Sarah WILKS nee PRIDE 1774-1865 (reply)

slowhands — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 12:22:21 +0000

A possible trace of your Sarah ?

1881 Drybrook Rd
Joseph Wilks Unmarried Male 71 1810 Coal Miner Gloucestershire, England

1871 Drybrook area
Joseph Wilks Unmarried Male 61 1810 Labourer Gloucestershire, England

Year: 1865
Month: Nov
Day: 5
Surname: WILKS
Forenames: Sarah
Residence: Harry Hill
Age_at_death: 92
Officiating_Minister: H G Nicholls
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death: [Not Sta
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P109 IN 1/12
Page_No: 2
Parish_Chapel: Drybrook

1861 Drybrook area
Sarah Kilker Head Widow Female 87 1774 - Castle Morton, Worcestershire, England
Joseph Kilker Son Unmarried Male 51 1810 Coal miner -

1851 Harry Hill,
Sarah Wilks Head Widow Female 76 1775 Yarn spinner Herefordshire, Castle Morton England
Joseph Wilks Son Unmarried Male 41 1810 Collier Gloucestershire, England

1841 Harry Hill,
Joseph Wilks Male 32 1809 Gloucestershire, England Coal Miner
Sarah Wilks Female 66 1775 Gloucestershire, England

Year: 1827
Month: Mar
Day: 21
Surname: WILKS
Forenames: Joseph
Residence: Harry Hill
Age_at_death: 57
Officiating_Minister: H.Berkin
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes: Burial details 6th row
Register_Reference: P109 IN 1/11
Page_No: 14
Parish_Chapel: Drybrook

Year: 1808
Month: Aug
Day: 28
Grooms_Surname: WILKS
Grooms_Forenames: Joseph
Grooms_Age:
Groom_Condition: Widower
Grooms_Occupation:
Grooms_Residence: Hundred of St Briavels
Grooms_Fathers_Surname:
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames:
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation:
Brides_Surname: PRIDE
Brides_Forenames: Sarah
Brides_Age:
Brides_Condition: spinster
Brides_Occupation:
Brides_Residence: Hundred of St Briavels
Brides_Fathers_Surname:
Brides_Fathers_Forenames:
Brides_Fathers_Occupation:
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: He signs she marks
Witness_1: William Griffiths
Witness_2: Mark of Sarah Bevan
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: Tay[lo]r Matt[he]w Procter vicar
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P227 IN 1/10
Page_Number: 127
Parish_Chapel: Newland

possible

First name(s) Sarah
Father's first name(s) James
Last name Pride
Father's last name Pride
Sex Female
Mother's first name(s) Elizabeth
Baptism year 1779
Record set England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975
Baptism date 12 Apr 1779
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Place Castlemorton
Subcategory Parish Baptisms
County Worcestershire
Collections from England, Great Britain

Benjamin Moore and Sarah Pride

BelindaHill — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 08:15:34 +0000

Hello, does anyone have access to any bastardry/examination records from around 1805/6. My ancestor Benjamin Moore (born about 1755/1763 died 1845) lived in Westbury Brook. His wife Jane (nee Bright) died in 1802 (as posted on other posts). In 1805 there was a baptism of an illegitimate child Ann to Sarah Pride and Benjamin Moore (bap 5 May 1805). Sarah and Ann's whereabouts after this remain unknown, but Ann is not listed in Benjamin's will in 1845.
Clearly, as it is unusual for a father to be named in the baptism of an illegitimate child, the parish (or priest) clearly held him responsible, and so their must be bastardry records (or some such) or quarter sessions mentioning this, as he would be financially liable for the child.

As I live in Australia, I don't have access to the Gloucestershire Archives, but wondered if anyone on here had access to any of these records, if they exist at all still? He never married Sarah and she disappears after this, probably marrying elsewhere, and Ann may have taken the step father's name. Or she died. Can't find a burial anywhere. I was hoping bastardry records or whatever would shed a little more light on Benjamin and Sarah in this regard.

Here's hoping. Thanks.

Kind regards,
Belinda.

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