In message <[email protected]>, Adrian Parry <[email protected]> writes >Sarah NICHOLSON, daughter of Richard and Elizabeth, was baptised in >Houghton le Spring on 25 December 1831. > >At some stage she moved to London. By 1863, when she married Erastus >LUSCOMBE, she had moved to Devon. > >I have previously searched for her and her husband in the census >returns from 1871 onwards without success. They both appear to have >totally disappeared! > >Adrian > Hi again, Looks like she remarried, from Durham registrars online index <http://www.durham.gov.uk/gro/newgro.nsf/search?open&C0785412160916092007 $> LUSCOMBE Sarah 1882 Durham Central GRAHAM James 1882 Durham Central NICHOLSON Sarah 1882 Durham Central LATCHAM Sarah 1882 Durham Central Possibly them in 1891: Sarah Graham Age: 59 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1832 Relation: Wife Spouse's Name: James Gender: Female Where born: Edmonddy, Durham, England Civil Parish: Willington Ecclesiastical parish: St Stephen County/Island: Durham Country: England Street address: 1 Tyne St. Willington, DUR Registration district: Durham Sub-registration district: St Oswald ED, institution, or vessel: 52 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age James Graham 59 Sarah Graham 59 Source Citation: Class: RG12; Piece: 4102; Folio 74; Page 19; GSU roll: 6099212. 1881 could she have reverted to the name NICHOLSON?? Dwelling: Railway Terrace Edmondsley Census Place: Edmondsley, Durham, England Source: FHL Film 1342198 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 4980 Folio 77 Page 36 Marr Age Sex Birthplace Richard NICHOLSON U 35 M Easington Lane, Durham, England Rel: Head Occ: Colliery Engineman Sarah NICHOLSON U 50 F Easington Lane, Durham, England Rel: Sister Occ: Dress Maker I checked the image on Ancestry, and she is listed as Unmarried, but everything else seems to fit. -- Helen Oram