Hannah Sarah Woodhead daughter of Peter and Susannah Woodhead of Shelf, Yorkshire born 1822.  She is present with family in the 1841 and 1851 England Census.  She is not present in 1861. She dies on the 19th of July 1868 at Workington, Cumberland.  She dies of necrosis of bones of foot, for four years.  Thos S. Douglas in attendance, Elizabeth Street Workington. She had a probate and lists the same Doctor and Reverend James Rennie in that document, no family. So where is she in 1861? How did a girl born in 1822 in Shelf, single, get to the other side of England in Cumberland and dies alone? And have anything to put in probate? I wonder if she went to Cockermouth for her health? Or was she a housekeeper, nannie, teacher? Any help or advice would be appreciated.  Margaret Marion, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

Hi Margaret This probably explains both points raised 1861 England Census about Hannah Woodhead Name: Hannah Woodhead Age: 39 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1822 Relation: Head Gender: Female Where born: Stalp, Yorkshire, England Civil parish: Dinsdale County/Island: Durham Country: England Registration district: Darlington Sub-registration district: Darlington ED, institution, or vessel: 24c Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 12 Piece: 3683 Folio: 32 Page Number: 18 Household Members: Name Age Hannah Woodhead 39 teacher of 30 pupils born Shelf Yorkshire RG 9; Piece: 3683; Folio: 32; Page: 18; GSU roll: 543171. I have entered a correction to birthplace Shelf which will appear in a couple of weeks in the searchable index Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 02/10/2012 03:09, mmarion@rogers.com wrote: > Hannah Sarah Woodhead daughter of Peter and Susannah Woodhead of Shelf, Yorkshire born 1822. She is present with family in the 1841 and 1851 England Census. She is not present in 1861. > She dies on the 19th of July 1868 at Workington, Cumberland. She dies of necrosis of bones of foot, for four years. Thos S. Douglas in attendance, Elizabeth Street Workington. > She had a probate and lists the same Doctor and Reverend James Rennie in that document, no family. > So where is she in 1861? > How did a girl born in 1822 in Shelf, single, get to the other side of England in Cumberland and dies alone? And have anything to put in probate? > > I wonder if she went to Cockermouth for her health? Or was she a housekeeper, nannie, teacher? > > Any help or advice would be appreciated. > > Margaret Marion, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada