Sarah A (Douglass) Edwards (abt. 1816 - abt. 1879)

Born about 1816 in New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of John Rowland Edwards — married 1834 in Richmond, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died about 1879 at about age 63 in Richmond, New South Wales, Australia [uncertain]

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Biography

Sarah was born in 1845(?Children born 1837 & 1841-See Source Notes. Possibly 1816 so I have corrected the Date of Birth in Profile as it is more likely and added the Date of Death)

Sources

• Found two records for Births of two different Sarah Douglas's (Note spelling of Her Surname, but in the marriage it is spelt with 2 s's: The correct record would depend on who the parents were:
• Record (1) (Born: 1810, Parents: William & Mary) New South Wales Australia Births: Name: DOUGLAS SARAH Registration number: 2822/1810 V18102822 1A Father's Given name(s): WILLIAM Mother's Given name(s): MARY

• Record (2) (Born: 1816, Parents: Thomas & Sarah) New South Wales Australia Births: Name: DOUGLAS SARAH Registration number: 275/1816 V1816275 156 Father's Given name(s): THOMAS: Mother's Given name(s): SARAH

• The Death Record lists the father as Thomas so possibly record (2) fits the time and person. One would need to know the Parent's names etc to be certain.
• New South Wales Australia Deaths: EDWARDS SARAH A Registration number: 8599/1879  Father's Given Name(s): THOMAS R Mother's Given Name(s): DIED: RICHMOND District: RICHMOND

• "Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985"; Ancestry.com [database on-line]; Sarah A Edwards; Richmond, New South Wales; F=Thomas R.

• This Birth Record is from another family and Birthdate and is inconsistent with the facts:
  "Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922"; Ancestry.com [database on-line]; Sarah Douglass, 1845; New South Wales; Father=Charles Mother=Sarah.

• Duplicate records of the marriage of John R Edwards and Sarah Douglass:
• Record (1) New South Wales Australia Marriages: Registration number: 1488/1834 V18341488 18 Groom's Family Name: EDWARDS Groom's Given Name(s): JOHN R Bride's Family Name(s): DOUGLASS Bride's Given Name(s); SARAH District: CE

• Record (2) New South Wales Australia Marriages: Registration number: 569/1834 V1834569 157 Groom's Family Name: EDWARDS Groom's Given Name(s): JOHN R Bride's Family Name(s): DOUGLASS Bride's Given Name(s); SARAH District: CE

• "Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950"; Ancestry.com [database on-line]; John R Edwards & Sarah Douglass, 1834; Richmond, New South Wales.

Research Notes

• 2 Oct 2016: strongly suspect Sarah was born in 1816 (not 1845) to parents Thomas & Sarah, at Richmond. This corresponds with the death details, and fixes the issue with the conflicting birth dates between Sarah and her children.
• 1 Jan 2021 Craig Rayner. The same source shows the parents of Charlotte Edwards to be a Sarah Edwards, nee Douglas, and a Charlotte, to add confusion. It looks like the registrar copied the wrong name to me, as the other children all show John and Sarah as parents. Have a copy of the birth cert which clearly shows Charlotte as mother.