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Brick wall Sarah Nelson, Please Help
« on: Sunday 12 August 12 03:23 BST (UK) »
Hi, Im trying to find any info for my 4x Great Grandmother Sarah Nelson.

I have snippets of info found on Ancestry but have got completely stuck, I cannot find a baptism record for her as there seems to be nothing online......although im probably not looking in the right places  ??? ???

The info I have is as taken from census records and her marriage certificate.

According to all census records that I have found after her marriage say she was born abt 1823 in Maidstone Kent.   

She was married to Joseph Watson Little in Bradford area in 1842.  I cannot find anything for her in the 1841 census before her marriage but all census after that say maidstone, kent as birth place

Her fathers name listed on the Marriage Certificate is Thomas Nelson, his occupation is Mason.

I cannot find a birth record for her as i dont believe they had them then, i did think i might find a baptism but am completely stuck there.

The only other names i have are those of her marriage witnesses which were George and Ellen Nelson whom i assume to be relatives of hers????

I cannot find a mother or siblings.

Pleeeeeeeease can someone point me i the right direction of where to look, ive tried family search too and come up with nothing there either.

Any help would be most appreciated.

Thank You
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Re: Brick wall Sarah Nelson, Please Help
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 12 August 12 04:06 BST (UK) »
familysearch does have this
Baptism Sally Nelson 
 24 Nov 1822 
Maidstone, Kent 
Father Thomas Nelson 
Mother Sarah

The names Sally and Sarah are interchangeable. 

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Re: Brick wall Sarah Nelson, Please Help
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 12 August 12 04:14 BST (UK) »
Baptism
George Nelson 
11 Feb 1818 
Maidstone, Kent, England 
Father Thomas Nelson 
Mother Sarah 

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Re: Brick wall Sarah Nelson, Please Help
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 12 August 12 04:18 BST (UK) »
A possible for Ellen Nelson a witness at Sarah's marriage
Baptism Ellen Nelson 
26 Nov 1820 
East Farleigh, Kent 
Father Thomas Nelson 
Mother Sarah 


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Re: Brick wall Sarah Nelson, Please Help
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 12 August 12 04:42 BST (UK) »
As Sarah was married in Yorkshire and I couldn't find her in Kent in 1841 I started looking in Yorkshire for her or any members of her family. I haven't sorted Sarah but there is this.
1841HO107 piece 1290 book 9 folio 49 page 17
grove cottage Birstall Yorkshire
Ellen Nelson age 20 female servant with the Cooke family. Not born in county.

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Re: Brick wall Sarah Nelson, Please Help
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 12 August 12 04:55 BST (UK) »
Could this be George?
1841 HO107 ppiece 1294 book 8 folio 16 page 24
Victoria? Street Bradford.
George Nelson 25 warehouseman born in county No

Bradford and Birstall are approx 9 miles apart so if these are the brother and sister of Sarah they weren't far away.

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Re: Brick wall Sarah Nelson, Please Help
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 12 August 12 05:06 BST (UK) »
1851 HO107/2307/32/23
Bradford East End
George Nelson 33 joiner born Maidstone Kent
Elizabeth Nelson 31 Batley
Rachel Nelson 10 Batley
Sarah Nelson 7 Batley
Eliza Nelson 5 Bradford
Ruth Nelson 2 Bradford
Matilda Nelson 3 months Bradford
 
 
 

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Re: Brick wall Sarah Nelson, Please Help
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 12 August 12 05:19 BST (UK) »
Marriages Mar 1851   
Nelson  Ellen Nelson and Thomas Pickles  Dewsbury  vol 22 page 45
Dewsbury includes Birstall.

1851  HO107/2324/316/11
Dewsbury
John Jennings 46
Ann Jennings 48
Joshua Edwin Jennings 18
George Thos Jennings 13
Josiah Jennings 12
Sarah Augusta Jennings 8
Jesse Francis Jennings 7
Richard Jennings 5
William Sims 41
Mary Sims 37
Thomas Pickles 29 lodger clothier Dewsbury
Ellen Pickles 30 wife lodger born Maidstone Kent
Sarah E Pickles 6 lodger Dewsbury
 
Louisa A Hooley 35
 
 
 
 

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Re: Brick wall Sarah Nelson, Please Help
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 12 August 12 17:05 BST (UK) »
familysearch does have this
Baptism Sally Nelson 
 24 Nov 1822 
Maidstone, Kent 
Father Thomas Nelson 
Mother Sarah

The names Sally and Sarah are interchangeable. 


thanks crisane i found that one too, was hoping it might be them
Brotton History Website - www.communigate.co.uk/ne/brottonhistory
RIDDIOUGH FAMILY - www.riddiough.com

Riddiough - Brotton, Shipley
Trinder - Berkshire, Loftus
Marsay - Whitby, Brotton, Boosbeck
Yeoman - Whitby, Loftus, Brotton
Harris - Loftus, Devon
Sibly - Cornwall, Brotton
Spargo - Devon
Pulford - West Yorkshire
Ward - Loftus
Leach - Shipley, Baildon, Saltaire