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Member Since: November 2006 Posts: 148 Send Message	Phillip	Report	16 Aug 2017 21:02
	Hi Everyone. Looking for parents of Sarah if possible. She married John Knill on 9 May 1742 Phil Thank you
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 12,291 Send Message	alviegal	Report	16 Aug 2017 21:13
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 12,291 Send Message	First name(s) John Last name Knill Age - Birth year - Denomination Anglican Marriage year 1742 Marriage date 09 May 1742 Place Tawstock Spouse's first name(s) Sarah Spouse's last name Serkwett Spouse age - County Devon Country England Archive South West Heritage Trust Could be Sorkwoth?
Member Since: November 2006 Posts: 148 Send Message	Phillip	Report	16 Aug 2017 21:24
	Yes, this is the problem! The surname is unheard of (must have been the pronunciation!) I did have confirmation from someone who was researching the Knill family about the name Serkwell but I am well and truly stuck there. Phil Thank you very much for your reply.
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 12,291 Send Message	alviegal	Report	16 Aug 2017 21:36
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 12,291 Send Message	No problem Phil. Sorry I haven't been much help but not finding anything with any of those names. :-S
Member Since: November 2006 Posts: 148 Send Message	Phillip	Report	16 Aug 2017 21:55
	No, on the contrary. You have suggested an alternative surname!
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 12,081 Send Message	Andrew	Report	16 Aug 2017 22:13
	Just a thought England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 Name: Sarah Southwell Gender: Female Baptism Date: 11 Nov 1717 Baptism Place: Stoke Damerel,Devon,England Father: John Southwell Mother: Elizabeth Andy
Member Since: November 2006 Posts: 148 Send Message	Phillip	Report	16 Aug 2017 22:30
	Andy - thank you very much for this. Do you think finding other siblings and their places of birth may lead me to confirming if this is the same woman? Phil
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 12,081 Send Message	Andrew	Report	16 Aug 2017 22:45
	She is the only Southwell in can see, but close variations of the name... Southall Southill Southwill Southell Southhill and thats just in Devon around 1720. Seeing the actual written record might help might help. The name would have been written as the person thought he heard it. A lot of surnames didn't have a definate spelling until a rise in literacy, in 19th century. Andy
Member Since: November 2003 Posts: 28,261 Send Message	KathleenBell	Report	16 Aug 2017 23:06
	The name on the image looks more like Serkweth to me although Findmypast have transcribed it as Serkwett. Kath. x
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 17,958 Send Message	Chris Ho :)	Report	17 Aug 2017 07:12
	Don't suppose!, but below was on list...(looking So...) Chris :) St Peter's, Tawstock Ledger Stones Here lieth in Hope of a joyful Resurrection ye Body of Roger Southwood of this Parish he departed this Life ye 27th Day of August 1749 aged 48 years Also John Hooper his Son in Law Also Catharine & Elizabethh Southwood his two Daughters http://dustydocs.com.au/link/9/26215/143420/burials-1756-1812-online-parish-clerk.html (and) 1776 February 8 Sarah KNILL (was going to suggest a visit to Archives, but see you have done) http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=420536.9 (and putting serkwell on FMP using 'Variants', a lot of Sarchwell coming up!) (and again!, if you look at name Elizabeth above on image, would be 'ser**eh' perhaps, lol, oh dear!)
Member Since: November 2006 Posts: 148 Send Message	Phillip	Report	19 Aug 2017 21:40
	Hi. Thank you for the above. What image of Elizabeth are you referring to? Is this a lost cause?? :-)
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 17,958 Send Message	Chris Ho :)	Report	20 Aug 2017 07:09
	Image of Marriage, Find My Past. As said seems you have seen Parish Record, and the Archives staff are no wiser?, unless anybody from below might have an idea if they saw it!... http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ Chris :) (below was reference) http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=420536.0
Member Since: November 2006 Posts: 148 Send Message	Phillip	Report	22 Dec 2023 14:56
	Hi. I have reposted this in case there is anyone who may have new suggestions!!!! Or a connection?? I'm nowhere nearer....
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 10,496 Send Message	greyghost	Report	22 Dec 2023 15:17
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 10,496 Send Message	https://www.freereg.org.uk Soundex to Serkwell in Devon - Sharkell Sharsell Sersell Sersal Shersell Sharseles Searcle Sharzell Sursell Sursill Sarkhel Tawstock is a village, civil parish and former manor in North Devon in the English county of Devon, England. The parish is surrounded clockwise from the north by the parishes of Barnstaple, Bishop's Tawton, Atherington, Yarnscombe, Horwood, Lovacott and Newton Tracey and Fremington.
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 10,496 Send Message	greyghost	Report	22 Dec 2023 15:23
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 10,496 Send Message	Original OPR on Find My Past -? her surname looks like - SERK (R or S )OOT( H or T) Have hopefully put it into Keepsake with access to helpers, and have sent by PM to Phillip (check your in box) There's certainly some unusual names on the same page. EDIT - closer look, probably more like Serkweth! It's the "W" that threw me
Member Since: November 2006 Posts: 148 Send Message	Phillip	Report	22 Dec 2023 15:38
	Thank you very much for this. I see a spreadsheet coming!! Thank you again.
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 12,291 Send Message	alviegal	Report	22 Dec 2023 16:08
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 12,291 Send Message	Knill John 1760 Devon Baptisms Tawstock, Devon, England Knill Mary 1755 Devon Baptisms Tawstock, Devon, England Knill Susanna 1758 Devon Baptisms Tawstock, Devon, England Knill Sarah 1750 Devon Baptisms Tawstock, Devon, England Long shot, but have you followed up on their children to see if they have very helpfully given any of their children a middle name that could be Sarah's surname?
Member Since: November 2006 Posts: 148 Send Message	Phillip	Report	23 Dec 2023 20:32
	Alviegal - very good thinking.....I will follow these up. Thank you very much for this.
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 10,496 Send Message	greyghost	Report	24 Dec 2023 11:45
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 10,496 Send Message	Sorry, didn't give the link https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/keepsafe/folder/contents/1
Member Since: November 2006 Posts: 148 Send Message	Phillip	Report	24 Dec 2023 12:18
	Thank you. Do you know if Devon has a dedicated OPC site, like Cornwall does?

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