Sophia Trigg & William Barnard (General)
by hickssl 
, Sunday, May 02, 2010, 14:54 (5397 days ago)
Hi
Questions have been raised on past threads with regard to which Sophia Trigg married William Barnard. There has also been some debate as to whether the recorded death of Sophia was in the name of Barnett. See threads below.
http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?mode=thread&id=24003
http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?mode=thread&id=24550
I am in possession of the death certificate of Sophia Barnett based on the GRO Index Q4 1850 Westbury on Severn Vol 11 Page 372 which I think answers some of these questions and ties in with a few theories.
The certificate states that Sophia Barnett died aged 48 on the 1st of November 1850 at Plump Hill. She was the wife of William Barnett a quarryman. From this information, I think her age makes it unlikely that she was the Sophia Trigg who was baptised in December 1806 but that she was the Sophia Trigg baptised in July 1803. I also think that given the date of death, it is likely that Sophia Barnett and the Sophia Bennett mentioned in the Parish Records whose burial was on the 4th of November 1850 are one and the same. I hope this information is of some use to those researching Sophia Trigg and William Barnard.
Steve
Sophia Trigg & William Barnard
by jimashton , Monday, May 03, 2010, 16:18 (5396 days ago) @ hickssl
Thank you Steve
I wouldn't put too much faith in the age on a death certificate. The information is not taken from any records but is the result of a question asked of the person registering the death, who probably could not write and had no supporting information to substantiate the date of birth. I have 971 certificates, a number of them are death certificates and of these there are numerous errors including one showing wrong parents and a number with the wrong age.
The amount of information on this subject has been incredible, so forgive me if I haven't followed it correctly, but in my Family Tree where I have been trying to keep up with responses, I have the Sophia Trigg who married William Barnard as the Sophia who was baptised 3 Jul 1803 The Lea with parents Thomas Trigg & Margaret Hill.
Jim Ashton