52 Ancestors #18 Close Up

The topic for week 18 was Close Up, and I have decided to write about my 2x great grandmother, Jane Elizabeth Oldroyd, and her sister Rachel Oldroyd, because they lived close to each other. Jane was born 5 April 1828 at Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, and her sister Rachel was born in 1833 in Wakefield.  The…

52 Ancestors #23 Sarah Jane Sharp

I forgot to do this post on Monday, so it is late this week.  Last week I wrote about my great grandfather Joseph Whimpey.  This week I am writing about his wife, Sarah Jane Sharp. Sarah Jane Sharp was born 3 January 1853 at Albion Yard, Kirkgate, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. She was christened 27 January…

Surname Saturday – Sharp

The first ancestor in my tree with this surname was my great grandmother Sarah Jane Sharp. My ancestral line is: 1 Lois Whimpey 2 Ivon Walter Whimpey (1923-2009) 3 Edith Jean Marr (1922-1990) 4 John Ernest Whimpey (1884-1960) 5 Ivy May Harley (1890-1959) 8 Joseph Whimpey (1848-1919) 9 Sarah Jane Sharp (1853-1906) Sarah was born…

52 Ancestors #38 Favourite place – Tarnagulla

Amy Johnson Crow introduced the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge on her No Story Too Small blog in 2014. This year she continued the challenge, but also added a weekly theme.  This week, the theme is Favorite Place: What has been your favorite place to research? Which ancestor came from there? Probably my favourite place to research…

52 Ancestors (2014) #37 William Sharp

This week my ancestor is William Sharp. William was baptised 8 Mar 1797 in the parish of All Saints in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England.  His parents were John and Anna Maria Sharp. William appears to have spent some time at Sheffield, as there is a marriage of a William Sharp to Lucy Priest on 28 November…

52 Ancestors (2014) #30 Henry Sharp

Last week, my ancestor was Jane Elizabeth Oldroyd, and this week my ancestor is her husband Henry Sharp.  Last week, I gave details about Jane and Henry’s marriage, their entries on the 1851 and 1861 Censuses, and their immigration to Australia in 1863. I had stated last week that my early information on Jane had…

52 Ancestors (2014) #29 Jane Elizabeth Oldroyd

Last week, my ancestor was Mark Oldroyd.   This week, my ancestor is his daughter Jane Elizabeth Oldroyd, my gg grandmother. The first information I had about Jane was from the book “Tarnagulla & District: The Way It Was” by Edna & Ken Arnold.  This book stated that Jane was born 5 April 1828 and died…

52 Ancestors #13 Sarah Jane Sharp

Last week my ancestor of the week was Joseph Whimpey (born 1848 died 1919).  This week my ancestor of the week is his wife Sarah Jane Sharp. The first information I had for Sarah was on my grandfather’s birth certificate.  At the time of his birth in 1884, she was lived as being 31 years…