... and I've no reason to doubt her!
Just received a death certificate dated 1842 for Joseph Butcher aged 46. As I've been unable to find his birth (only his marriage and children's baptisms) anywhere (somewhere in E London/Middlesex) I was delighted when the informant says she is his cousin! Sarah Hodges of 11 Petticoat Lane. Sadly she wasn't living there in 1841 but I've found a very likely candidate in Widegate St, just off Petticoat Lane with a Benjamin Hodges.
Now I can't find a marriage for Benjamin Hodges to a Sarah. Nor is there a birth for Benjamin so I can't prove whether they were brother and sister!
Any bright ideas as to how I can find out the relationship of Sarah Hodges to Joseph Butcher and help me get further back?
Just received a death certificate dated 1842 for Joseph Butcher aged 46. As I've been unable to find his birth (only his marriage and children's baptisms) anywhere (somewhere in E London/Middlesex) I was delighted when the informant says she is his cousin! Sarah Hodges of 11 Petticoat Lane. Sadly she wasn't living there in 1841 but I've found a very likely candidate in Widegate St, just off Petticoat Lane with a Benjamin Hodges.
Now I can't find a marriage for Benjamin Hodges to a Sarah. Nor is there a birth for Benjamin so I can't prove whether they were brother and sister!
Any bright ideas as to how I can find out the relationship of Sarah Hodges to Joseph Butcher and help me get further back?
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