I have a lot of questions regarding the following scenario.
Ann BARNETT married John EALES at Hinckley in Dec 1840 when she was only 15 years old.
In the 'Deaths' column of the Leicester Chronicle dated 15 Oct 1842 -
'In the latter part of the month of August, on board the 'Denmark', off the harbour of New York,
aged 17, Ann, wife of Mr. John Eales, of Hinckley. She left Hinckley on the 1st of July'.
Assuming that she died during the voyage where is the record of death? (presumably 'at sea').
In New York? was she buried in New York?
In England? was he body returned to England for burial? I can find no death record in England.
Was she simply buried at sea? Unrecorded? - except for the newspaper item.
Where did the newspaper story come from?
Was husband John with her? or was she alone?
How did she die? When did she die?
The cost of passage and provisions was about £4. At 17, Ann's annual income would have been
£30 at the most. Husband John was a young tailor aged 22 and not long after his apprenticeship.
Hardy wealthy enough to send his young wife to the Americas let alone go with her.
John married again in 1844 (to a 17 year old) and, at a court case in Jan 1851, his mother-in-law
stated that he had 'recently returned from America, had married her daughter, who was then underage'.
Did he travel to America after 1844?
I would appreciate some pointers - where to find information to answer those questions.
