Sarah Barnes Durrant

[horse]

Hi

Looking for Sarah's baptism, parents are possibly William Durrant and Sarah.

This is her birth reg.

Births Q3 1844
Durrant Sarah Barnes
Newmarket
14, 109

Many thanks
Geoff

 

[rupert]

A possible though birth year out. Was your William a lighterman.

Cambridgeshire Baptisms Transcription
First Name SARAH BARNES
Last Name DURRANT
Year Of Birth 1846
Baptism year 1846
Baptism date 28 Dec 1846
Abode otp
Place SOHAM
Mother's Given Name Sarah
Father's First Name William
Father occupation lighterman
Notes -
County Cambridgeshire
Record set Cambridgeshire Baptisms
Category Life Events (BDMs)
Subcategory Births & baptisms
Collections from United Kingdom

Rupert

 

[horse]

Thanks, Rupert.

Nice find...

Goal is to prove, mother Sarah's maiden name may be Barnes.

Geoff

 

[horse]

Was your William a lighterman.

Yes he was in the early years, then a famer/waterman. Lighterman maybe an error for waterman.

Lighterman can also be a barge man..

Geoff

 

[stockpot]

Another Sarah Barnes Durrant born 1874.
Censuses show her father was William Durrant b 1843. 1861 census for Soham has this William age 18, sister Sarah 16 and parents William 52 & Sarah 51. Looks like young William called his daughter after his sister or mother.

Marriage of William Durrant & Sarah Barnes 11 Dec 1834 at Gazeley (Newmarket) fits nicely with their ages in 1861.

Hope this helps
Elaine

 

[horse]

Thanks, Elaine.

Yep, that's correct.

Sarah Barnes b. 1874: Parents = William Durrant b. 1842 Burwell and Frances Staples Horsley b. 1841 Soham.

Geoff

EDIT: Was hoping you hadn't found another one that I'd overlooked

 

[stockpot]

I looked at Eliza Hobbs age 17, b. Exning Suffolk, niece, with the above Durrant family in 1861.

She was bapt. Exning 31.3.1844 d.o. Jabez Hobbs and Mary.

There is a marriage at Exning 1 March 1837, Jabez Hobbs jun. and Mary Barnes (from Suffolk marriage licences). If their daughter was niece to William & Sarah Durrant then Mary & Sarah would be sisters, confirming Sarah's maiden name as Barnes.

Elaine

 

[horse]

Thanks, Elaine.

Yeah I went a bit mad trying to sort out the Barnes, which hopefully I have done...

Other recent threads can be viewed on the forum home page:

William Durrant and Sarah
Eliza Hobbs
George Borrott

Geoff