Great Aunt Sallie ... Nightmare!

[kiterunner]

Hmmm, on a 1949 passenger list, Mr Joseph Chaning Pearce age 77 has with him a Miss Sarah Rieta Pearce age 33, both from Flat I, Threehays House, George Street, Oxford, travelling to Colombo. That must be her, mustn't it? So I should think Jack was Joseph.

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageview...&pId=144160899

[Merry]

lol I ignored all the stuff I'd seen about Joseph, as I thought I was looking for a man with first initial S!!

[Rachel]

Originally Posted by kiterunner

If you think Joseph could be Jack (or if you think Jack might be mentioned in Joseph's will), you could order a copy of his will.

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageview...e&pId=14040300

Might be an idea although I never heard mention of a Joseph.

Thank you Kate

[Merry]

National Probate Calendar:

PEARCE Joseph Chaning of Flat 1 Threeways House Oxford died 20 October 1949 at The Nursing Home Hatton Ceylon Probate Oxford 8 July to The Midland Bank Executor and Trustee Company Limited. Effects £2228 7s 8d in England.

Getting a copy of this will might be useful.

[Rachel]

Originally Posted by Merry

National Probate Calendar:



Getting a copy of this will might be useful.

Yep

Will look tomorrow.

Ta all
Brain hurty

[kiterunner]

Finally the Irish Civil Records site is working! Very easy to find her birth: Sarah Connor, date of birth 10 October 1913, Group Registration ID 1287842, district Dublin, sex female, MMN Lawlor. Looking at the image, birthplace is Coombe Hospital, no middle names, father John Connor of Tallaght, mother Rose Connor formerly Lawlor, father's occupation labourer, registered 16 Oct 1913 as part of a whole series of births registered by a hospital official. Here is a link to the PDF:
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy....32/1587272.pdf

[Rachel]

Originally Posted by kiterunner

Finally the Irish Civil Records site is working! Very easy to find her birth: Sarah Connor, date of birth 10 October 1913, Group Registration ID 1287842, district Dublin, sex female, MMN Lawlor. Looking at the image, birthplace is Coombe Hospital, no middle names, father John Connor of Tallaght, mother Rose Connor formerly Lawlor, father's occupation labourer, registered 16 Oct 1913 as part of a whole series of births registered by a hospital official. Here is a link to the PDF:
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy....32/1587272.pdf

Ooooo
Wowwwwwww! Thank you so much

How strange that her name's Sarah, but it MUST be her.
No clue as to the American/Canadian.
Pooooooo

[Anstey Nomad]

Tying up another loose end, Lindula is a town located in the Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province of Sri Lanka, which is where Joseph Chaning-Pearce is buried.

My neighbour was registered as Sarah, but is always known as Sally.

[kiterunner]

Originally Posted by Rachel

Ooooo
Wowwwwwww! Thank you so much

How strange that her name's Sarah, but it MUST be her.

The name Sally / Sallie was originally a nickname for Sarah.

[Rachel]

Originally Posted by Anstey Nomad

Tying up another loose end, Lindula is a town located in the Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province of Sri Lanka, which is where Joseph Chaning-Pearce is buried.

My neighbour was registered as Sarah, but is always known as Sally.

Aha
Another piece of the jigsaw

I had no idea that Sally/Sallie was a nickname for Sarah.

Thank you both.