On this day, 4 August, in 1895...

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, 4 August, in 1895, Albert Victor Sarson married Emily Elizabeth Rachael Ingrey at the parish church of St Silas on Penton Street in Clerkenwell, London, England [1] [2]. 

Their marriage is recorded as below :

St Silas is a very active Parish Church today and you can find out more about them at https://www.saint-silas.org.uk/parish-history.html

Find out more about Albert Victor and Emily Elizabeth Rachael Sarson and their family at http://sarson.one-name.net or check out on my ONS Sarson Family Tree on Ancestry.

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

[1] Entry on FreeBMD.org.uk in the General Register Office Civil Registration Marriage Index 1895 S Quarter in Holborn, London Volume 1B Page 1346

[2] Ancestry.co.uk - London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P76/SIL/023, Page 82

On this day, 27 July, in 1884...

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

On this day, 27 July, in 1884, Leonard Maurice Sarson was born. His date of birth is recorded on his Baptism entry, which took place on 14 September 1884, at St Luke's Church, Evelyn Street, Deptford, Kent, England [1]. He is the son of Edward, a Baker, and Mary Sarson (nee Steel) of 176 Evelyn Street. 

His birth was registered in the September Quarter of 1884 in the Greenwich registration district [2]. 

Find out more about Leonard Maurice Sarson and his family at https://sarson.one-name.net or check out on my ONS Sarson Family Tree on Ancestry.

Was Leonard Maurice Sarson your ancestor? Do you have any photographs or information about them or their family that you would be happy to share? Please let me know either via Twitter @SarsonONS or by dropping me a email ~ sarson@one-name.org 

[1] www.ancestry.co.uk, London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1920, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P75/LUK/003, page 17

[2] www.gro.gov.uk, entry in the General Register Office Civil Registration Birth Index 1884 S Quarter in Bridge Volume 1D Page 1031

On this day, January 1, in 1839...

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, January 1, in 1839, Thomas Frederic Sarson married Susannah Brice at St Michael and All Angels Church in the village of Harston, Leicestershire, England [1]. The union though was registered in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, which is about 6 miles north east of Harston, Leicestershire, England [2]. There was a marriage notice in the Leicestershire Mercury on Saturday 12 January 1839 [3].  

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Find out more about Thomas Frederic Sarson and Susannah Brice and their family at http://sarson.one-name.net or check out on my ONS Sarson Family Tree on Ancestry.

Were Thomas Frederic or Susannah your ancestors? Do you have any photographs or information about them or their family that you would be happy to share? Please let me know either via Twitter @SarsonONS or by dropping me a email ~ sarson@one-name.org 

[1] "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NKR4-NZ1 : 13 March 2020), Susannah Brice in entry for Thomas Frederic Sarson, 1839. (Thomas Frederic's surname is given as Larson on FamilySearch.)

[2] "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DH6-8Y9 : 13 December 2014), Thomas Frederic Sarson, 1839; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1839, quarter 1, vol. 14, p. 497, Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

[3] Britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk, Leicestershire Mercury, Saturday 12 January 1839 - Image (c) The British Library Board - All Rights Reserved.