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Sarah Oldfield

barrie

barrie

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I have had so much help on here, for which I am really grateful, so I thought I would try with the family mystery.

My Gt Grandmother was Sarah Oldfield (Nee' Browning) she was born in Birmingham 9 Jan 1864 in Tanter St. She is on the 1901 census living as a lodger in Gt Russell St. Sarah is supposed to have drowned herself in the canal in Rea St, but I have never been able to find her death registration. I thought at one stage that I had found her with a death in 1922, but this turned out to be the wife of a William Michael Oldfield, my Gt Grandfathers name was James John Westcott Oldfield, though he was only ever known as James Oldfield.

At the time of Sarah's death, James was supposed to be in America, and I do have a photo of him taken in Philadelphia.

Any help with this mystery would be gratefully received. Thank You.

Barrie.
 
Hi Barrie
I can't help with your search for Sarah but I thought I'd clear up one detail for you
It probably doesn't have any bearing on your search but I don't think there was ever a canal in Rea street
It was in fact the River Rea after which the street was named
Nowadays it's been built on and it runs underground through Rea Street but in those days it would have been open and a lot deeper than it is now
good luck with your search
Jerry
 
:angel: Barrie, the only Sarah I can find on the 1881 census that is close to your Sarah Oldfield (Nee Browning) is this one. (There were no others born, or living in Birmingham, also remember ages on census forms were not always correct). Hope this i of help to you.

1881 British Census [/color] [/b]
Household: 

Charles PATRICK Head M  Male 45 Birmingham, Warwick, England Wholesale Confectioner
Mary Ann PATRICK  Wife  M  Female 42 Liverpool, Lancashire, England
(There were lots of Patrick children also living in the house)  
Sarah Ann BROWNING Servant  U Female  19  Birmingham, Warwick, England Domestic Servant
  Source Information:
Dwelling  47 Grange Road
Census Place Aston, Warwick, England
Family History Library Film  1341723

Public Records Office Reference  RG11
Piece / Folio  3025 / 72
Page Number  33

However there were a number of James Oldfield's that would fit... Go here and you could brows for yourself.
https://www.familysearch.org/Eng/search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_census.asp


Chris :angel:
 
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