Sent from my iPad > On Feb 6, 2016, at 7:35 PM, Bruce - Family History via <eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > Thanks, Edie, and other respondents, and apologies that many responses came > in while I was researching and compiling this note: > > I too got excited to see the Yorkshire Post article mentioning Ramsey - but > it turns out this is a reference to Ramsey, Isle of Man. So too were other > apparent references, either that or to Ramsey in other counties - but see > later... > > Following Edie's note, I looked for marriages, and of 7 results for > Marriages of Sarah Ca*bo*n* between 1844-1870 only one was in Lincolnshire > or thereabouts - and that was this one for Spilsby: > Marriages Jun 1857 > Caborn Sarah Spilsby 7a 1125 > CALVERT Elizabeth Spilsby 7a 1125 > Evison Joseph Spilsby 7a 1125 > Wilkinson Samuel Spilsby 7a 1125 > > The 1861 census reveals that Joseph Evison had a wife Elizabeth (28), while > Samuel Wilkinson had a wife Sarah (age 34 - correct) at Sleaford with a 1-yr > old daughter. All sounds plausible, except Sarah's birthplace is given as > Sleaford (not the mysterious Ramsey, Yorkshire). But now I see from the OS > map that "North Rauceby" is close to Sleaford and my bet is that this came > out as "York, Ramsey" on the 1851 census. Samuel WILKINSON's birthplace is > clearly shown as South Rauceby. QED? > The 1871 census also shows Sarah and Samuel WILKINSON (gardener and > seedsman) in Sleaford, but by 1881 he is with a new (younger) 'wife' Mary > Ann. > This marriage fits nicely with George CABORN giving his father's name as > "Samuel CABORN" on his marriage certificate. > > Bruce Moffatt Collins > Bracknell, Berkshire > bmc34.fh@ntlworld.com > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LINCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message