Thank you for this, I had got in my head there was some problem with some pages of a census, but could not remember which and where. Would there be church records for the Sarah Okey and John Rumbelow marriage? Or were they not kept once the BMD was set up in 1837? Could you please give me some more details for the census record you found for Thomas and William in 1851, as I cannot seem to turn that one up in Ancestry. Thanks again Kay ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Kay & Dave wrote: > I am struggling with Sarah Okey (Oakey, Hokey, etc) she was my husband's > Great Grandmother. > > The problem is ascertaining her father, I have put copies of the relevant > certificates and census I have managed to find here: > > http://s168.photobucket.com/albums/u196/donny_gal/Sarah%20Okey/ > > In 1841, I found a Thomas Okey with two sons, Thomas aged 25 and James aged > 15, I then found a James b. 1815 in 1851 but do not believe he is the > correct one. I find Thomas snr in 1851 but both Thomas James disappear. > Sarah from both later census records, marriage and death certificate appears > to be born in 1851, and I have that BC showing James as the father, and > Elizabeth Minnett as the mother, I have found another Sarah born in 1854 and > 1856 everyone from Ely. I have found a birth of a Sarah to Thomas and Mary > Ann Cross in 1845, and a death of a Sarah in 1848, which is before the James > Sarah was born so cannot be his. Mary Ann Okey nee Cross (who married > Thomas) appears with her parents in 1851, but no children. Thomas and Mary > Ann reappear in 1871 (Sarah Okey married John Rumbelow in 1870), John and > Sarah appear on the same page as James and his family in 1871. > > The wedding certificate shows Thomas as the father, however, it is one > obtained from the local office which has been translated by the clerk there, > the accuracy of this I have found to be dubious previously, I now get my > certificates direct from the GRO which photocopy the entry onto the > certificate. I believe rightly or wrongly that James is her father and that > the older style J and the older style T are very similar and the end of the > name is not dis-similar mas to mes. > > Does anyone have anything else relating to Ely which could help, if I could > find James b, 1825 and/or Thomas b 1815 in the 1851 and/or 1861 it may help. > > Thanks > > Kay > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > Fits the address shown on Sarah's birth certificate :) Census 30 March 1851: HO107 piece 1764 folio 328 page 13 Nutholt Lane, Ely James OKEY Head M 24 Ag Lab b Cambs Ely Elizabeth OKEY Wife M 23 b Cambs Ely Thomas W OKEY Son 6 Scholar b Cambs Ely Jane OKEY Daur 4 Scholar b Cambs Ely Mary OKEY Daur 7 Scholar b Cambs Ely You probably won't find records for Ely parishes in the 1861 census as I believe those books have gone missing :( Interestingly the older Thomas b ~1815 is shown in the 1851 census with a son William born around 1843. That William seems to later have a wife Alice - and a William and an Alice OAKEY were witnesses to your Sarah's marriage ! Parish records Holy Trinity, Ely: 8 September 1844 by banns James (x) OKEY of Little London bac lab minor son of Thomas lab to Elizabeth MINETT of Little London sp minor daur of John lab witnesses John OKEY Mary OKEY baptisms: 11 Dec 1826 James OKEY son of Thomas lab & Elizabeth OKEY otp 11 May 1854 James OKEY of James OKEY lab & Elizabeth of Turbotsea 23 May 1858 Harriett OKEY of James OKEY lab & Elizabeth of Little London aged 11 months 23 May 1858 James OKEY of James OKEY lab & Elizabeth of Little London aged 3 years 23 May 1858 Sarah OKEY of James OKEY lab & Elizabeth of Little London aged 6 years burials; 8 June 1854 James OKEY of Turbotsea age 1 year HTH Paula ------------------------------ To contact the ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE list administrator, send an email to ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE-admin@rootsweb.com. To post a message to the ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE mailing list, send an email to ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE@rootsweb.com. __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. End of ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE Digest, Vol 4, Issue 141 **************************************************

Hello Kay, The 1851 census record for Thomas does not show up on Ancestry - don't know what they have transcribed it as - but the census ref from FMP is HO107/1764, folio 484, page 12. You should be able to look up John & Sarah's marriage in the parish registers of Holy Trinity Ely. These have been transcribed onto CD (1559-1881) by Cambs FHS on sale at "The Parish Chest" website which should also enable you to look for Sarah's baptism at the same time. Good luck Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kay & Dave" <kayanddavesimpkins@googlemail.com> To: <eng-cambridgeshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 9:18 AM Subject: Re: [ENG-CAMS] ENG-CAMBRIDGESHIRE Digest, Vol 4, Issue 141 > Thank you for this, I had got in my head there was some problem with some > pages of a census, but could not remember which and where. > > Would there be church records for the Sarah Okey and John Rumbelow > marriage? > Or were they not kept once the BMD was set up in 1837? > > Could you please give me some more details for the census record you found > for Thomas and William in 1851, as I cannot seem to turn that one up in > Ancestry. > > Thanks again > Kay > >

Hi both Page 12 is missing on Ancestry it jumps from 11 to 13 Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Hello Kay, > > The 1851 census record for Thomas does not show up on Ancestry - don't > know > what they have transcribed it as - but the census ref from FMP is > HO107/1764, folio 484, page 12. You should be able to look up John & > Sarah's marriage in the parish registers of Holy Trinity Ely. These have > been transcribed onto CD (1559-1881) by Cambs FHS on sale at "The Parish > Chest" website which should also enable you to look for Sarah's baptism at > the same time. > > Good luck > > Janet