Sarah Morris appears on the 1871 census living in the parish of Stanton Lacy - Sandpits, Ludlow Shropshire. (RG10, Piece number 2724, Folio 79, Page 16) She has 3 children with her Frederick 7 Rowland 2 Emily 6 months Can someone please tell me what it says under 'Condition'
Thank you very much Patten-Walsh. She has no occupation, 3 children and a servant..... I wonder where the money came from...
I thought is said 'Mar' but am now unsure It's not very clear. Ooophs... Patten-Walsh is right it is 'Unmarr'.
My daughter says maybe she had children by a very rich suitor who was already married to somebody else. That's her hypothesis on this .She is my trainee genealogist and has a different way of looking at things ,but you never know!
I have just found a marriage for her. 13 Mar 1879, Ludlow to John Tench. She give her father as William Morris. So I would say unmarried is the more likely. I wonder if John Tench was the 'rich suitor'.
He could well have been.On the 1861 she is with her widowed mother and an 11 month old grandson.Unmarried here as well and I would guess that the child Arthur is hers as well
Could this be the Arthur Morris who is 11 years old and a boarder at a boys school in Leominster. Says born Ludlow. No way to be certain I suppose.
Have found a marriage for Rowland, Sarah's son. He seems to have taken his step father. Marriages Jun 1900 Rowland Morris Tench married Helen Amy Bursell Nottingham 7b 515 I know this is their marriage as they are both buried in my town. Why Nottingham..... It's not very well covered when it comes to online registers
They are living there in 1901 RG13/5181/13/18 - Welcome Street Rowland is a land agent and their 1 month old daughter Helen was born there. By 1911 he is a Manager - coal and General Supply co and now has 5 children RG14 PN33651 SN231 - Burford House, Wylewm Street Helen Amy says born Kenilworth Warwickshire
Thank you MollyMay. They always seem to have problems spelling Wylcwm street. I shall see if I can find the registration of his children
Arthur Morris on the 1861 is shown born Richards Castle,Herefordshire but on transcription Richards Castle is Ludlow,Shropshire so this is probably him
Children Births Mar 1901 Helen Mary Births Dec 1902 John Arkesden Births Mar 1904 Rowland Wingrave Births Dec 1905 Eleanora Bevan Births Mar 1911 Sheila E Arkesden was the second name of Helen's father who was a Hotel Manager on the 1881 census.
Rowland did a bit of travelling too - Returning from Rio with Helen 4/11/1924 - Company Director To Algeria 6/11/1930 travelling 1st class a company director To Canada (I cannot see this one need a world wide sub) He died 1st September 1945 and left £7185 8/6 to Helen Amy
