Family History Research: by Lorna Flint Laughton

Sarah SWANNELL

Female 1793 - 1849  (56 years)


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  • Name Sarah SWANNELL 
    Birth 1793  Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
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    Birth Abt 1793  Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Since she was age 56 when she died on January 19, 1849, her birth year was calculated as circa 1793.
    Sarah [Swannell?] Gurney died January 19, 1849 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England.
    Sarah [Swannell?] Gurney died January 19, 1849 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England.
    England Vital Registrations: Death. General Register Office. Certified copy of an entry of death. Ordered 2016 November18. 1849 March quarter, Bedford registrar's district, Bedford and Cardington registration #379, volume 6, page 20.
    Birth 1796  Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Since Sarah was enumerated as age 45 (rounded) on June 6, 1841, her birth year range was calculated as circa 1796.
    Residence 26 Nov 1813  Renhold, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • At the time of her marriage, Sarah was a spinster and living in the parish of Renhold.
    Census 6 Jun 1841  Renhold, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Sarah was enumerated as age 45 (rounded), and born in Bedfordshire. She was living with Joseph Gurney age 55 (rounded), Hannah Gurney 25 (rounded), Mary Gurney 25 (rounded), Henry Gurney 20 (rounded), John Gurney 15, Ann Gurney 14, and Fanny Gurney 2. They were living in Church End.
    Joseph Gurney and family were enumerated on June 6, 1841 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England.
    Joseph Gurney and family were enumerated on June 6, 1841 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England.
    England Census 1841. HO107, Piece 1, Book 11, Folio 12, Renhold, Bedfordshire: Bedford registration district, Bedford and Cardington sub-registration district, Enumeration District #14. Ancestry.com (database on-line), accessed September 14, 2016. Page 18, lines 15-22.
    Death 2 Oct 1847  Renhold, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • There was another Sarah Gurney buried in Renhold on 2 October 1847. She was 72 years old (born c.1775).
    Death 19 Jan 1849  Renhold, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    aged 56, wife of Joseph Gurney, servant, of hemorrhage from the bowels, lasting one month, 
    • The informant was Eliza ___ who was present at the death.
    Sarah [Swannell?] Gurney died January 19, 1849 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England.
    Sarah [Swannell?] Gurney died January 19, 1849 in Renhold, Bedfordshire, England.
    England Vital Registrations: Death. General Register Office. Certified copy of an entry of death. Ordered 2016 November18. 1849 March quarter, Bedford registrar's district, Bedford and Cardington registration #379, volume 6, page 20.
    Reference Number 71.0 
    _TODO Open 
    • E-mail to Darrel Oldfield re Swannell word document.
      Ask for a copy of his family trees of the 3 families in Bedfordshire. Give him my mailing address and change of e-mail address. Tell him that I agree that it is likely Sarah baptized in Clapham on 26 Aug 1792. Tell him that I will check deaths again through vital stats and gravestones.
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    • Died January 21, 1849. This Sarah Gurney was aged 64, born 1785. Sent for 2016 November 18. Bedford registration district 1849 March quarter, volume 6, page 20.
    _TODO Open 
    • Died October 2, 1847. This Sarah Gurney died aged 72 or 78, thus born c. 1775. Bedford registration district 1847 December quarter, volume 6, page 15.
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    • Write to Bedfordshire Family History Society - as a query. Is there a Renhold Cemetery listing?
      Is there a gravestone for Sarah Swannell Gurney and husband Joseph Gurney? Children were Hannah, Mary, Joseph, Fanny, James, etc.
      Check BFHS publications for cemetery transcriptions.
      Or, hire person to check transcription and/or cemetery.
    _TODO Open 
    • Sarah (Swannell) Gurney in Renhold in 1841.
    _UID 3A9C1A65E68442EB87DA40A4E4F75598F935 
    Death 19 Jan 1849  Renhold, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • Sarah died aged 64 years.
    Burial 21 Jan 1849  Renhold, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Sarah's burial service was conducted by A. J. Crispin, Vicar of Renhold, and W. S. Chalk [?] of Wilden. The burial date could be January 31, rather than January 21.
    Person ID I447  Everyone
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2017 

    Family Joseph GURNEY,   b. 1783, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Feb 1861, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage Banns 21 Oct 1813  Renhold, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • The banns were read on October 21, November 7, and November 14, 1813 at All Saint's Church.
    Marriage 26 Nov 1813  Renhold, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Marriage witnesses 26 Nov 1813  Renhold, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    • The witnesses were John Brigs?, Sarah Gurney, and Joseph Cooper. The marriage was conducted by A.J. Crispin, Vicar. They were married by banns.
    Children 
     1. Hannah GURNEY,   b. 11 Sep 1813, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Dec 1871, Ravensden, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
     2. Mary GURNEY   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Joseph GURNEY,   b. 1817, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jun 1858, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years)
     4. Fanny GURNEY,   b. 3 Sep 1818, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Oct 1898, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
     5. James GURNEY,   b. 26 Jan 1820, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     6. Henry GURNEY,   b. 1822, Renhold, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 May 1887, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
     7. John GURNEY,   b. 1824, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Feb 1851, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 27 years)
     8. Ann GURNEY,   b. 1827, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     9. William GURNEY,   b. Nov 1830, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Apr 1832, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 1 years)
     10. William GURNEY,   b. 1833   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F160  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Sep 2016 

  • Sources 
    1. [S197] Lorna Flint Laughton, A00170, 14 Feb 2001, Burials 1813 to 1897. Item # 12, reference 261, page 33. Photocopied., A00170. (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S1273] England Registrations. Births, Marriages, Deaths., Death registration 1849 March quarter Bedford and Cardington registration district, #379 volume 6 page 20. Sarah Gurney died January 19, 1849. (Reliability: 4).

    3. [S1235] Government of England and Wales, England Census 1841, Bedfordshire, Renhold parish, Bedford and Cardington, ED 14, page 18, lines 15-22, Joseph Gurney and family. (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S197] Lorna Flint Laughton, A00170, 4 Oct 2001, Marriages 1813 to 1837. Item # 10, reference 4, page 2. Photocopied., A00170. (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S197] Lorna Flint Laughton, A00170, 14 Feb 2001, Burials 1813 to 1897. Item # 12, reference 250, page 32., A00170. (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S197] Lorna Flint Laughton, A00170, 4 Oct 2001, Banns 1755 to 1821. Item # 9., A00170. (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S197] Lorna Flint Laughton, A00170, 4 Oct 2001, Marriages 1813 to 1837. Item # 10, page 2. Photocopied., A00170. (Reliability: 3).



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