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Joan

Joan Report 31 Oct 2008 17:22

I am trying to find the parents of Sarah Ann Cooper b circa 1851.in Cambridgeshire. She married Edwin Thomas a widower with 5 children in Highworth Swindon in1876

Ericthered

Ericthered Report 31 Oct 2008 17:23

The marriage cert will name her father

Ericthered

Ericthered Report 31 Oct 2008 17:24

1881...............for birthplace info
Name: Sarah A. Thomas
Age: 30
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1851
Relation: Wife
Spouse's Name: Edwin
Gender: Female
Where born: Wisbeach, Cambridgeshire, England

Civil Parish: Swindon
County/Island: Wiltshire
Country: England

Street address: 2 High St
Condition as to marriage: Married
Registration district: Highworth
Sub registration district: Swindon
ED, institution, or vessel: 21
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age

Charles Thomas 7
Edwin Thomas 41
Edwin Thomas 15
John Thomas 17
Lucy Thomas 2
Mary A. Thomas 13
Sarah A. Thomas 30
Susannah Thomas 4
William Thomas 11

PaulaW

PaulaW Report 31 Oct 2008 17:26

Marriage cert will give more details

Marriages Mar 1876 (>99%)
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Clark William Highworth 5a 26
Cooper Sarah Ann Highworth 5a 26
Raisey Mary Ann Highworth 5a 26
Thomas Edwin Highworth 5a 26

PaulaW

PaulaW Report 31 Oct 2008 17:28

IF you are sure of the exact year

Births Jun 1851 (>99%)
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COOPER Sarah Ann St Ives 14 229

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PaulaW

PaulaW Report 31 Oct 2008 17:30

These four on www.familysearch.org

SARAH MORRIS GREEN COOPER - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Birth: 1849 Swaffham Bulbeck, Cambridge, England

2. Sarah Cooper - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 17 OCT 1852 Wisbeach-St Peter, Wisbech, Cambridge, England

3. SARAH ANN COOPER - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Birth: 26 JUN 1853 Bassingbourn, Orwell, Cambridge, England

4. Sarah Ann Cooper - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Birth: 12 JUN 1853 Orwell, Cambridge, England

PaulaW

PaulaW Report 31 Oct 2008 17:31

This is the Wisbech one would fit in with above census records

Sarah Cooper Pedigree
Female


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Event(s):
Birth: 08 MAY 1848

Christening: 17 OCT 1852 Wisbeach-St Peter, Wisbech, Cambridge, England

Death:
Burial:


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Parents:
Father: Thomas Cooper Family
Mother: Hannah

Ericthered

Ericthered Report 31 Oct 2008 17:45

This thread has been duplicated.............