sarah jane bates was my grandmother on my mothers side. on my mothers birth certificate her maiden name was shown as clark.on my aunts birth certificate maiden name shown as spooner. i know that she was previously married before marrying my grandfather not sure which is her maiden name. she settled in hull england.i also think that she had 2 sons before marrrying but dont know any details.she died in the 1920s at the age of 58. assume she was born in the 1860s
Friday 18th Jan 2013, 10:22AM
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Hi Malcolm,
I think you should start with what you know, you know her name Sarah Jane Bates & she died in 1920's, so look for her death cert .
I had a quick look at familysearch.org (free site) & I put in a search for her with a death from 1910 - 1930 & it produced 1582 suitable deaths, if you wish to narrow the search you will be more successful. On your mother's & aunts birth certificates, it will state if she is married & between those dates you will know that she changed her name & the name of her partner, so using that information look for the relevant marraige cert.
Ancestry & findmypast (fee based) sites carry the 1901 & 1911 census & you could use those to find where she lived & with whom did she live with. On both sites you will also be able to get marraige & death certificates & details of any children she may have had.
I am assuming that she has a link with Ireland, hence your query, to take the query over here, you will need to find out the County she came from & then narrow it down to Parish & townland.
Best of Luck with your searches, if you need any more direction, please let me know.
Carmel O'Callaghan
Bailieborough Cavan
Friday 18th Jan 2013, 04:24PM