On this day, 5 January, 1900...

As part of my blog, I will be periodically be doing a short 'On this day' article featuring a member of the Sarson family.

On this day, 5 January, in 1900, Lavinia Sarson was born and her birth was registered in the district of Melton Mowbray in the county of Leicestershire in the country of England[1]. She was the daughter of  John Thomas Sarson and Mary Jane Marriott. Although I do not have a copy of Lavinia's birth certificate from the General Register Office, her date of birth is noted on her Baptism record [2], the 1939 Register [3] and her death index in 1975 [4].

According to her Baptism record [5], the 1901 England Census [6], the 1911 England Census [7] the 1939 Register [8] and her probate entry [9] , Lavina lived in Asfordby, a village 3 miles west of the market town of Melton Mowbray, her whole life.

The settlement of Asfordby is mentioned in the Doomsday Book [10]. Today it is home to more than 3200 residents [11].

Find out more about Lavinia Sarson and her family at http://sarson.one-name.net or check out on my ONS Sarson Family Tree at https://www.ancestry.co.uk

Was Lavinia Sarson your ancestor? Do you have any photographs or information about her or her family that you would be happy to share? Please let me know by dropping me a email ~ sarson@one-name.org

[1] Entry in the General Register Office Civil Registration Birth Index 1900 M Quarter in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire Volume 7a Page 399
[2] "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NK9W-L24 : 12 February 2018, Lavinia Sarson, ); citing v 8, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 952,277.
[3] Ancestry.com - The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/6080J
[4] Entry in the General Register Office Civil Registration Death Index 1975 D Quarter in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire Volume 6 Page 1293
[5] "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NK9W-L24 : 12 February 2018, Lavinia Sarson, ); citing v 8, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 952,277.
[6] "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS4P-XJM : 21 May 2019), Lavina Sarson in household of John T Sarson, Asfordby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Melton Mowbray subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
[7] "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X75J-7HJ : 18 July 2019), Levina Sarson in household of John Thomas Sarson, Asfordby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
[8] Ancestry.com - The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/6080J
[9] Entry on the Probate Register 1975 - https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/
[10] https://opendomesday.org/place/SK7019/asfordby/ - accessed 5 January 2020
[11] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asfordby - accessed 5 January 2020