Sarah Jennings marriage 6.4.1867

[jackhammer]

Could you help me find out which Sarah Jennings married Andrea Roche (also known by the name Andrew Gregory Rocke) in Adelaide on 6.4.1867

I believe the marriage record shows her father as Samuel Jennings which would match a Sarah Jennings age 7 who migrated with her family to Adelaide from Clapham London on the ship "Sea Queen" arriving at Port Adelaide 25.3.1850. Father shown as Samuel Jennings.

However Sarah Rocke (nee Jennings) died 16.6.1920 in Perth W.A. where her obituary in "The Daily News" newspaper states she was born in St Ives Cornwall and migrated to Adelaide age 19 on the ship "Peeress"arriving in Port Adelaide 9.7.1865

The obituary also states she died at the age of 86 which would be wrong for both the Sarahs. Surely there can't be a third Sarah Jennings who arrived in Adelaide at that time! It would be very interesting to know what the incorrect Sarah Jennings' marriage or death records show - could help identify the correct one.

Hope you can shed some light on this,

jackhammer

[rosball]

Here are a couple of marriage announcements - not much help I'm afraid
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article39186655
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article39181899

regards,
   Ros

[Dundee]

However Sarah Rocke (nee Jennings) died 16.6.1920 in Perth W.A. where her obituary in "The Daily News" newspaper states she was born in St Ives Cornwall and migrated to Adelaide age 19 on the ship "Peeress"arriving in Port Adelaide 9.7.1865

The obituary also states she died at the age of 86....

jackhammer

The 1920 obit says that Sarah arrived "54 years ago" and her time in each State does add up.  This is the only one that I can see, is there another which gives her age and date of arrival?

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article79524432

This would mean she arrived around 1866 aged 32. (Having terrible trouble with my maths today)

Debra  

[Dundee]

OK, she wasn't 86, she was 73.

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article57966952

Debra 

[Rhonda May]

Hi

The age of Sarah JENNINGS was recorded as 21 at the time of her marriage in 1867 which corresponds with the 19 y.o. Sarah who arrived on the ship Peeress in 1865.

One Sarah JENNINGS born in Cornwall recorded in DEC Q 1845 at Penzance.

Rhonda

[Rhonda May]

Cornwall OPC have a marriage at St Ives 1835 for Samuel JENNINGS  & Mary DOWNING

And a Baptism at St Ives, Primitive Methodist, on 2 Nov 1845
Sarah JENNINGS  ‘age’  16 Oct 1845
Daughter of Samuel and Mary
Father was a sailor

Rhonda

[jackhammer]

Thanks to you all for your help , much appreciated and Rhonda May I new the Sarah from St Ives had a sailer for a father but I didn't know his name so you've helped me a lot. Its amazing that both the sarahs had fathers called Samuel. Looks like the Sarah from St Ives is the one I need,

You have all really made my day!!
All the best jackhammer

[judb]

in 1851 the Sarah form St Ives - Sarah JENNINGS - was with her mother, Mary, 41, Manglewoman, widow, and siblings Mary 11 and Samuel 7 and at Back Road, St Ives. 

1861 Mary 52 dressmaker, Mary 21 dressmaker and Sarah 15 tailoress are at Gas Court, St Ives.

Hmmm There is an on-line public tree with a Sarah Elizabeth JENNINGS b abt 1845 in Cornwall married to Andrew ROCKE (surname changed by deed poll form ROCCHI)  This tree gives Sarah's parents as Samuel Jennings (1812 – 1897) and Sarah Jane Tucker (1814 – 1879).  This tree has a photo of Andrea and Sarah and some of their children.  The tree names a brother for Sarah as William JENNINGS.  His marriage certificate clearly shows his parents as Samuel and Sarah (nee Tucker) JENNINGS.

So - is this William your Sarah's brother?

Judith

[Dundee]

Judith I think that is the family mentioned in the original post who arrived on the Sea Queen in 1850.  They were from Surrey.

She is not the Sarah who married Andrew ROCKE.

Here is that Sarah's death in Victoria in 1884...

Name:    Sarah Elizabeth GUNNER
Died:    Prahran, Victoria
Age:    42
Father:    Saml JENNINGS
Mother:    Sarah TUCKER
Registered:    1884
#  5741


Debra