dave, yes I believe that Maria is John's child, and Sarah took the name King, but for some reason they did not or could not marry, on the 1861 on the original against Maria there are a couple of words that appear to say ",A Ward",A Ward of Court maybe? I am unsure, what are your thoughts.
Keyboard86

[davcan]

Hi Dave, as you can see above John King and Sarah Boucher never married?

Keyboard86
i do have the census for 1861 but it does not say she never married and as i said previously her daughter's birth cert says she was formerly sarah boucher.      dave

Hi Dave, yes I believe that Maria is John's child, and Sarah took the name King, but for some reason they did not or could not marry, on the 1861 on the original against Maria there are a couple of words that appear to say ",A Ward",A Ward of Court maybe? I am unsure, what are your thoughts.
Keyboard86

hi i see what you are referring to now as i have that also. i don't know what that means and i guess i will have to think about that for awhile.   thankyou so much for your support    dave

[CaroleW]

Could this be her baptism??

Sarah King 31 Jan 1819  Marcham, Berkshire Father James King Mother Martha

There is also a Sarah King aged 20 on the 1841 living in Marcham with parents George and Charlotte

[jksdelver]

Have you checked the spelling Bowcher ?

[davcan]

Hi Dave, as you can see above John King and Sarah Boucher never married?

Keyboard86
i do have the census for 1861 but it does not say she never married and as i said previously her daughter's birth cert says she was formerly sarah boucher.      dave

Hi Dave, yes I believe that Maria is John's child, and Sarah took the name King, but for some reason they did not or could not marry, on the 1861 on the original against Maria there are a couple of words that appear to say ",A Ward",A Ward of Court maybe? I am unsure, what are your thoughts.
Keyboard86
hi i see what you are referring to now as i have that also. i don't know what that means and i guess i will have to think about that for awhile.   thankyou so much for your support    dave

hi keyboard 86      i do believe now that maria b. was under the custody of john watkins probably so that she could remain with her mother. a servant could possibly loose their child to a workhouse in those days.  if there was a court order for this do you know where i could look for this ?     thanks dave

[davcan]

Have you checked the spelling Bowcher ?

i do have a birth and marriage cert . with the spelling as boucher.  i guess there could be a spelling error so i won't discount that spelling    dave

[davcan]

Could this be her baptism??

Sarah King 31 Jan 1819  Marcham, Berkshire Father James King Mother Martha

There is also a Sarah King aged 20 on the 1841 living in Marcham with parents George

that sounds very close what i don't get is why she says formerly boucher     could she appear on the 1841 census in multiple places?     dave

[CaroleW]

Possible explanations:

She was illegitimate and born as Boucher - her mother married somebody called King and she adopted that surname

Boucher was a family surname - possibly her mothers maiden name - and she used it to disguise the fact that she was a single mother