Peter, Thanks for the message re OATES. The only Sarah that I know about at present in my OATES family was baptised on the 19th December 1667 at St. Nicholas' Church, High Bradfield but as my OATES family were mainly Cutlers/Farmers this could certainly be a possibility. I'll print your message and save a copy in my OATES folder, you just never know! Best Wishes Jeremy Crawshaw (Temp. List Admin) Crookes SHEFFIELD ---------------------------------------------------- Outgoing Mail protected by: NORTON Internet Security 2004 Updated: 8th March 2005 ---------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phillips" <pphilli@tpg.com.au> To: <ENG-SHEFFIELD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 9:06 AM Subject: [SHEFF] OATES Sheffield > Vicki Theaker and Jeremy Crowshaw recently exchanged postings on the List > reference the OATES family of Sheffield. I have an interest albeit > slender but the following small item might fit somewhere into one or other > of your lines:- > > Sarah OATES b.1797, daughter of a Cutler, married 27 August 1820 at > Sheffield Parish Church to William PEACE b.1792, filesmith etc. family > business - William & Samuel PEACE. Sarah & William had 7 children before > William died at the age of 42 yrs. (20 October 1834). The business was > continued by Sarah and the sons. In the 1841 census Sarah and the 7 > children were living at No.34 Garden Street. > > My slender connection is on the PEACE side but I hope that this item might > be of some interest to Vicki and/or Jeremy if they do not already have it. > > Peter Phillips (Perth, Western Australia)