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NameSarah Ann Sherren 
[3, Marriage, Q2 of 1877, Dorchester, vol 5a, p. 684], [4, 1891 ref: RG12, Piece 1654, Folio 36, p. 9], [4, 1911 ref: RG14, Piece 12412], [3, Death, Q1 of 1912, Dorchester dist, vol 5A, p. 429]
[3, Marriage, Q2 of 1877, Dorchester, vol 5a, p. 684], [4, 1891 ref: RG12, Piece 1654, Folio 36, p. 9], [4, 1911 ref: RG14, Piece 12412], [3, Death, Q1 of 1912, Dorchester dist, vol 5A, p. 429]Birthca 1856, Dewlish, Dorset
Deathca Feb 1912, Dorchester district, Dorset
GeneralIn 1911: Farmer.
Spouses
1Albert Coster Harding [4, 1861 ref: RG09, Piece 1355, Folio 55, p. 12], [3, Birth, Q3 of 1848, Dorchester dist, vol VIII, p. 59], [3, Death, Q2 of 1909, Dorchester dist, vol 5A, p. 202], [4, 1891 ref: RG12, Piece 1654, Folio 36, p. 9]
[4, 1861 ref: RG09, Piece 1355, Folio 55, p. 12], [3, Birth, Q3 of 1848, Dorchester dist, vol VIII, p. 59], [3, Death, Q2 of 1909, Dorchester dist, vol 5A, p. 202], [4, 1891 ref: RG12, Piece 1654, Folio 36, p. 9]FatherJames Harding (ca1801-ca1871)
MotherMaria Costar Gould (1811-ca1862)
Marriageca May 1877, Dorchester district, Dorset [3, Marriage, Q2 of 1877, Dorchester, vol 5a, p. 684]
ChildrenEloise Rose H M (ca1877-)
William James Herbert John (ca1881-ca1937)
Ethel Laura B M (ca1884-1938)
Agnes Florence Amelia (ca1887-ca1911)
Bertha Gertrude (ca1890-)
Notes for Sarah Ann Sherren
Her birth cannot be identified on the 1861 or 1871 censuses. Possibly the spelling of her name changed. So get the marriage cert to see if her father is included?
No birth registration identifiable for any ‘Sarah A Sh*’ born in Dorset in 1856 plus or minus two years
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In 1901 she and her husband apprear to have split up with her keeping all the children and all the family struggling to make ends meet. Her husband was living separately but alsewhere and died eight years later.
In 1911 she has become a farmer, acres unspecified. Her eldest son is a key worker as is the widoed husband of one of her daughters as there are also two children of that marriage. There is also a lodger who is groom, possibly looking after the farm horses. Finally there is a Harding grandchild who could be either from an unmarried other daughter or from her son. The house has 11 rooms so is not insubstantial. A remarkable tale of triumph over adversity.
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In both 1901 and 1911 she repeated that her birth was in Dewlish, Dorset and in 1855/56, which is indeed a parish in the Phillimore Atlas of parishes. And this Atlas says the registration district is Dorchester.
This led me to search again the censuses for any ‘Sarah Sh*’ born in Dewlish, Dorset around 1856 and this time there is a reasonable result:
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Thomas Shewen Head Married Male 63 1798 Gentleman Whatcombe, Dorset
Harriett Shewen Wife Married Female 45 1816 - Allington, Dorset
Elizabeth Shewen Daughter Unmarried Female 15 1846 - Dewlish, Dorset
Susan Shewen Daughter - Female 12 1849 Scholar Dewlish, Dorset
Sarah Shewen Daughter - Female 5 1856 Scholar Dewlish, Dorset
John Shewen Son - Male 3 1858 - Dewlish, Dorset
Census Ref: RG09
Piece number 1355
Folio number 29
Page number 14
But there is still no birth registration or baptism findable.
In 1851 her father was a widower and a Proprietor of Houses and was living completely on his own. I suspect he married harriet who brought with her two daughter of a previous marriage or relationship. But no marriage can be found for Sarah’s parents.
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Her death index:
First name(s) SARAH A
Last name HARDING
Gender Female
Birth day -
Birth month -
Birth year 1856
Age 56
Death quarter 1
Death year 1912
District DORCHESTER
County Dorset
Volume 5A
Page 429
Country England
Record set England & Wales deaths 1837-2007
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No birth registration identifiable for any ‘Sarah A Sh*’ born in Dorset in 1856 plus or minus two years
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In 1901 she and her husband apprear to have split up with her keeping all the children and all the family struggling to make ends meet. Her husband was living separately but alsewhere and died eight years later.
In 1911 she has become a farmer, acres unspecified. Her eldest son is a key worker as is the widoed husband of one of her daughters as there are also two children of that marriage. There is also a lodger who is groom, possibly looking after the farm horses. Finally there is a Harding grandchild who could be either from an unmarried other daughter or from her son. The house has 11 rooms so is not insubstantial. A remarkable tale of triumph over adversity.
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In both 1901 and 1911 she repeated that her birth was in Dewlish, Dorset and in 1855/56, which is indeed a parish in the Phillimore Atlas of parishes. And this Atlas says the registration district is Dorchester.
This led me to search again the censuses for any ‘Sarah Sh*’ born in Dewlish, Dorset around 1856 and this time there is a reasonable result:
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Thomas Shewen Head Married Male 63 1798 Gentleman Whatcombe, Dorset
Harriett Shewen Wife Married Female 45 1816 - Allington, Dorset
Elizabeth Shewen Daughter Unmarried Female 15 1846 - Dewlish, Dorset
Susan Shewen Daughter - Female 12 1849 Scholar Dewlish, Dorset
Sarah Shewen Daughter - Female 5 1856 Scholar Dewlish, Dorset
John Shewen Son - Male 3 1858 - Dewlish, Dorset
Census Ref: RG09
Piece number 1355
Folio number 29
Page number 14
But there is still no birth registration or baptism findable.
In 1851 her father was a widower and a Proprietor of Houses and was living completely on his own. I suspect he married harriet who brought with her two daughter of a previous marriage or relationship. But no marriage can be found for Sarah’s parents.
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Her death index:
First name(s) SARAH A
Last name HARDING
Gender Female
Birth day -
Birth month -
Birth year 1856
Age 56
Death quarter 1
Death year 1912
District DORCHESTER
County Dorset
Volume 5A
Page 429
Country England
Record set England & Wales deaths 1837-2007
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Will notes for Sarah Ann Sherren
Her probate index:
“HARDING Sarah Ann, of the Glove Premises Cerne Abbas Dorsetshire widow died 9 March 1912 Probate Blandford 15 April to John Guppy farmer and Frederick Cheeseman carpenter. Effects £121 17s.”
“HARDING Sarah Ann, of the Glove Premises Cerne Abbas Dorsetshire widow died 9 March 1912 Probate Blandford 15 April to John Guppy farmer and Frederick Cheeseman carpenter. Effects £121 17s.”
Notes for Albert Coster & Sarah Ann (Family)
Their marriage index:
Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Marriages Jun 1877 (>99%)
Bartlett Jane Dorchester 5a 684
HARDING Albert Coster Dorchester 5a 684
Jinkinson George Dorchester 5a 684
Portington Emily Ann Dorchester 5a 684
SHERREN Sarah A Dorchester 5a 684
A census was need to resolve this puzzle. The 1891 one revealed that his wife was Sarah A, born 1856 in Dawlish, Devon. So she was Sarah A Sherren of the above.
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Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Marriages Jun 1877 (>99%)
Bartlett Jane Dorchester 5a 684
HARDING Albert Coster Dorchester 5a 684
Jinkinson George Dorchester 5a 684
Portington Emily Ann Dorchester 5a 684
SHERREN Sarah A Dorchester 5a 684
A census was need to resolve this puzzle. The 1891 one revealed that his wife was Sarah A, born 1856 in Dawlish, Devon. So she was Sarah A Sherren of the above.
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