Sarah Wells embrodery

[michaelblow]

Don't know where to start without buying lots of certificates.

Stitched message from her mother, Sarah Wells,  born 25th october 1842, died 17th march 1848 buried under tree in churchyard. I would like to know where the church is, and the family

[lizdb]

Do tell us all you know. You have put this on the Essex board, so what makes you think it all took place in Essex?
What is the exact wording of the embroidery?

[lizdb]

If it is Essex, then there is only one possible birth that I can see:

Oct/Nov/Dec 1842
Halstead
ref 12 102
Sarah Wells

If you knew which parish she was born in, then you could take out a 24 hr subscription on SEAX and see christening (if she was chr) and burial.

Or buy the birth cert to find her parents, then look for them on census to find out more about the family.

[..claire..]

Hi

Bit of info from FindMyPast and FreeBMD

Death March Qtr. 1848 Halstead  Vol. 12  Page. 95

Sarah Wells

FindMyPast give year of birth ~ 1842 and death year ~ 1848, Halstead, Essex

claire

[lizdb]

Looking good then!
Seems Sarah Wells and family lived somewhere within Halstead Registration District.

Got to go now, but if no one has done it before I get back, Ill look and see if there any many Wells familes in the area in 1851. If not, then that might give a lead as to what Parish to start with.

[Jolee]

There is a burial on 24/03/1848 of Sarah Wells age 6 in St Andrews churchyard Halstead

[nannyj]

No corresponding baptism in St Andrew's sadly. She must have been born nearby maybe?
@michaelblow - What makes you think it's essex?

[Ladyhawk]

Don't know where to start without buying lots of certificates.

Stitched message from her mother,
Sarah Wells, 
born 25th october 1842,
died 17th march 1848 buried under tree in churchyard.

If it is Essex, then there is only one possible birth that I can see:

Oct/Nov/Dec 1842
Halstead
ref 12 102
Sarah Wells

A possibility for her parents, if she is from Halstead ?

To be certain it's the correct family Sarah's b/c would confirm parents names

Marriage
Sep 1839 Halstead
Richard WELLS
Female names on same page
Maria Andrews
Marty Ann Cutts
Mary Gozzard
Anne SAMS

marriage 2 Sep 1839
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XK8G-443

1841 census administrative area Halstead Union, Halstead
Richard WELLS 25
Ann 25
James 1

Death
Halstead Sep 1850 Ann WELLS
buried Halstead 1 Sep 1850 age 32
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJD4-72BK

1851 census administrative area Halstead
Richard WELLS 35
James 11 (born c 1840 FreeBMD Mar 1840 Halsted)
Ann 7 (born c 1844      FreeBMD Dec 1843 Halstead)

1861 census Halstead
Richard WELLS 45
Eliza 39
James 21
Ann 18
Eliza 15
William 9
Maria 8
Henry 2
Lewis  (Sep 1860 Halstead)

It looks as if all the above children birth entries in Halstead district see FreeBMD)
possible ch. James 1 April 1852 Halstead parents Richard Wells & Ann
 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XK8P-7SZ also Ann & William on same day

Ch. Halstead parents Richard WELLS & Eliza (see familysearch)
Maria 1 Apr 1853, Eliza 25 Mar 1856, Henry Charles 29 Sep 1858 & Lewis  29 Aug 1860

Unfortunately not seeing a christening on familysearch for Sarah Wells to confirm whether or not Richard & Ann are her parents

death
Halstead Sep 1869 age 48 Eliza Wells burial 15 Sep 1869 Halstead https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJD4-7G49

1871c https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KDZB-HKP
1881c https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQZK-BP5

death
Halstead Mar 1901 age 86 Richard Wells buried 16 Mar 1901 Halstead
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJD4-7PXQ

[michaelblow]

The only information  I  have are the dates,

looked on free BMD and found no exact match for birth and death in the correct quarters.

Essex, Halstead provided the best match

Unless the birth date is an exact match the b/c is no help to find the parents