Help Please with Sommerville, Sarah

[delmarco]

Hi All:
Trying to find a birthdate for Ms Sommerville, came up empty on SP, here is what I know about her, anybody have any suggestions to find her BD and her parents

SARAH ELIZABETH2 SOMERVILLE (UNKNOWN1) was born 1834 in Scotland1,2, and died 26 Feb 1881 in 217 Greenwich Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA3. She married JOHN T. THORNTON4 Bet. 1852 - 1855 in Philadelphia, PA, son of JEREMIAH THORNTON and MARY DAY. He was born 1818 in Drighlington,Yorkshire, England5, and died 17 Mar 1892 in 1815 Cuba Street, Philadelphia, PA6,7.

More About SARAH ELIZABETH SOMERVILLE:
Burial: 03 Mar 1881, Woodlands Cemetery - Section I Lot 289E1/2, 291W1/2

Thanks!!
Karen

[emanday]

Did a quick check on the BIVRI and found these. Seem to be the same person, but the church differs. Maybe they had two christenings?

SOMERVILLE, Sarah Christening
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 12 Dec 1834
Christening Date: 18 Jan 1835 Recorded in: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Collection: Potter Row; United Presbyterian
Father: James SOMERVILLE
Mother: Isabella TAIT
Source: FHL Film 1484435 Dates: 1795 - 1857 Note: FRCH3V117NO7P42

SOMERVILLE, Sarah Christening
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 12 Dec 1834
Christening Date: 18 Jan 1835 Recorded in: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Collection: Davie Street; Associate Session Congregation
Father: James SOMERVILLE
Mother: Isabella TAIT
Source: FHL Film 889474 Dates: 1826 - 1856

[delmarco]

Mary:
Thank you for checking, I came across the first one, now Im wondering how to verify if that is truly her being I dont know the parents names. I know she emmigrated to the US I'll see if someone will do a search on Ancestry's immigration lists.

Regards
Karen

[emanday]

This is the list of all the children on BIVRI. If you know any of her children's names, she might have used some of these names as well.

Like Sarah, they are all actually entered twice. In every case they appear to have been christened in the same two churches.

Father: James SOMERVILLE
Mother: Isabella TAIT

SOMERVILLE, James Bir 1828 Scot Midl Edinbu
SOMERVILLE, Janet Bir 1830 Scot Midl Edinbu
SOMERVILLE, Margaret Bir 1833 Scot Midl Edinbu
SOMERVILLE, Sarah Bir 1834 Scot Midl Edinbu
SOMERVILLE, Alexander Bir 1837 Scot Midl Edinbu
SOMERVILLE, Isabella Bir 1839 Scot Midl Edinbu
SOMERVILLE, Emma Bir 1842 Scot Midl Edinbu

[nelmit]

Hi All:
Trying to find a birthdate for Ms Sommerville, came up empty on SP, here is what I know about her, anybody have any suggestions to find her BD and her parents

SARAH ELIZABETH2 SOMERVILLE (UNKNOWN1) was born 1834 in Scotland1,2, and died 26 Feb 1881 in 217 Greenwich Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA3. She married JOHN T. THORNTON4 Bet. 1852 - 1855 in Philadelphia, PA, son of JEREMIAH THORNTON and MARY DAY. He was born 1818 in Drighlington,Yorkshire, England5, and died 17 Mar 1892 in 1815 Cuba Street, Philadelphia, PA6,7.

More About SARAH ELIZABETH SOMERVILLE:
Burial: 03 Mar 1881, Woodlands Cemetery - Section I Lot 289E1/2, 291W1/2

Thanks!!
Karen

Hello Karen,

There is one Sarah S*m*rvil* age 6 and 16 on the 1841 and 1851 census living in Bothwell who might be worth a look.

What were your Sarah's children's names? Perhaps you could match them with the family from Bothwell.

This looks like the family from Edinburgh in 1841 from FREECEN but there is no Sarah living with them.

Piece: SCT1841/685 Place: Edinburgh -Midlothian Enumeration District: 6
Civil Parish: Edinburgh Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: Old Church
Folio: 139 Page: 1
Address: 212 Canongate

Surname First name(s) Sex Age Occupation Where Born Remarks
SOMERVILLE James M 40 Cabinet Maker Outside Census County (1841)
SOMERVILLE Isabella F 43 Outside Census County (1841)
SOMERVILLE Mary F 18 Outside Census County (1841)
SOMERVILLE Elizabeth F 14 Midlothian
SOMERVILLE James M 12 Midlothian
SOMERVILLE Margaret F 8 Midlothian
SOMERVILLE Alexander M 4 Midlothian
SOMERVILLE Isabella F 1 Midlothian
LODGE Eliza F 20 Dress Maker Ireland

Regards,
Annette M