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Oh, that death is her. She was buried 3 Jan 1898
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interacti...nSearchResults and the address given is 42 Holland St Brixton, which is the same as the 1901 census for Henry and their marriage cert.
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Perhaps it was a deathbed marriage? Did her widower leave a will?
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House of Names website says that the surname Moyses originates from Moy in Normandy but I don't know whether that's right:
https://www.houseofnames.com/moyses-family-crest Other sites say "son of Moses". |
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My theory about Sarah and Arthur Sr is just a hunch Merry, but since you asked about my reasoning - its a genealogy wives tale and sometimes truth that the 'young masters' of the manor slept with the female servants. Although just a fabricated story in my head, the idea of the squire's son being intimate with a seemingly non-Christian servant (going by her surname) then shirking his duties and not appearing on the baptism years later just seems to make sense, even though I have no real evidence to back it up. I do know for sure that Arthur Snr did father her child though.
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I have Moy back to the 1650s in my Norfolk tree. Moys is also an established name in Norfolk. While I have not come across the names being muddled, I could accept Moyses as a variant. Unless you go back to the earliest found usage in an area, it is difficult to guess the original meaning, or if it is genuinely local or foreign.
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I don't think we can view Sarah Ann as a non-Christian given that her siblings all seem to have been baptised in the Church of England, whatever her historical background. Have you had a DNA test done to see if you have Jewish DNA?
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I couldn't find Sarah's baptism on FreeREG, but it's on FMP (transcription):
First name(s) Sarah Ann Last name Moyses Year Of Birth 1831 Birth date ? ? 1831 Baptism year 1831 Baptism date 14 Dec 1831 Abode of Elm Street Place Wisbech, St Peter Mother's Given Name Sarah Father's First Name John Father occupation cabinet maker
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Harris is a good Jewish name, cabinet maker is a good Jewish profession, female house servant not a good Jewish profession!
Many Jews happily observed the Christian rituals of baptism, marriage and even burial in order to appear not Jewish. At the same time they quietly carried on with their own religious observances. A foot in both camps never hurts. OC |
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True, but I expect there are plenty of Mr Harrises that are not Jewish!
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