Sarah (Saria) PARSONS of Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire

[DianneBehringer]

Sarah Parsons was born 24 Mar 1846 (6/348) in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire to Thomas John (John) Parsons and Hannah Parsons (nee Nelson).  Her birth is entered into the family bible as Saria Parsons born at "3 o'clock in the Afternoon".  Saria appears as a 5 year old daughter to 'John' and Hannah Parsons of Cambridge St, Aylesbury in the 1851 Census.  Sarah appears again as a 15 year old 'visitor' to Eizabeth Warner 67 year old dressmaker at Cambridge St, Aylesbury in the 1861 Census.

Thomas Nelson Parsons (my 2 x great grandfather) immigrated from Aylesbury leaving from Godbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland on the Wanata arriving in Sydney, Australia on 5 Sep 1864 at the age of 16.  On the comments it states "Sisters Sarah and Emma Parsons living at Newcastle, New South Wales'.  Emma Elizabeth Parsons immigrated on 'Lloyds' in August 1855.  She is listed as a sole traveller.  She married Ninian John Scouller in 1857 and settled in Newcastle for some years.  Emma had 4 children by 1864 when Thomas Nelson immigrated.  I cannot find any immigration record for Sarah immigrating to Australia and there does not seem to be any records of any kind here in Australia for her except for that one comment on the Wanata manifest.

Is it possible for someone in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire or England to find want happened to Sarah/Saria.  Did she actually come to Australia or did she stay in England, marry and have children there.  Sarah/Saria is my brickwall which is extremely frustrating.  I have many photos dating back to 1870s and probably earlier, most of which I cannot idenfitify...is she one of them and if so was it taken in England or in Australia!!!  She was a year older than Thomas Nelson Parsons and 9 years younger than Emma Elizabeth Parsons.

Dianne Behringer

[bucksboy]

I can find nothing significant for Sarah/Saria Parsons, apart from what you've found.   Although I have found baptisms for some of her elder siblings at Aylesbury St.Mary's(BucksFHS Transcripts CD), plus Sarah's parents marriage, and Thomas John Parsons parents and marriage.

Do you have the actual English birth certificate for Sarah/Saria Parsons, as there was no baptism for her at Aylesbury St.Mary's.

Sorry I can't be of more help.

Steve.

[DianneBehringer]

Hi Steve

Thank you very much for trying.  I do have the Sarah's English birth certificate which is where I found some of the info I have on my tree.   I also tried to get a copy of the marriage certificate for her parents in 1835 but unfortunately certificates are not available before 1837.  I have source records for marrage of Thomas John and Hannah Nelson and the marriage of William Parsons and Elizabeth Fleet.  I hope in 2017 to go over to Aylesbury and see if I can find more information on this Parsons family in the Parish records.  It is very frustrating when someone seems to vanish off the face of the earth like Sarah has.
Regards
Dianne

[majm]

Hi there,

May I share the following images from the NSW State Records Office's website.

Lloyds, 1 August 1855, Emma PARSONS, aged 19, a housemaid, of Aylesbury, Bucks, Wesleyan, Can Read and Write.
http://srwww.records.nsw.gov.au/ebook/list.asp?Page=NRS5316/4_4792/Lloyds_1%20Aug%201855/4_479200283.jpg&No=10



Wanata, 3 Sept 1864, Thomas N PARSONS, aged 16, a labourer, of Aylesbury, Bucks, Church of England, Can Read and Write.
http://srwww.records.nsw.gov.au/ebook/list.asp?Page=NRS5316/4_4798/Wanata_3%20Sep%201864/4_479800119.jpg&No=13

Cheers,  JM

[majm]

Can I ask  about any possible connection between your Emma, Sarah and Thomas PARSONS and the  James PARSONS, aged 38, a Carpenter, of Aylesbury, Bucks, Church of England, Can read and write and his wife and children you were also on the Lloyds, 1 August 1855. 

 I ask this because I have instance after instance in the 1800s where so many of my Wesleyan family members became known as Sarah.    Emma, aged 19, on the Lloyds is noted as Wesleyan.
 
http://srwww.records.nsw.gov.au/ebook/list.asp?Page=NRS5316/4_4792/Lloyds_1%20Aug%201855/4_479200280.jpg&No=7 

Cheers,  JM

[bucksboy]

Not sure how far back your Parsons go in Buckinghamshire, but BucksFHS can do individual searches for you, at a very reasonable cost.(£1).

I had the whole of my IVES families baptisms, marriages, banns and burials, for the whole County of Bucks, for just over £35 from BucksFHS, going back to the 1560's.

Cheaper than the air fare from Oz.

[DianneBehringer]

Hi JM

Thank you very much.  I did actually have this information but not in this format which has been very helpful.  Now to find a similar immigration manifest for Sarah/Saria Parsons who was supposed to be living in Newcastle NSW when Thomas Nelson Parsons arrived on 3 Sep 1864.
Regards
Dianne

[majm]

If there's a connection between James PARSONS and your family, then perhaps of significance is a birth and baptism for a couple, perhaps same James and Jane ..... if so, Jane would have been pregnant during the voyage. 

So may I mention a Sarah Susanna, born 7 Oct 1855, baptised St Thomas, Port Macquarie, NSW 2 Dec 1855, daughter of James and Jane PARSONS.
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTHN-Q5S   

If there's a connection, perhaps St Thomas Archivist (likely a volunteer) may have access to the C of E Family Sheet ..... may have mention of all members of the household.....

http://pmqang.org/

Cheers,  JM

 

[majm]

When you wrote

"Sisters Sarah and Emma Parsons living at Newcastle, New South Wales'. 

are the sisters listed in that particular order?  If so, it is suggesting that that Sarah is older than Emma.    From the conventions used in NSW during that era, it is also possible that that Sarah is an inlaw sister rather than a sister sharing same parent/s as Emma. 



Cheers,  JM